Kidney infection alternative remedies

Kidney infection alternative remedies 

A kidney infection should be referred to your  primary health care giver. They may be serious and it may not be possible to get rid of them without a course of antibiotics. That said, there are some home remedies to help ease the pain, hasten healing and prevent a recurrence of the problem:

• Cranberry juice is said to be good for all infections of the urinary tract.
  
  
  Drink it unsweetened in its natural form. But at most drink a glass a day.
• You should drink up to ten glasses of water a day.
  
  
  This will help flush out toxins and ease pain during urination.
• Take a Vitamin C supplement. The starting dose is about 500mg per day. This is good for infections over all.
• Women should ideally urinate both before and after intercourse. This helps prevent bacteria getting into the urtethra.
• Women should avoid wearing thongs and should try and replace tampons with sanitary pads.
• After going to the loo always wipe front to back and never in the opposite direction
• If you use a diaphragm, you should perhaps speak to your gynaecologist about trying some other form of contraceptive. Diaphragms are implicated in certain cases of stubborn Urinary Tract Infection.
• Soaking in a hot bath can help ease pain in the pelvic region. Saok for about 20-30 minutes before bed time. Do not add a bubble bath to the water as this could irritate the urethra.