What is UTI?
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the urinary system involving kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Mostly infections involve the lower urinary tract - bladder infection and urethral infection.
Inflammation of the bladder is known as Cystitis and inflammation of the urethra is Urethritis.
What Happens In UTI?
- Persistent urge to urinate
- Burning pain during urination
- Urine cloudy and/or dark red, due to presence of RBCs
- Pain/ pressure in lower abdomen (tenesmus)
- Fever usually with chills
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What Can UTI Lead To?
- UTI, if untreated, or if treatment is begun late, can drive the infection to the kidney causing Pyelonephritis.
- Blood poisoning (Sepsis)
- Kidney Failure, in fulminant or badly treated cases.
- Homeopathic treatment for UTI has more than 100 preventive and curative medicines that work very well for children and adults.
Few of our amazing remedies in treatment for UTI include:
- Berberis Vulgaris: Cutting pains extending from bladder to urethra. Sensation as if some urine remained in the bladder even after emptying it.
- Cantharis: Violent burning, cutting pains in urethra before, during, and after urination. Urging to urinate, with burning sensation in urethra. Fruitless effort to urinate.
- Lycopodium: Pain in back before urinating; ceases after flow. Heavy red sediment in the urine. The flow of urine is typically slow.
- Sarsaparilla: Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty discharge, accompanied by burning. Urine contains gravel or small calculi. Severe pain at the conclusion of urination.