6 natural recipes for Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

There are a lot of people who suffer from UTIs, but the most of them are women because they are more exposed than men. The statics say that more than 8 million women complain of UTIs annually and 20% of these women will get recurrent UTIs.

The symptoms of UTIs are very painful and severe. They often are an urgent need to urinate; the patient feels that he has to visit the potty suddenly and frequently, but he will be surprised by a little amount of urine and pained by a burning sensation in his bladder that may develop to be fever, chills, back pain, and even blood in your urine.

Although the patient should visit the doctor in this case, but the big surprise that we have simple solutions for this problem in our home. Therefore, let us try to prevent or remedy a UTI by this package of the natural recipes that we already have in our hands.

1 - Baking Soda

UTIs can cause a lot of complications, if there is no medical intervention; the infection can affect the kidneys and aggravate to be a serious problem. So, we can use the baking soda to prevent a UTI and relieve the painful symptoms. You can try it by adding 1 teaspoon baking soda to a glass of water. The case will witness a marked improvement because of the neutralization of the urine acidity.

2 - Blueberries

Blueberries are a natural antibacterial fruit. The scientific studies have proved that it plays an important role to prevent UTI. You can enjoy this useful fruit by drinking the delicious juice of it or sprinkling a handful of berries over your morning cereal.

3 - Cranberry juice

This juice can help you to avoid UTI because it is able to clean the bladder of the bacteria, so it is considered as natural antibiotic. Drinking 4 ounces of this juice a day ensure keeping the bladder infection-free, but if the one has already UTIs, he should drink at least 2 to 4 glasses a day. You can try cranberry juice cocktail instead of the juice, if you feel it too bitter. It is worth to mention that the UTI patient should not stop the prescribed antibiotics in treating the infection.

 4 – Pineapple

This fruit is rich in Bromelain enzyme that helps to resist the bacteria and get rid of the infection, so eating a cup of pineapple is very useful for people who suffer from UTIs.

5 – Water

Water is the secret of life. It has a lot of benefits; so the UTIs patient should drink plenty of water (6 liter a day) in order to help him to urinate at least 6- 8 times daily, because the flowing water will flush out bacteria in the system.

You can also use the warm water topically by heating the water and pouring it in a hot water bottle, then placing it on a lower abdomen to relieve the pain caused by UTIs.

6 - Vitamin C

Vitamin C keeps the bladder healthy because it makes the urine acidic, so it helps to prevent UTIs by resisting the harmful bacteria that cause the infection.

Finally we advise you to check with your doctor for follow up and getting the appropriate drugs besides our recipes.