| For many years, I wondered just how to get rid | | | | can "feed" the bacteria and help it grow quickly |
| of urinary tract infection. My first experience of | | | | * Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and |
| this painful condition was in my late teens and | | | | take a vitamin C capsule daily. This will help |
| from then, until a couple of years ago, I have had | | | | strengthen the immune system helping the body |
| more doses of antibiotics than I care to | | | | to treat UTI symptoms naturally |
| remember. | | | | Although my coping strategies may be enough to |
| Very often, I would have a course of antibiotics | | | | ward off a mild UTI, if the pain has persisted for |
| for a few days, only to find that they hadn't done | | | | over 24 hours or if it is severe, you should |
| the job and had to return for a further | | | | consider immediate treatment as if left, the |
| prescription. At one point, I was put on a | | | | infection could easily migrate to the kidneys, |
| low-dose antibiotic for 6 months to see if that | | | | causing a potentially dangerous kidney infection. |
| would help (it didn't!). In fact it would be fair to | | | | I suppose like a lot of people nowadays, I turned |
| say that at times, it really felt that my life was | | | | to the internet for help. I found various supposed |
| being ruined. I had friends who had suffered from | | | | treatments all of which claimed they would show |
| <i>supposed </i>urinary tract infections | | | | me how to get rid of urinary tract infection. |
| and they were still functioning normally! For me, I | | | | However, I was put off some of them as they |
| could not work or even go about my everyday | | | | looked rather complicated, with lots of |
| duties because the pain was so severe. At the | | | | "ingredients" and various steps to take. |
| time, I didn't link the two, but a friend pointed out | | | | I came across one treatment which looked great |
| that each infection I had seemed to be worse | | | | but to be honest, I was so desperate that I |
| than the last and that this was with taking | | | | would have tried almost anything. I rather |
| antibiotics! Could there be a relationship between | | | | sceptically decided to go for it, and in the back of |
| the two? | | | | my mind was the fact that it came with a full |
| With the antibiotics came other side effects. I | | | | money back guarantee if it didn't work. However, |
| regularly got yeast infections, stomach upsets and | | | | the results astounded me. If you are prepared to |
| felt sick. I just wish I'd known then how to get rid | | | | invest a little time and effort into your own |
| of urinary tract infection without using medication! | | | | treatment rather than expecting to just take a |
| I had already developed "coping strategies" over | | | | tablet, you can very easily learn how to get rid of |
| the years which would help give me a little pain | | | | urinary tract infection by using natural methods. |
| relief and on the rare occasions when the | | | | The method which I discovered uses just one |
| infection was mild, I could sometimes stop it from | | | | simple, tasteless ingredient which can give almost |
| developing into a full blown attack. | | | | instant pain relief, (my pain started to go in just a |
| <b>My Coping Strategies For urinary Tract | | | | few minutes) with most people finding that the |
| Infection</b> | | | | pain has been eliminated completely by the |
| * Drink plenty of water-around 6-8 glasses a day | | | | following day. It is suitable for both children and |
| is recommended | | | | adults and is completely safe for the elderly and |
| * Drink 2 glasses of unsweetened cranberry juice | | | | pregnant women. It can also be taken alongside |
| daily | | | | any other medications, if completely natural and |
| * Put a hot water bottle on the abdomen | | | | has no side effects. If you would like to see how |
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| showers. If you are desperate, it does work! | | | | . |
| * Avoid eating products laden with sugar as this | | | | |