Home Treatment for Cystitis

If you are suffering from the terrible pain caused by this condition, you may be wondering what options you have in respect of home treatment for cystitis. Indeed, there is much you can do yourself rather than resorting to antibiotics which are rarely the best choice.

In general, your best approach is to use a multifaceted approach which uses a number of steps together which can help both to give you symptomatic relief from the burning pain and to eradicate the source of the infection itself.

Before beginning using home treatment for cystitis, take a couple of minutes to assess your symptoms. If any of the symptoms below apply, then you should seek a doctor's opinion as you could have a kidney infection which, if left untreated, could potentially cause damage.

* Severe back pain or pain in the abdomen
* Pain just below the ribs
* Nausea accompanied by a fever
* Blood in the urine

Providing you do not have any of the above symptoms, then you can try home treatment for cystitis. The following tips should help:-

* Drink at least 2 liters of water daily. Not only will this help to flush out bacteria, but it will also ensure that there is some urine to pass, rather than experiencing that excruciating, empty pain
* Drink a couple of glasses of unsweetened cranberry juice whilst the infection persists. This can help to prevent bacteria adhering to the bladder walls
* Wear cotton panties rather than restrictive clothing which can trap bacteria, making the problem worse
* Do not eat sugary foods, as sugar can feed bacterial growth
* Avoid drinking caffeinated drinks and alcohol
* Avoid using perfumed products around the vaginal area as these can upset the delicate balance
* Urinate whenever you feel the need to-even if it might be painful
* Use a heat pad on your abdomen to relieve the pain somewhat

If your infection has not lasted for more than a few hours, then home treatment for cystitis may be all you need. However, if you have had pain and discomfort for more than a day or two, you may wish to consider a completely guaranteed, speedy method to eliminate your pain and infection.

If you visit my site, you might like to take a look at the symptom checker which will alert you if you need to visit a doctor. In addition, there is further helpful information on how to stop the pain from a UTI in just a few minutes, and you will be completely pain-free the following day.