Home Remedies for Urinary Tract Infection

An invasion of bacteria into the urinary tract causes UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). The bacteria enter from the opening of the urethra and proceed further into the urinary tract. Some of the causes of UTI include sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners and holding urine for too long. Urinary tract infection can be very painful, if not treated in time. It can also spread to the kidney, causing serious health problems. Though the disease can affect members of both the sex, women are more susceptible to it. Some of the common symptoms of urinary tract infection are burning sensation while urinating, a constant urge to urinate, blood in the urine, fever, vomiting, nausea, backache and pain below the ribs. In the following lines, we have provided some of the best home remedies for treating UTI.

• Bacteria in the urethra
• Sexual intercourse
• Having multiple sexual partners
• Holding back the urge to urinate
• Prolonging urination
• Abnormal structure of the bladder
• Failure to empty the bladder completely
• Sexual positions
• Tumor in the urinary tract
• Stones in the urinary tract

• A burning sensation on passing urine
• Passing urine more frequently than usual
• Sensation of needing to pass urine, but being unable to do so
• Blood in the urine
• Feeling unwell
• Fever
• Chills
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Tender or heavy belly
• Cloudy or foul-smelling urine
• Pain on one side of the back, under the ribs

• Baking soda is effective in curing urinary tract infection. In an eight ounce glass of water, add ½ tsp of baking soda. Mix this well and drink it.
• Have plenty of water in a day, as this would help in diluting and flushing out the unwanted substances from the body.
• Drinking cranberry juice is another effective way to treat urinary tract infection. For people who cannot have pure cranberry juice, mixing it with some apple juice is an option.
• Mix equal proportions of sandalwood, bergamot, tea tree, frankincense and juniper oil. Rub this combination of oil in the abdominal area once a day, for three to four days.
• Mix equal parts of pipsissewa, buchu, echinacea and urva ursi tinctures. Have 20 drops of this mixture, every two hours, for the first two days and 1 tsp of this mixture, four times a day, later on.
• Another useful remedy for UTI would be to boil the leaves of blue brinjal plant in water. Cool the decoction, strain it and have an ounce of it two times in a day.
• Boil some coriander seeds in water. Cool the decoction, strain it and have an ounce of it two times in a day. It will increase the urine flow.
• The seeds of carrot are useful in treating urinary tract infection. They can either be taken as an infusion or as a decoction.
• In a bowl of water, put some petals of lotus and pink rose and bring it to boil. Strain the liquid after it cools. Have an ounce of this, three times a day.
• Chameli plant decoction is helpful in curing urinary tract infection. In a bowl of water, put chameli plant and bring it to boil. Allow it to cool. Strain the liquid and drink it once daily.