How to Care For A Urinary Tract Infection

Anyone who has ever had a UTI infection can tell you how uncomfortable and even painful they can be. And if left untreated they can also be dangerous so it's very important to seek medical care. Especially if this is your first time having a UTI. But in the meantime there are quite a few natural remedies that you can use to care for and treat a urinary tract infection.

Instructions

• 1

  Try taking D-Mannose. This safe to use simple sugar is very effective at treating chronic UTI infections. It works by flushing the harmful bacteria from your body. D-Mannose is processed so quickly by your body that it shouldn't affect your blood sugar levels.

• 2

  Grapefruit seed extract is an excellent preventive for UTI infections. The reason for this is the antimicrobial properties in the grapefruit seed extract which kills bacteria.

• 3

  Drink cranberry juice for prevention. The cranberry juice works by preventing bacteria from sticking to the bladder walls. You can also take a cranberry supplement if you don't care for the taste of cranberry juice.

• 4

  Eating yogurt or taking probiotics several times a week will help to prevent future UTI infections.

• 5

  Boil an onion in a small pot of water for approx. 4-5 minutes. Let the water cool and then drink. The antiviral properties of the onion will help to kill the germs and lessen the burning.