Home Remedies for Kidney Infection

Here is a list of home remedies for kidney infection including kidney infection symptoms, causes of kidney infection and herbs for kidneys.

The medical term for kidney infection is pyelonephritis and it is one of the types of urinary tract infection. Acute pyelonephritis is described as a sudden development of kidney inflammation. Chronic pyelonephritis is a kidney infection that is long standing and does not clear.

One of the causes of kidney infection is when a bladder infection or cystitis or a urethra infection isn't treated and the bacteria have moved up through the ureter to the kidneys. People who have kidney stones or suffer from obstructive uropathy and renal papillary necrosis are also at risk of developing pyelonephritis. Failure to treat kidney infection will cause damage to the kidneys.

Some of the common kidney infection symptoms are flank pain or back pain, occasional but severe abdominal pain, high fever that usually last for more than 2 days, chills, vomiting, fatigue, painful urination with cloudy or abnormal urine color and increased frequency and urgent need to urinate.

If you experience any or the signs of kidney infection, you should make an appointment to see a doctor for an examination. But, if for whatever reasons that you think you don't need to consult a doctor, you can try any of these home remedies for kidney infection.

Home remedies for kidney infection No. 1 - Herbs for kidneys

The herbs that would help for kidney infection treatment are those that have antibiotic, diuretic, anesthetic, analgesic, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activities. Diuretics will help stimulate urine flow and flush out bacteria from the urinary tract system. The anti-inflammatory activities of the herbs will help soothe the urinary tract and reduce pain, inflammation and irritation. Anti bacterial herbs will assist in inhibiting the growth of bacteria. And natural analgesic herbs will help relieve pain.

1. Buchu leaf from the agathosma betulina plant contains about 100 constituents and among them are camphor, mucilage and volatile oils. It is one of the herbs commonly used to treat cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis and gout.
   
   
   
2. Drinking parsley tea several times a day for a few days may help cleanse the kidney and provide kidney pain relief. Parsley is a natural diuretic and a laxative. Parsley is also one of the home remedies for kidney stones.
   
   
   
3. Some of the herbs that are natural analgesic and may help provide pain relief are astragalus, black cohosh, hops, lobelia and white willow bark.
   
   
   
4. Echinacea, garlic, goldenseal and kelp are natural antibiotics. Garlic also helps strengthens the immune system. Echinacea is able to assist lymphocytes to increase the production of interferons which are helpful in inhibiting the multiplication of bacteria and virus. Goldenseal root which contains berberine has powerful antimicrobial properties. Kelp which is a type of seaweed contains a high amount of iodine and iodine acts as an antibiotic and help fight infections.

Home remedies for kidney infection No. 2 - Drink plenty of water

You must drink plenty of water. The recommended amount is 8 glasses but you may have to drink more than that to enable you to urinate and flush out the bacteria.

Home remedies for kidney infection No. 3 - Fresh coconut water

Try drinking 3 glasses of fresh green coconut water a day when you are having kidney infection. One of its benefits is it helps clean the kidney.

Home remedies for kidney infection No. 4 - Colloidal silver

There are many anecdotal claims on the effectiveness of taking colloidal silver in treating kidney infection. Colloidal silver is pure silver particles combined with sterilized water. It is believed that colloidal silver is able to kill bacteria and boost the immune system.

Home remedies for kidney infection No. 5 - Castor oil pack

Flank pain which is one of the symptoms of a kidney infection can be unbearable. The location of the pain is in the kidney region and normally in the middle to lower back. For pain relief, use a castor oil pack. If you only have the oil, what you can do is soak a piece of clean wool or cotton flannel in the oil, place it on the area that hurts and place a hot water bottle or heating pad on top of it.

Once you have treated your kidney infection, you must take measures to prevent its recurrent.

1. Drinking cranberry concentrate or taking the supplement helps more as a preventive remedy for urinary tract infections. So, it is best that you drink pure and concentrate cranberry juice or take the supplement when the first sign of urinary tract infection shows up.
   
   
   
2. D-mannose which is a kind of simple sugar that is related to glucose may help prevent kidney infection by preventing the bacteria that cause bladder infection to stick to the lining of the bladder. It helps flush the bacteria during urination. D-mannose is present in certain plants including cranberries.
   
   
   
3. Reduce your sugar intake, eating animal protein and dairy products such as cheese, milk and yogurt.

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