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Bacterial infection remedy
bacterial infection
( 7 Dec 2007)
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What bacterial infection are you referring to? There are thousands of bacterial infections, and the treatment for each one varies considerably. It is impossible to prescribe any remedy without knowing exactly what infection you are suffering from.
We all have bacteria living in our bodies, especially in the mouth, skin and bowel. Some of these bacteria are actually good for our health as they help us fight infections and also digest food. The trouble begins when they multiply so much that there is an imbalance or when they produce harmful chemicals and when they otherwise interfere with the normal functioning of our organs and tissues. This is when we suffer from various infections like flu, sore throats, and urinary tract infections to name a few. These infections tend to be worse when the immunity of a person is weak. To a large extent this is a factor that is within your control — if you maintain optimum hygiene, a healthy lifestyle and diet, and thus strengthen your immune system, it is possible to keep these infections at bay. You can achieve this by eating a balanced diet rich with vitamins found abundantly in green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits. Drinking fresh vegetable and fruit juices, along with at least two liters of water every day will help keep your internal system clean. Also avoid excessive consumption of alcohol and junk food, smoking and excessive non-vegetarian food.
Apart from basic hygiene and a good lifestyle, there are several remedies that may cure bacterial infections. You can also start including turmeric powder in your daily diet, as turmeric is known for its healing and anti bacterial properties. Add a teaspoon of turmeric powder to a glass of hot milk and drink it every night. For skin infections, you can apply garlic paste about thrice every day to get relief. You can include buttermilk and yogurt in your daily diet too, as they contain healthy bacteria that often help fight harmful bacteria in the body.
Finally however, these general remedies will probably be useless unless you know exactly what infection you are suffering from. Also remember that not all bacterial infections can be treated using home remedies. Sometimes the only way to treat a bacterial infection is to use antibiotics. If prescribed responsibly, and if taken strictly as per the doctor’s instructions, antibiotics are usually effective. It is usually irresponsible use that is the problem, not the antibiotics themselves. It is advisable that you visit a doctor at the earliest, for diagnosis and treatment of your infection.
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answered by G M on 4 Sep 2009, 6:12:11
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A bacterial infection can occur when your body gets attacked by the thousands of bacteria floating around you. The common signs of a bacterial infection are inflammation, pain, redness, enlargement, discharge, pus and foul smells, and aches. If the infection is pretty sever. Symptoms like body aches, fever, vomiting and nausea may also appear. Remedy for Bacterial Infection - Cut sugar out of your diet completely as sugar seems to suppress the immune system increasing susceptibility to infections.
- Make sure you have a nutritious balanced diet. A healthy body does not succumb fast to infections.
- Reduce your alcohol intake or stop immediately as alcohol interferes with a large variety of immune protective responses.
- Allergies can predispose a person to frequent infections. So find out your weak point and try to control it.
- Up your intake of multivitamins like, vitamin A which can prevent or even treat simple infections. Vitamin C can reduce the frequency and intensity of colds.
- Probiotic bacteria found in yoghurt are also quite capable of defending the body against the nasty invaders by producing acids, oxygen and a large range of natural antibiotics to kill invaders. You can try immune promoting herbs like ginseng,picrorhiza, reishi, and shiitake.
A bacterial infection is a serious problem and its always good to have your doctor to take a look at it to prevent any further problems. Keep you doctor informed about the herbs and supplements you are using to prevent any drug interactions.
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answered by A S on 14 Dec 2007, 12:01:11
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