How to Relieve a UTI

Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, can develop in males and females. Typical symptoms include painful or burning urination, an urgent need to empty the bladder, and cloudy or foul-smelling urine. Infections develop when bacteria enters the urinary tract. Although painful and uncomfortable, most UTIs respond to medication and sufferers make a full recovery within three to seven days.

Things You'll Need

• Antibiotics Painkillers Water Cranberry supplements or cranberry juice Heating pad

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Instructions

• 1

  Make an appointment with your family practitioner if you suspect a UTI. If indeed you have one, he or she can give you a prescription for antibiotics.

• 2

  Take pain medication to relieve the lower abdominal and back pain UTIs often cause. Over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen help with inflammation. Talk with a doctor or pharmacist before mixing medications of any kind.

• 3

  Apply a heating pad or take a hot bath to relieve pelvic pressure and pain.

• 4

  Drink plenty of water---at least eight glasses of a day---to cleanse your urinary tract and flush bacteria from your system.

• 5

  Consume cranberries in either supplement or juice form. Cranberries encourage urinary health and can relieve the symptoms of a UTI.

• 6

  Consume vitamin C supplements. Take 1,000 milligrams a day to improve your immune system and fight the infection.