Bladder Infection Home Remedy Regimen

This is my personal complete bladder infection home remedy regimen used at the first sign of an infection and beyond. It's been the most effective I've found.

Before the Infection

If you get chronic infections, especially due to Vesicoureteral Reflux, your own bladder infection home remedy regimen needs to start BEFORE the symptoms of bladder infections arise.

This should mean:

• Extra fluids: You already need at least half your body weight in ounces of water each day. If you get chronic UTIs, increase that by at least 10%
• Eating certain foods: Cranberries (dried, unsweetened are best - naturally sweetened is second best), blueberries, and pineapple all contain compounds which help keep the urinary tract healthy. Include these regularly in your cereals, smoothies, as snacks, etc. They should become your new favorite foods!
• Taking a regular probiotic: You want a time-released, double coated system, so that it reaches your gut, and at least 6 billion CFUs of active probiotic and prebiotic cultures.
• And then always follow the recommendations above for preventing UTIs, obviously!

At the First Hint of Infection

This is sort of Phase One of this bladder infection home remedy regimen:

• Massive increase of fluids: I generally double my water the first day or two to help flush my system clean. Be sure your water is clean and filtered (not distilled, not chlorinated, not bottled; if you need a good filter, check out Berkey's filters, an affiliate of ours and the only filter we use.)
• Increasing probiotics: I increase the brands I use (above) by 25-50% depending on what I feel I need and the intensity of my symptoms.
• Cranberry Supplements: I love the little-known brand called Peggy's Body Science Cranberry Supplements. They can be hard to find in stores, but are worth the effort to order and have on hand. If you don't choose Peggy's research your brand well to ensure high quality and at least 1,000 mg per capsule (Peggy's has 1,400 mg per). I start with two capsules 3x a day until I know if the infection is for sure.

If it never passes the "hint stage" I keep at this routine for a full week, just to be sure. If my symptoms of an infection increase, I step up my bladder infection home remedy a notch with the following regime.

When An Infection Is Certain (or Symptoms Strong)

Here's my complete bladder infection home remedy regimen as soon as I suspect trouble (please note that this does not forego medical attention when necessary; I've talked to my own doctor about this and so should you):

• Massive intake of water: Just like described above, it's very important to begin flushing your system so bacteria don't have time to take hold and multiply.
• Probiotics: As described above, you want to support the healthy development of good bacteria in your system, an important part of fighting infection. (I also continue these after any bladder infection home remedy regime or if I've needed to resort to an antibiotic.)
• Cranberry Supplements: Same as above, I'm going to take 2,400 mg 3x a day and continue for 5-7 days past my last sign of infection. These help to make the urinary tract inhospitable to bacteria. It's said that bacteria can't "grab on", so they get flushed out and can't multiply.
• Uva Ursi: My favorite herb for bladder infections. Most popular in Europe, Uva Ursi combats bacteria with a compound known as arbutin, and has been the most effective I've found. I take 500 mg 3x a day until at least 5-7 days after my last sign of infection.