Acupuncture, a Safe and Effective Treatment for UTI

When the symptoms of urinary tract infection resist antibiotic treatment, it won’t mean that using more antibiotic medications will do the trick.

Avoid being stuck in a cycle of continuing urinary tract infections

The usual treatment protocol of UTI is one, two or even three same or different types of antibiotics. This is a very common protocol that almost all doctors will not take the time to examine the patient’s urine for bacterial overgrowth signs. Painful and scanty urination implies the use of fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins and penicillins. In certain instances, this modality helps clear up the condition, which means, case closed. However, for people for whom these western pharmaceutical producers of palliatives and dangerous drugs have no weapon to address the problem, Chinese medicine may be the best type of medicine they can opt for. Pharmaceutical drugs to treat UTI destroy the bad as well as the good bacteria particularly in the person’s intestinal tract. Chinese medicine can be extremely effective that it can rectify even the most longstanding and most resilient type of UTI.

One cannot deny the wonderful benefits antibiotics can give when they are used appropriately and the wide range of conditions they can treat. The drawback in using these drugs is that for the past half-century of their use, the very pathogens they have been battling with have naturally evolved to make them more and more resistant to the effects of these drugs. So, instead of being treated, many UTI patients now suffer from the side effects of these drugs and even cause the pathogen to become even more resistant and virulent. And as with any war of force, intensification brings with it more intensification. And the “collateral damage” (side effects) also becomes progressively severe.

Providing a different treatment approach against UTI is Chinese herbs. This enduring and effective type of Chinese medicine has been used for more than 2000 years by Chinese physicians. These physicians do not concoct herbal formulas that destroy the pathogen not like the treatment strategy of western medicine which is to destroy, cut and contain; the medicine of the Orient aims to promote communication, harmony and promote between the various body systems. Resilient, strong and balanced systems have an inherent ability to ward off these pathogens. One of the forte’s of Chinese medicine’s is actually not in fighting pathogens, but in aiding the body to attain a systemic homeostasis that never gives the pathogens an environment to accumulate and thrive.

So do all these imply that Chinese herbs are only effective in resolving longstanding chronic and untreated UTIs? Of course not! There are a wide range of herbal formulas that attack the pathogen and at the same time help restore balance to the affected systems. Many of these formulas are very good in resolving acute types of UTIs. For UTI conditions that keep on coming back entailing the use of several courses of antibiotics (with little or no success), the strengthening and harmonizing formulas are much, much better.

UTI can also be substantially addressed with acupuncture particularly against the symptomatic problems of urinary frequency and burning. Chinese herbs and acupuncture used together can provide relief to people suffering from chronic urinary tract infections that have survived several kinds and courses of antibiotics.

If you have UTI, you can proactively fight the condition by helping your body become balanced and attain bladder health. One kind of home cure is unsweetened cranberry juice that several people find to be extremely beneficial. You can also lessen inflammation in your system which immensely benefits your urinary system. If you have longstanding UTI, balance play and work, eat healthily, and avoid sugar. Also, be sure you are receiving adequate amounts of essential fatty acids. Help gain balance in several aspects of your life. Illnesses are often the result of an imbalance in or more of our body systems.

Some women affected by UTI usually only consider getting acupuncture as a last form of treatment; fortunately, a lot of women now use acupuncture as a frontline treatment for UTI. For people who would love to strengthen their body’s internal ability to repel bladder infections, then the first to do is to visit a licensed and experienced acupuncturist.