Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection

Foods to Eat More Of:

Fruits: Blueberries, cranberries, lemons, pineapple, watermelon
Vegetables: carrots, celery, fennel, leeks, onions, parsnips, turnips
Pumpkin seeds, yogurt, barley
Cinnamon, garlic (raw if you can), cumin
Drink 8-10 glasses of water, juice or tea daily

Foods to Avoid or Minimize:

Meats, rhubarb, oranges and pickles.
Alcohol, dairy (except yogurt)
Caffeine, refined flour/sugar

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.

Bergamot, cedarwood, geranium, hyssop, juniper, lemongrass (on bladder area, either directly or via hot compress)

Natural/Herbal:
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Buchu, celery seeds, cinnamon, coriander, dandelion leaves, echinacea, fennel seeds, fenugreek, garlic, juniper, marshmallow root, parsley, slippery elm bark powder, stinging nettle, sumac, yarrow
Blend echinacea, nettle and goldenseal tea and have 1 cup several times daily (omit goldenseal if pregnant).
Pour cold water over 1 teaspoon coarsely powdered Bearberry/Uva Ursi leaves and let stand for 12-24 hours to make a tea.
Genital wash: Make goldenseal and/or echinacea tea, let it cool, and swab genital area.
If blood in urine: Agrimony, yarrow, shepherd's purse.
A few splashes of vinegar in tall glass of water (drink as often as you can for 2 days).
Add 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar to a glass of warm water, add a few drops freshly squeezed lemon juice. Drink twice daily.

Supplements & Homeopathic:

Vitamin C: 500 mg every other hour, as tolerated (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
Cranberry: 400 mg twice daily (if not drinking pure juice already).
Acidophilus: 1 pill (1-2 billion live organisms) twice daily (take if your doctor has also prescribed antibiotics).
Uva Ursi: 500 mg or 1/2 tsp tincture, 4 times daily for 1 week (buy extract that contains 20% arbutin, don't take with vitamin C or cranberry, avoid if pregnant).
Echinacea: 600 mg 3 times daily.

Mind-Body Connection:

Can represent feelings of anger, usually at a lover or spouse.

Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:

Meals:

Sides & Salads: