Very often there is even an unpleasant yeast infection involved too and if you have one of these you poor thing, we can hopefully sort that out for you too.
So is there a treatment for cystitis?
Yes you'll be pleased to know there are Natural Remedies for Cystitis
- The symptoms of cystitis can differ from person to person and not a lot of people know this, but children and your pets can suffer from this.
- It is also a man’s health problem.
- There are in fact millions of people who suffer at some time with cystitis.
- There are different causes of cystitis which ideally need a doctor to diagnose for you as in exceptional circumstances there are underlying issues such as kidney stones.
A Common list of Symptoms of Cystitis Includes:
- Running to the bathroom to urinate frequently only to find you don’t really need to go when you get there!
- A burning sensation on urination
- A pain low down in your pelvic area
- You could feel a little shivery
- What Causes Cystitis?
The usual causes of cystitis are actually quite
often things we do or don’t do such as:
- Not drink enough fluid
- Not empty our bladders fully when urinating
- Wiping ourselves from back to front instead of front to back
- Bruising of the bladder (shouldn’t need any form of explanation) but is often referred to as Honeymoon Cystitis..
- This can also occur through straining with constipation. Never strain when emptying your bowels if you can help it, this can cause a type of internal bruising.
All the above are known as conditions of urinary cystitis.
Natural Remedies for Cystitis
- Number #1 natural remedy is honey for its natural antibiotic properties.
- Number #2 natural remedy is Lemons! Lemons you say? Yes because lemons are acidic you’d be forgiven for thinking this would make your urine acidic also. Quite the opposite in fact, it will reduce the acid.
- Lemons are great healers with natural antibiotic properties. So a drink made with fresh water and lemon and honey is equally effective. You will experience the health benefits of lemons which were discovered thousands of years ago.
- Drink large amounts of lemon and honey as soon as you start to feel the symptoms of cystitis, a large glassful at least once and hour. This will speed up the flushing out of any nasty little bugs lurking around inside your urinary tract.
- Number #3 natural remedy is quite simply to wipe yourself from front to back after relieving yourself to ensure you don’t transfer any germs from your bowels to your bladder. It is helpful to teach your children this as soon as possible.
- Natural remedy number #4 is to empty your bladder fully after urination. Sometimes we are in such a rush and think we have done this. A little tip: Sit on the loo for a little while afterwards, wait for a little while and chances are you will realise there is still some left, now is your chance to empty the last of the contents.
- Natural remedy number #5 is to take a warm bath, wrap yourself up and make yourself comfortable with a hot water bottle to relive the uncomfortable cramps in your pelvic area.

Is there a Special Diet for Cystitis?
A great diet for the treatment of cystitis is the honey diet. This diet is excellent for optimizing our health and everyone can benefit from the health benefits of honey.
The diet is optimized to not only help cure many ailments but also to stop them in their tracks!
Sometimes the symptoms of cystitis are quite severe and will definitely need a doctor’s opinion and diagnosis.
Please don’t neglect your health, listen to your gut instincts they will guide you better than anything.
However saying all that the causes of cystitis and the reasons are usually quite simple and lemon and honey together are great natural remedies for cystitis.
Another prevention which is always better than cure is to eat cranberries often.
These little berries are said to stop any germs from sticking to the bladder wall which will stop cystitis from forming in most cases.

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