I am looking for home remedies for bladder infections. Something simple that anyone can use. Not weird drugs no one can prenounce. Does anyone know if you can end up with kidney damage from leaving one untreated or is that just a playground rumor?
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Garlic! Garlic! and more Garlic! (a natural antibiotic)\nLemon Juice\nCranberry Juice\nApples\nYogurt with live cultures\nPearl Barley\nFlaxseed\nHoney\n\nTo maximize the effectiveness of this, you can:\n1.  Drink flaxseed tea with honey and lemon (To make tea:  first strain two ounces of flaxseed in cold water, then place seeds in a nonaluminum pot with 4 cups cold water simmer for 15 minutes then strain, add honey and lemon.\n2.  Eat barley cooked with as much garlic as you can stand. \n3.  Eat chopped apples with plain yogurt, lemon juice and honey.\n4. Take Cranberry Extract capsules.\n\nIt works quickly (although not as quickly as a prescription) - you should feel a little better tomorrow, and better than that the next day.
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You most likely have a bladder infection but any bleeding from the body is a sign of a serious problem, so immediately go to the doctor, don't pa-nick because it is most likely like i said a bladder infection, They are very painful and if left untreated can spread to your kidney's and that is also extremely painful.  If you have any cranberry juice drink that, or really just any fluids to ease the pain until making in to your doctor for antibiotics. Also if you cant get to your doctor in the next day or so, there are over the counter medications for bladder infections called AZO, found by the pharmacy in most stores close to the femine products.  Bladder infections can be caused by a number of things so don't think it is your fault or be embarrassed.  Good luck.  God Bless
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It sounds as though you are doing a number of great things to reduce your risk of UTIs. In particular, drinking water over soda is a great choice. How is your sugar consumption more generally? Do you eat a lot of processed foods or food with high fructose corn syrup? Do you eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day?\n\nI wonder if the feminine wash is actually part of the problem. What if you left the area alone and *didn't* do quite so much to try and prevent UTIs? I know UTIs and yeast infections are not the same, but perhaps you could try the things that tend to prevent yeast infections, since they are related to general vaginal health. This would include drinking cranberry juice (the real thing, not the sugary juice cocktail), live-cultures yogurt, and/or taking acidophilus supplements.
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Many people believe that bladder infections are caused by poor hygiene in that region. This is untrue! It is much more common in women due to the fact that our urethra is much shorter. She should try drinking cranberry juice and a topical vaginal cream containing estrogen. Both of these things have been proven to help reduce the incidence of reccurent cystitis (your grandma's bladder infections). Acupuncture is also shown to help. Since they're reccurrent, it could be an indication of a more serious problem (a sickle-cell disease or an anatomical malformation). Has your grandmother been in the hospital using urinary catheters - those things can lead to infection. In any case, it sounds like this will need further investigation - probably ultrasounds of the kidneys and X-rays of the urological system. There will most likely be treatment available. Good luck!
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It's not healthy if you have bubbles in the jacuzzi. The soap and such can get in your urethra and cause you to get a bladdar infection which may spread to your kidneys. It's also why they say for females not to take a bubble bath.\n\nSo it's perfectly okay if you do it as long as you leave out the bubbles.
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hi there, you may have a bladder infection or even it moved on to a kidney infection, drink a lot of cranberry juice and water  , no caffeine for a few days.  the pain should lesson and  swelling should   go  down.  You  will Need to see your  doctor  , since you may need antibiotics to  get rid-of what ever  type of infection you have.......this is  common after birth     and  from having sex ....don't  leave  it , it can become quite pain-full and  do damage late on......PS this is very  common for us woman
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Most Bladder infections are due to ecoli. The close proximety of the vagina and anus, as well as sexual activities makes it very easy to get this type of bladder infections. What helps most, if you are female, wipe from front to back to direct feces away from the vagina. Never have anal intercourse followed by vaginal intercourse. Always urinate after intercourse.and sometimes those germs just make there anyway. Drink lots of fluids, water is best, cranberry juice / sauce or mixed in anyway changes the ph of your urine to discourage bacterial growth. And stear clear of bubble baths and scented soaps as they irritate the urethra. The reason the doctor changed your antibiotic is to be able to be specificaly able to kill out the ecoli bacteria.  All antibiotics are specific to different germs, so one is better than another in certain cases.
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My friend's son is a quad r/t a car accident. He has a low blood pressure all the time but I never heard of him complain of any head itching. He had a lot of bladder problems, like frequent infections, then they clipped the urinary spincter so he can wear a condom catheter at all times, instead of an indwelling urinary catheter. Urine constantly leaks into the condom cath.  He still has infections but not as many. The problem with them doing this is that if he ever was able to have a sex life, which he still has the desire to do, then it is a problem with urine constantly leaking out. He was only 16 when this accident happened, now he's 25, and he had never experienced sex.  He can't even cough and remove secretions on his own whenever he gets a cold .Really it's so sad & he amazes me with his positive attitude. He is able to do a little with his hands and move his arms, but not able to perform fine motor movements. He can use a special fork to feed himself, and can use a device placed on his hand to type on the computer. He dials the phone with his tongue and answers it the same way, with a special device on the phone that helps him hook it on his hand. He went to college and got a degree in computer programming a couple of years ago but hasn't been able to get employment yet. Another thing I hear him complain about is muscle spasms for which he takes medications These can occur if he changes position, exposed to temperature changes & sometimes for no reason. He takes medication for that and something to prevent bladder/kidney infections. That's all the meds that I know of that he takes. I hope this info helps. These are things I saw first hand and things he talked to me about.
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Since you have diabetes, I would suggest cranberry capsules, which have virtually all the sugar processed out of the cranberry but leave the good properties.  Drink a lot of water to help flush out your kidneys.  Chamommile tea seems to help as well, as does green tea.  Since they are light diuretics, they can get your kidneys working a little overtime to flush out the infection a little quicker.  Something I've found useful as well is to take an Airborne tablet every day while you're trying to get rid of the infection to help boost your body's immune system (I plop on in a cup of hot chamommile tea).  Be careful when bathing as well to use a very gentle soap, one without glycerine as glycerine can irritate the sensitive tissues down there (you don't want a UTI in addition to the kidney infection).
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Sounds like. You need to go to urgent care or the ER. It will only get worse and untreated can damage your kidneys!
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Tommy-if there is an off chance the doctor should know about this, why are you asking here on Yahoo Answers? We can't run tests here - we can't see your urine bottle - please go back to the hospital to get a professional opinion-Good Luck dude.
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They're pretty helpful.  They make your urine more acidic so bacteria cannot adhere to the walls of your urinary tract.  Take a bunch at a time (4 or 5) when you feel like a UTI might be coming on, and they'll probably ward off the infection.  Good luck.
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You mean opiate painkillers?  Well that is a side effect; obviously your pain is agonizing if you needed a catheter.  You can't urinate; a ruptured bladder will either kill you or make life hell.  Without the painkillers, the pain could kill you by causing a heart attack. The catheter doesn't look like such a bad solution.  Hang in there, I know life can suck.
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There is no over the counter cure for a UTI- you need to see a doctor for antibiotics.  In the meantime make sure you drink plenty of fluids, including cranberry juice. You can also go to your local drug store and pick up AZO which can be used for the pain of a UTI. This medication though can only be used for a maximum of 2 days.
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Yes, sometimes bacteria from  the farthest nether regions can move its way up to the vagina.  This can cause a bladder infection.  Some girls are more prone to bladder infections than others.  \n\nCranberry juice will work wonders for keeping the urinary tract healthy, also drinking plenty of water will help stop this.\n\nI hope i helped
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Sweetie, I'm not a doctor but blood in your urine is not a good thing and you are not quailified to analyze your own urine or symptoms. If your Doctor said to see a Urologist, then do it. Now, I do have some medical training and experience and blood in the urine doesn't usually mean a death sentance. It's a precaution your Doctor is taking to rule out a possible serious disorder. Do you really want to take a chance and not look into it? Are you going to stay healthy on heresay? It could be something as simple as an infection whether you have symptoms or not. It's best to find out asap so that it doesn't turn into something serious. Until you get a Medical degree, I wouldn't be second guessing my Doctor. There is nothing to be afraid of. You seem a little prone to denial as well. Would rather have an answer or wait for the problem to get so bad that you need a kidney or something? Get your butt to that Urologist now, Honey. Don't make me come there and put you in time out! Good luck, and please try not to get all upset till you have something to get upset about.
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I have had numerous kidney infections, UTI's.  Does it hurt when you go to the restroom. Do you feel like you have to go all the time and then when you get there it's just a little bit and usually it will cause your urine to be a little darker than normal. You might also have a spasming pain before or after you go to the restroom.   Women are more prone to kidney infections.  Are you running even a low grade fever?  If you are it probably is a kidney infection; go to your doctor you can't clear these up at home and the longer you let it go the more damage it can do.  It might even be a kidney stone.