Urinary tract infection is "an infection of one or more structures in the urinary tract. Most of these infections are caused by gram-negative bacteria, most commonly Escherichia coli or Klebsiella, Proteus, Psuedomonas, or Enterobacter. The condition is more common in women than in men and may be asymptomatic. Urinary tract infection is usually characterized by urinary frequency, burning, pain with voiding, and, if the infection is severe, visible blood and pus in the urine. Diagnosis of the cause and the location of the infection is made by microscopic examination of the sediment and supernatant portion of a centrifuged urine specimen, by physical examination of the patient, by bacteriologic culture of a specimen of urine, and, if necessary, by various radiologic techniques, such as retrograde pyelography, or by cytoscopy." Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 1216
According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases and Information Clearinghouse, diseases of the urinary tract are the second most common infection in the body. Urinary tract infections (UTI) account for about 8.3 million doctor visits per year.
Urinary tract infections can result from a host of things, including sexually transmitted diseases.
Microorganisms such as Chlamydia and Mycoplasma are culprits in the causation of uterine tract infections (UTI's) in both males and females; however, these infections tend to remain limited to the urethra and reproductive system.
The urinary system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, but the key elements in this system are the kidneys, a pair of purplish-brown filtering organs, shaped like kidney beans, located below the ribs toward the middle of the back. The kidneys function in the body is to remove excess liquid and wastes from the blood in the form of urine in addition to keeping a stable balance of salts and other substances in the blood, and produce a hormone that aids in the formation of red blood cells.
Narrow tubes called ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, a sack-like organ in the lower abdomen. Urine is stored in the bladder and emptied through the urethra.
It is reported that the average adult passes about a quart and a half of urine each day. However, the amount of urine varies, depending on the fluids and foods a person consumes. The volume of urine formed at night is about half that formed in the daytime.
Normally, urine is sterile and free of bacteria, viruses and fungi but does contain fluids, salts, and waste products. An infection occurs in the urinary system when tiny organisms, usually bacteria from the digestive tract, cling to the opening of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) and begin to multiply.
Medical authorities claim that most urinary tract infections arise from one type of bacteria, Esherichia coli (E. coli), which normally lives in the colon.
However, in many cases, bacteria first travel to the urethra and when bacteria multiply, an infection occur, such as urethritis, an infection limited to the urethra. Now, when bacteria moves to the bladder and multiplies, cystitis (a bladder infection) occurs and when the infection is not treated promptly, bacteria may travel further up to the ureters to multiple and infect the kidneys, resulting is pyelonephritis, basically known as a kidney infection.
The urinary system, one of 12 major systems in the human body, is structured in a way that helps ward off infection. The ureters and bladder normally prevent urine from backing up toward the kidneys, and the flow of urine from the bladder helps wash bacteria out of the body.
In males, the prostate gland, the male version of the female uterus (but inactive due to atrophy) produces secretions that slow bacterial growth. However, in both sexes the defense system (or immune system) also prevents infection, but despite this safeguards, infections still occur.
Healing Urinary Tract Infections Naturally
A nearly raw foods and vegan diet is always best when healing, or even for just maintaining optimal health and well-being. Natural foods should always be organic too.
Eliminate entirely (if you can) all meats and dairy products, eggs, refined grains, refined starches, sugar, salt, alcoholic beverages, effervescent beverages (e.g. soda pop), junk food (including fast food), etc. These things are all Tamasic (acid-inducing) foods. They lower the body's natural alkalinity and promote sickness and disease.
Tamasic foods are impure, rotten, or dead and generally produce feelings of heaviness and lethargy and generally leaves one lacking in motivation and purpose.
When healing from urinary tract infections or any urinary system problem, drink alkaline water (which will counteract the over-acidification of the urinary tract and system. If you can't find alkaline water, purchase an alkaline water machine system for your home's kitchen or simply drink spring and/or distilled water.
There are plenty of herbs that can be used to heal urinary tract infections in particular and the overall urinary system in general.
Herbs that have an affinity for the urinary tract in general and the kidneys in general are called "diuretic" and "nephritic" herbs. These herbs include: Uva Ursi, Cornsilk, Queen of the Meadow (Gravel Root), Chanca Piedra, Pelitory of the Wall, Five Fingers, Cleavers, Juniper Berries, Buchu, Tribulis (Gokshura), Couchgrass, Pipsissewa, Parsely Leaf, Celery Seed, Horsetail, Nettle and Devil's Claw.
No matter what the urinary system disease may be, e.g. cystitis, nephritis, urethritis, kidney stones, bladder stones, cancer of the bladder and/or kidneys, renal failure, uremia, urinary incontinence, ureteritis, etc. these herbs listed above (in addition to modified diet and thought process) will greatly help to reverse the diseased condition.
Diuretic and nephritic herbs (such as those listed above) are urinary antiseptics.
These herbs supra will help all adverse conditions of the kidneys and bladder. They have an affinity for the entire urinary tract and system.
I would be remiss to not mention the beneficial properties of Cranberry in helping to heal from urinary tract infections as well as all other kidney and bladder infections in addition to sexually transmitted diseases.
Cranberry can be taken as a freeze-dried powder (in capsule form), in tea form, and of course, in liquid form as cranberry juice (unsweetened variety).
Cranberry juice should be organic, undiluted, and unsweetened. It should be diluted with water (50/50) due to its excess bitterness. Drinking 4 ounces (diluted with water by half) daily will suffice when there is disease of the urinary tract (including sexually transmitted disease).
Cranberry contains four beneficial natural acids: Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, and Quinic Acid.
These four natural acids are very important because they help to bring about the acidification of the urine.
Quinic acid is converted by the body into Hippuric Acid and together with Benzoic Acid helps maintains a healthy urinary tract.
Drinking vegetable juice that contains celery and parsley among other veggies is very helpful and salubrious. Celery and parsley are two of the best plant-based diuretics available.
Up to four to eight ounces glass of vegetable juice daily or at least 3-4 times per week is very beneficial to the health of the body. Vegetable juice is cleansing to the entire body and is rich in organic nutrition (nutrients) and helps to maintain the body's natural 7.3 alkaline pH level which keeps the body in a state of homeostasis.
If you're suffering from any urinary tract infection, you'd be wise to abstain from the consumption of the following: meat, dairy products, beer and other alcoholic beverages, coffee, acidic and effervescent beverages (e.g. soda pop), vinegar (notwithstanding apple cider vinegar), chocolate, and other commercial grade beverages (e.g. orange juice, unless fresh squeezed).
Regardless of the specific nature of your urinary tract system infection, you can heal entirely from it. However, just know that all disease conveys a message as the body speaks via metaphor. All disease is first energetic or occurring on the energy level so there is a metaphysical aspect to all disease and pathology.
Metaphysically, urinary tract infections make the statement that you are constantly "pissed off" about something (or someone) in your life. What's "pissing you off"? Who's "pissing you off"?
Find out the source of what's "pissing you off" and eliminate it.
If you're having difficulty in discovering the source of what's "pissing you off" you may want to schedule a health consultation with Dherbs.com so you can get to the heart of the matter and extract the lesson (to be learned) and solve the matter entirely.
Again, no matter what disease you may be suffering from, YOU CAN HEAL from it!
Urinary tract infections are 100% reversible and you don't have to take toxic man-made antibiotics (drugs) that may suppress the urinary tract infection and instead cause you to have to deal with yeast infection as antibiotics undoubtedly cause yeast infection in the body. The yeast infection will only take attention (energy) away from the underlying problem - the urinary tract infection.
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