Bladder infection- Bladder infection symptoms and Remedies

When germs invade the urinary bladder, an inflammation develops which causes an assortment of uncomfortable symptoms. A bladder infection causes pain all across the board, especially when relieving yourself. Getting bladder infection treated is vital to the healthy balance of your body, once it spreads to your kidneys serious complications can arise.

What is bladder infection?

Bladder infection also refers to cystitis occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra, which is the tube to allows urine to exit the body. The bacteria then latch itself onto your bladder and increase in numbers. There are many types of cystitis which are;

• Interstitial cystitis- This does not involve any foreign organism that causes your discomfort. This type of infection is quite painful and is not easy to pinpoint.
  
• Bacterial cystitis- This is the most common form of infection, it is often transfer from your bowel through the urethra to your bladder. Coliform bacteria is responsible for this infection.
• Hemorrhagic cystitis- This type of infection also known to cause hemorrhaging and most often occurs with patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

Symptoms of bladder infection

• Sometimes traces of blood appears in urine. This symptom is also refer to as hematuria.
• Strong urges to urine but yet produces small amount of urine, when urinating a person may experience burning.
• Urine maybe cloudy and give off a strong odor
• In your lower abdomen you might experience strong pressure.
  
• Some individual suffer a low grade fever when suffering from bladder infection.

Causes of bladder infection

• Kidney stones
• Kidney or urethra infection
• urine retention, if you wait to long to urine you might cause irritation or inflammation
  
• constipation
• cancer related problems

Risk factors for bladder infection

• Women who are going through hormonal changes during pregnancy, have an increase chance of developing bladder infection
• Some women who have frequent sex especially with multiple partners, will increase their chances of cystitis. This is because the bacteria that causes cystitis is being pushed further up the urethra. Diaphragm use also is a breeding ground for bladder infection.
• If the flow of urine is blocked, a bladder infection may arise. Common causes of this is enlarge prostate and a stone in the bladder.
• Your chances are increase when illnesses are present such as cancer and diabetes.
• Bladder catheters, prolonged use of these leads to cystitis, which is commonly seen in the elderly and patients suffering with chronic illnesses.
  

Home Remedies for bladder infection

• Take five drops of sandalwood oil on the onset of infection, then working your way up to 10-30 drops.
• Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to 1/2 cup boiling water. Allow mixture to cool and take two teaspoon every two hours, morning, noon and night,
• Applying a a cold compress to stomach helps to relieve congestion in the pelvic area as well as increase the healing of the skin.
  
• Immerse the pelvis with hot water to ease the pain of bladder infection.
• Mix two tablespoon each of spinach juice and coconut water to treat cystitis. These ingredients contain nitrate and potassium which creates a safe diuretic.
  
• Consume a cup of radish leaf juice for two weeks to treat bladder infection.
• Take a teaspoon of fresh juice from drumstick flower couple with 1/2 glass coconut water. This remedy should be taken twice per day.
  
• Cranberry juice or extract is known to flush out bacteria causing bladder infection. This home remedy can also be use to treat a cat or dog with bladder infection.
  

Prevention of bladder infection

• Get in the habit of washing gently the vagina and anus. The use of harsh soaps also help increase your chances of developing an infection. Delicate skin is portal for bacteria. For women, it is suggested not to use spray and perfumes in the vaginal area as it is proven to be too harsh.
  
• If you have a tendency to develop infections, forgo baths and take warm showers instead.
  
• After a bowel movement is is important to wipe from the front to the back to avoid spreading the bacteria that cause infection to the vagina and urethra.
• Urinated when needed and do not hold it in, just go and relieve yourself immediately to avoid bacteria sitting too long in your bladder.
• Beverages such as cranberry has been known to thwart the development of cystitis. Patients taking blood thinning drugs should refrain from consuming large amounts of cranberry as it can lead to bleeding.