by December 9th, 2009. Filed under: home remedy for cystitis.
I was diagnosed with severe chronic cystitis about a year ago. My Urologist said it was caused by smoking. I have since quit smoking, but I want to know what kind of home remedies are there to take away the pain and hopefully stop some of the bleeding?
You can often treat cystitis yourself by doing the following things.
To reduce discomfort, take the painkiller that you would take for a headache.
Make your urine less acidic by drinking a glass of water with half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in it. Products that contain sodium bicarbonate or potassium citrate have the same effect and are available from your pharmacist. Always ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice and read the patient information that comes with your medicine.
Some doctors recommend that you drink lots of water to help flush out the infection.
There is a potassium citrate mixture sold in pharmacies. Way back it used to taste horrible and we nicknamed it mist (mixture) sit pot because taking it and drinking lots of water had that effect!
Doctors don’t know exactly what causes interstitial cystitis. However, they do know that it isn’t caused by infections with bacteria or viruses. It might be caused by a defect in the lining of the bladder. Normally, the lining protects the bladder wall from the toxic effects of the urine. In about 70 percent of the people with interstitial cystitis, the protective layer of the bladder is "leaky." This may let urine irritate the bladder wall, causing interstitial cystitis.
Other possible causes may be an increase of histamine-producing cells in the bladder wall or an autoimmune response (when antibodies are made that act against a part of the body).
Good for you re the smoking. Smoking. Many people who have interstitial cystitis find that smoking makes their symptoms worse.
There is no dietary cure for IC, but some foods – such as mature cheeses, yoghurt, chocolate, canned and processed meats and fish, most nuts, vinegar, pickles and mayonnaise, as well as most fruit juices – do seem to irritate the bladder lining. Bread, rice and pasta, meat and most fish, and some vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and sprouts, seem not to make symptoms worse.
There is a US site on the link re foods, but it does seem to be a bit of trial and error is needed with some foods.
Cystitis: what should I do this time?
Filed under: home remedy for cystitis
December 10th, 2009 at 3:19 am
You can often treat cystitis yourself by doing the following things.
To reduce discomfort, take the painkiller that you would take for a headache.
Make your urine less acidic by drinking a glass of water with half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in it. Products that contain sodium bicarbonate or potassium citrate have the same effect and are available from your pharmacist. Always ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice and read the patient information that comes with your medicine.
Some doctors recommend that you drink lots of water to help flush out the infection.
There is a potassium citrate mixture sold in pharmacies. Way back it used to taste horrible and we nicknamed it mist (mixture) sit pot because taking it and drinking lots of water had that effect!
Doctors don’t know exactly what causes interstitial cystitis. However, they do know that it isn’t caused by infections with bacteria or viruses. It might be caused by a defect in the lining of the bladder. Normally, the lining protects the bladder wall from the toxic effects of the urine. In about 70 percent of the people with interstitial cystitis, the protective layer of the bladder is "leaky." This may let urine irritate the bladder wall, causing interstitial cystitis.
Other possible causes may be an increase of histamine-producing cells in the bladder wall or an autoimmune response (when antibodies are made that act against a part of the body).
Good for you re the smoking. Smoking. Many people who have interstitial cystitis find that smoking makes their symptoms worse.
There is no dietary cure for IC, but some foods – such as mature cheeses, yoghurt, chocolate, canned and processed meats and fish, most nuts, vinegar, pickles and mayonnaise, as well as most fruit juices – do seem to irritate the bladder lining. Bread, rice and pasta, meat and most fish, and some vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and sprouts, seem not to make symptoms worse.
There is a US site on the link re foods, but it does seem to be a bit of trial and error is needed with some foods.
References :
http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/diet.html
December 10th, 2009 at 3:39 am
I don’t think smoking has anything to do with it, I suffered terrible cystitis several years ago and was in hospital for tests and I did not smoke as I was only 4 years old. bicarbonate of soda does help or cranberry juice.
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