Homeopathic Remedy For Urinary Tract Infections Posted: 12-26-03 03:43am
Homeo cure for urinary tract infections
what is urinary system
what is urinary infection
causes of urinary infections
who is at risk
symptoms
diagnosis
how can homoeopathy help
burning and difficulty while passing urine
are a couple of symptoms experienced by
many at some part of our lives in some
degree or the other. It is only when this
becomes a little recurrent that it can be
a real trouble.
What is urinary system?
urinary tract or system consists
of kidneys, ureters, bladder and the
urethra.
the function of the kidneys is to
remove liquid waste from the blood, keep a
balance of salts in the body and produce a
hormone to stimulate production of red
blood cells.
ureters are fine tubes through
which the urine passes from the kidneys
into the bladder where it is stored and in
a while emptied through the urethra.
What is urinary infection?
The bacteria causing urinary tract
infections multiply in the urethra and
spread along the whole system.
If it is restrained to the urethra it is
called urethritis and if spreads to the
bladder called as cystitis. The
connection between the ureters and bladder
has a mechanism wherein the flow of urine
is prevented to go back into the kidneys.
But if it does it is called as
pyelonephritis and is severe and serious
and demands immediate attention and
treatment.
Causes of urinary infections:
normal urine contains fluids,
salts and waste products but is free of
bacteria. But in a few people the most
common bacteria causing the urinary
infections escherichia coli usually found
in the digestive tract may finds it way to
the urethra and start multiplying causing
the infection.
staphylococcus is another cause
of infection. Mycoplasma and chlamydiae
can cause similar infection and can pass
due to sexual intercourse if one of them
is infected with the same.
in some women sexual intercourse
can trigger off a urinary infection
without any reason.
catheterization if any in people
for a small period of time can also cause
urinary infections.
in children soiled diapers when
left for a while can cause urinary
infection.
other causes of urinary
infections are blockage of urine due to
kidney stones, prostatic hypertrophy in
old men, congenital abnormality in some
children apart from a suppressed immune
system etc.
Who is at risk?
# women are at more susceptible because
the urethra is nearer to the sources of
infection i.E. Anus and the vagina and
also since the urethra is shorter the
infection reaches the bladder easily.
# twenty percent of women develop this
ailment sometime in their life and in
about thirty percent of those affected it
can occur more than twice.
# pregnant women are more susceptible and
in them can travel up the ureters into the
kidneys more easily and cause problems
like loss of albumin in urine and
hypertension.
# infection is common also in children and
men but is rare in young boys.
# diabetics are at a higher risk of
infection.
# people who have little intake of water
and fluids can end up with infection
easily.
Symptoms :
some of the common symptoms which occur
during a urinary infection are:
frequent urge to urinate and in
some may be associated with urgency.
painful, burning feeling in the
bladder or urethra while and after passing
urine.
uncomfortable feeling or
heaviness sensation above the pubic bone
in women and men complain of fullness in
the rectum.
despite the urge the amount of
urine passed is not much.
pain in the back, sides, below
the ribs associated with nausea and
vomiting.
urine may look milky, cloudy or
red if blood is present.
unusual smell of urine.
if children are affected they are
irritable, cry and cannot be cajoled
easily have unexplained fever and could
have vomiting and loose motions too.
fever is associated with
infection if it spreads to the bladder or
the kidney. In infection of the kidney
the fever would be of high grade and in
bladder it could be continuous, recurrent
and low grade.
chills associated with fever.
Diagnosis:
+ preliminary test is examination of urine
which would reveal red & white blood
cells and bacteria.
+ culture of urine would show the
offending organism.
+ to see if there is any cause of
obstruction a dye is injected into the
body and its clearance through the urinary
system is shown through x-rays called as
intravenous pyelogram.
+ ultrasound examination would show any
changes in the bladder due to infection,
prostatic enlargement, retention of urine
after voiding urine, which are all causes
of infection.
How can homoeopathy help?
homoeopathy can cure an acute
infection, stave away a chronic infection.
On the application of right medicine
patient can be surely be cured of the
infection in not time.
fever due to infection can be
cured within 24 hours.
any obstruction due to kidney
stones, prostatic enlargement can be
appropriately treated.
