subject: Kidney Infection | Causes, Treatment And Herbs For Kidney Infection [print this page] A human body cannot be imagined without kidneys. They are vital parts of our body which is responsible for flushing out the wastes and surplus liquids through urine. Although there are several types of kidney infection but Pyelonephritis is the most common among them.
The infection starts with the bladder - a part of urinary system that stores urine before being released. Kidney infections are of two types - acute and chronic. Chronic infection often leads kidney failure.
Causes
Bacteria can infect your kidneys by way of your bloodstream, or, by entering your urinary tract through the urethra and starting to multiply. Infections that come through your bloodstream usually have their origin at another infected area of your body.
Although the urinary system has properties that inhibit the growth of bacteria, there are factors that favor the bacteria to enter in the urinary tract, multiply and develop an infection. Not always having bacteria in the urine means that you have an infection. There are cases of persons, especially older adults that have bacteria in the bladder that don't cause any symptoms or harm, and there is no need for a treatment, fact called asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Treatment
Diet and Nutrition
Drink several pints of water daily. Reduce your of calcium-rich foods such as dairy products. Avoid foods containing calcium oxalate chocolate, strawberries, rhubarb, grapes, spinach, blueberries, and beets. Use a water filter to remove calcium in hard water areas. A tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, mixed with a bit of honey in a little warm water and taken every day, can also help.
Consult a qualified practitioner
Herbal Medicine Remedies include gravel root, stone root, and parsley piert. Homeopathy Remedies to relieve caused by kidney stones blocking the ureter include Berberis, magnesia Phos. and Calcarea. Acupuncture this can help reduces pain and infection.
Urinary incontinence
This condition can be caused by a weakness of the muscles controlling the bladder, injury (sometimes during childbirth), or disease. Drugs prescribed for some medical conditions - high blood pressure, for example - can also affect bladder control.
The symptom of this condition is inability to control urination. An early sign is involuntary micturation, a leakage of urine when laughing, coughing, or lifting. In men this can also be a symptom of prostate problems.
Herbs
Gravel root
Cornsilk
Couch grass
Hydrangea
Madder
Rumex
Juniper Berries
Aloe Vera juice
Each of these has their own way of treating the condition. Each of these has their own ability to break down the kidney stone to assist in successfully removing it. The herbs often are able to break down the crystallization to allow the the stones to be safely passed through the urinary tract.
The most common kidney stone is one that has been linked to an improper diet. The calcium oxalate. Coincidentally, this type of stone is linked to the diet. It is considered to be typical in individuals that are on low fiber diets, consume a lot of refined cars, meats, dairy and alcohol.
A human body cannot be imagined without kidneys. They are vital parts of our body which is responsible for flushing out the wastes and surplus liquids through urine. Although there are several types of kidney infection but Pyelonephritis is the most common among them.
The infection starts with the bladder - a part of urinary system that stores urine before being released. Kidney infections are of two types - acute and chronic. Chronic infection often leads kidney failure.
Causes
Bacteria can infect your kidneys by way of your bloodstream, or, by entering your urinary tract through the urethra and starting to multiply. Infections that come through your bloodstream usually have their origin at another infected area of your body.
Although the urinary system has properties that inhibit the growth of bacteria, there are factors that favor the bacteria to enter in the urinary tract, multiply and develop an infection. Not always having bacteria in the urine means that you have an infection. There are cases of persons, especially older adults that have bacteria in the bladder that don't cause any symptoms or harm, and there is no need for a treatment, fact called asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Treatment
Diet and Nutrition
Drink several pints of water daily. Reduce your of calcium-rich foods such as dairy products. Avoid foods containing calcium oxalate chocolate, strawberries, rhubarb, grapes, spinach, blueberries, and beets. Use a water filter to remove calcium in hard water areas. A tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, mixed with a bit of honey in a little warm water and taken every day, can also help.
Consult a qualified practitioner
Herbal Medicine Remedies include gravel root, stone root, and parsley piert. Homeopathy Remedies to relieve caused by kidney stones blocking the ureter include Berberis, magnesia Phos. and Calcarea. Acupuncture this can help reduces pain and infection.
Urinary incontinence
This condition can be caused by a weakness of the muscles controlling the bladder, injury (sometimes during childbirth), or disease. Drugs prescribed for some medical conditions - high blood pressure, for example - can also affect bladder control.
The symptom of this condition is inability to control urination. An early sign is involuntary micturation, a leakage of urine when laughing, coughing, or lifting. In men this can also be a symptom of prostate problems.
Herbs
Gravel root
Cornsilk
Couch grass
Hydrangea
Madder
Rumex
Juniper Berries
Aloe Vera juice
Each of these has their own way of treating the condition. Each of these has their own ability to break down the kidney stone to assist in successfully removing it. The herbs often are able to break down the crystallization to allow the the stones to be safely passed through the urinary tract.
The most common kidney stone is one that has been linked to an improper diet. The calcium oxalate. Coincidentally, this type of stone is linked to the diet. It is considered to be typical in individuals that are on low fiber diets, consume a lot of refined cars, meats, dairy and alcohol.
