My 4 year old daughter suffers urine infections all the time and was going to take her to a naturopath........

Question

.. i m not sure whether they will or can help her? Has anyone experienced a Naturopath and think its worth it or not? Is there a naturopath reading that can help?

Answer 1

Hi Bumble Bee

Here are a few remedies to heal the issue.

Causes
Urinary problems can be due to a variety of factors. The most common causes are bladder obstruction, benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), bacterial infections within the urinary tract, stretching or aging of the muscles of the pelvic floor, injuries from childbirth, cysts or fibroids on the uterus that push down on the bladder, excess stress, allergies, and a delayed reaction to recent infections of the respiratory tract, heart, skin, or kidney disease. All of these factors must be screened for and treated before long-term relieve of urinary problems can be achieved.


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Natural Cures

Aromatherapy: For urinary tract infections, use sandalwood, bergamot, or juniper essential oils.

Diet: For urinary infections, organic cranberry juice can help inhibit bacteria from sticking to the cells lining the bladder. For urinary incontinence, avoid all beverages containing caffeine, as it has been shown to cause the muscles around the bladder to contract and exert additional pressure. The following foods and additives can also irritate the bladder: coffee, non-herbal tea, artificial sweeteners, carbonated beverages, and tomato-based foods. Also screen for and eliminate all foods to which you are allergic. Otherwise, eat an organic, whole foods diet.

Herbs: An infusion of equal parts bearberry, dandelion leaf, and nettle can be helpful for soothing irritations along the urinary tract. Drink hot, three times a day or as needed. For blood in the urine, drink comfrey root tea. For difficult or burning urination, a mixture of fennel, horsetail, jasmine flowers, and licorice tea is helpful. Buchu, burdock, coriander, cornsilk, echinacea, goldenrod, juniper berries, marshmallow root, and shave grass teas are useful for relieving symptoms of urinary tract infections. Skullcap is recommended for urinary incontinence.

D-mannose powder is a very powerful urinary tract cleanser that makes it difficult for bacteria to gain a foothold in the urinary tract.

Homeopathy: Aconite, Apis mel., and Cantharis are useful homeopathic remedies for most types of urinary problems.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.

Juice Therapy: Organic cranberry juice.

Lifestyle: To address incontinence, contract the bladder muscles 100-500 times throughout the day. This can greatly improve bladder control.

Nutritional Supplementation: Recommended nutrients include, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and a complete multivitamin/multimineral formula. Adding _ teaspoon of baking soda to pure, filtered water can help alkalize the body, thereby alleviating urinary problems due to over-acidity in the body.


Best of health to you

Answer 2

I prefer complimentary medicine myself. In the past, i have seen both naturopaths, whom i trust implicitly, but i also do my research on them first. Where did they go to school? I don't know schools in Canada, but John Bastyer is s college in Wash. state and i had an excellent nat. who went to school there. She also knew when to send me to a western med. dr. She wasn't allowed to prescribe antibiotics, and i don't think that's changed but i could be wrong. There are also M.D.s who are also N.D.s (natropathic dr., which is an official and recognized title).

I think there is a time for both. I usually try the natural way first, but if it were my child, i might try something natural for a few days, like the cranberry juice/pills - but they're usually pretty big - but for a 4 year old, i think i would think about how long she's been suffering and how bad it is, and then make your choice. Maybe if you get some antibiotics this time and the next time she begins to get symptomatic, start w/the nat. stuff right away it will be more effective.

While on antibiotics, and this goes for anybody, you should take acidophillis (?) which is in pill form, possibly just the powder to sprinkle on food, you can buy milk that has it in it, or most yogurt, even the fruity ones, have live cultures in it. It's the good bacteria that your digestive system needs that antibiotics strip away. The better quality brands will be refrigerated in a health food store. The brand that i use is Natural Factor, but i'm in Canada and don't know where you are.

I have also used homeopathy with a lot of success and children respond to it better than adults, because, presumably, their systems are more pure than ours. But make sure that it's prescribed by either an ND with homeopathic training and certification, or a certifide homeopath.

Good luck with this. But please don't hesitate to see a MD or an ND. I think that either of them can help, just in different ways, and depending on what stage her symptoms are.

Answer 3

I don't know either but if she gets infections a lot she has also been on antibiotics a lot. Resupply her body with the natural defenses - give her pro-biotics. Modern medicine does not know how to distinguish the good from the bad in the body it kills all of it (as much as it can). It does not taste good but grapefruit seed oil put in a liquid can help kill off the yeast that would have grown unchecked in the mean time. Go sparingly she is small and die-off can produce gas and pain like cramps.

Answer 4

Get her checked for REFLUX KIDNEY.. I suffered as a child from Urine Infections and most kids get it especially little girls from holding in their pee...They found out that I had reflux kidney..there was no treatment for that, but there are some things you can do to prevent her from having these infections...Once she does have them she needs to go see a doc, because it ill only get worse and can go onto her Kidneys and cause Kidney infections..But here are some things to prevent UT infections..
Teach her to wipe her bottom from Front to Back (bacteria is transfered if wiped the other way around which alot of kids do..pure cotton underwear..and wash and dry her underwear on hot to get rid of all the bacteria..Cranberry Juice to flush out her Urinary tract system,stay away from Caffeinated Drinks.. (NO SODAS), make sure she uses the Bathroom more frequently and does not hold it in..but just like I said once she has a burning sensation when she pees,she needs to go to a REAL DOC, because ANTIBIOTICS is the only thing that will work once there is a Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection present..

Answer 5

Have you tried cranberry pills for her to take daily with enough water and rest?
Yogurt helps too.
If she's eating yogurt regularly and taking Cranberry pills (lots less sugar than the juice) and sleeping enough she should be okay for longer amounts of time.
Also, no baths with soap in the water.
Clean underware at least twice daily.

I get these infections all the time, or used to, and don't anymore since I do these things.
They are natural ways to take care of them without having to take antiobiotics and other garb.
Unless, of course, her pain gets too bad and she gets a fever.

Good luck

Answer 6

Medication will clear it up but you must take preventative measures for her continued comfort. Lots of water, no bubble baths preferably no baths just showers and no harsh soaps on the genital area and rinsing well, cotton panties, making sure she wipes properly, and cranberry juice or in a pill form to help flush everything out. With a little one I wouldnt wait for the cranberry to kick in, especially since most of what you find in the store is cranberry cocktail which is loaded with sugar. The medication theyll most likely give her will be entertaining for her atleast...it will make her pee orange.

Answer 7

If she suffers from urine infections all the time TAKE her to the Dr and find out why...it could lead to kidney disease.
She's not being molested is she ??? Does she still wear a diaper ??? that could cause problems...maybe she needs WATER, more water than you actually give her. (try some baby pedialyte)

Answer 8

What sort of Urine Infections ? What are her symptoms ? I am a Homeopath, if you can post her details here exactly the way she feels them I can help you cure her infections without any side effects or complications. Feel free to email me if want me to help you.
Take care and God Bless you and your family.

Answer 9

i'll tell you this right now take her to the doc...i use to get them all the time when i was little come to find out i was really having kidney problems. take her asap!!! she should also start drinking more water and also cranberry juice, but more water then juice. and get the 100% from the nutrition section it's more pricey but works better.

Answer 10

i know that cranberry juice works to clear out the adult urinary tract and helps keep things healthy if used as a preventative measure. maybe that works for children too?