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Cystitis (urinary tract infection): its causes and natural remedies

Cystitis is a urinary tract infection that sometimes is accompanied by urethritis (infection and inflammation of the urethra).

The most common symptoms of cystitis are:

• Burning on urination and pain after urinating.
• Unpleasant smell of urine.
• The color of your urine is darker than normal.
• A soft tint of blood in the urine
• Increased need to urinate and decreased urine output.
• Abdominal pain and lower back.
• Fever, headache.
• Nausea, vomiting.
• Tiredness, fatigue, dizziness.
• Irritability, loss of appetite.

Factors that increase the risk of getting:

• A deficient diet, low intake of vitamin C.
• Constipation.
• Sex.
• The use of diaphragms.
• Using tampons (menstruation).
• Products irritants shampoo for bath or bubble.
• Masturbation.
• Scratching over the genital area.

General tips to combat it naturally:

PURE DRINKING WATER: It is very important to take at least 2 liters of pure water a day or more, not soda or juice processed, pure water, so the urine is clean and no longer concentrated (if dark is that this concentrated).

FOOD: Include in your diet plenty of vegetables and fruits, they help to debug any infection, including cystitis. Cranberry juice concentrate, raspberry or orange, with a spoonful of pollen, are excellent to fight infections taken in the morning and fasting. If the infection is very strong, take a clove of garlic fed for 1 month. Carrot juice, celery and parsley are also rich in minerals and nourishing and strengthening the urinary tract. Read the rest of this entry »