if it is acute... if so how?
2006-10-12 08:02:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
with some urinary tract infections, drinking cranberry juice will help to defeat the infection. it is doesn't (in 2-3 days), see your family doctor or a urologist.
2006-10-12 08:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
urinary tract infection or any infection can go away without outside medicine since the body is a self-healing organism.
cranberry juice, unsweetened, (kind of sour) can be helpful.
garlic and echinacea are good herbs for infections and so is vitamin c.
i personally am all for avoiding anti-biotics and finding a natural way when possible. that said, a uti is one of the few things that i WILL go straight to a doctor and get a prescription for. the pain and discomfort are not worth waiting for relief from and i've had enough to know, that for me, an anti-biotic is the quickest most effective way to feel better.
either way. good luck.
2006-10-12 15:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by leavemealonestalker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it does, it's a long painful road going there. I just got over a kidney infection, and I couldn't imagine not having anti biotics. Suck it up and go to the doctor. I didn't have symptoms when I had a UTI, and then because I didn't know I had one, it mved to my Kidneys, and they got infected, and that hurts a lot more than just a urinary tarct infection, and now my right kidney has lots of scar tissue and is sore from it, still..
Cranberry juice, water...the fruit, all of that helps, but get some meds.
2006-10-12 15:08:33 · answer #3 · answered by Yeop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eventually your body will fight it off without any intervention. In the meantime, though, you will be miserable. Why live with the pain and discomfort any longer than you have to? If home treatments and flushing your system with water don't get rid of the infection in a few days, antibiotics are the way to go.
2006-10-12 15:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by roknrolr63 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Various drugs are available to relieve the pain of a UTI. A heating pad may also help. Most doctors suggest that drinking plenty of water helps cleanse the urinary tract of bacteria. During treatment, it is best to avoid coffee, alcohol, and spicy foods. And one of the best things a smoker can do for his or her bladder is to quit smoking. Smoking is the major known cause of bladder cancer.
2006-10-12 15:06:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's unlikely. However, drinking a lot of cranberry or blueberry juice or eating a lot of the fruit (blueberries) will help. Also, over the counter Uristat will help with the symptoms. But you really ought to see a doc because a UTI can develop into something extremely severe if it lingers.
2006-10-12 15:05:02 · answer #6 · answered by empress_pam 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some with cranberry juice however my wife suffered for 10 years till we figured out both of us had to take antibiotics. Not V.D. but some UTIs can stay in both partners.
2006-10-12 15:05:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cranberry juice and lots of water can help, however there is a greater risk the infection will return.
2006-10-12 15:05:26 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if that's possible, but I do know that drinking lots of water and cranberry juice will help with the burning that you feel when you go the bathroom.
2006-10-12 15:11:45 · answer #9 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to drink cranberry juice, you need to get 100% pure cranberry juice. Most cranberry juices, such as Ocean Spray, are made mainly with artificial flavoring, not real juice.
2006-10-12 15:09:27 · answer #10 · answered by JoJo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋