Bladder Infection: Things You Should Know

Bladder infection, also known as urinary tract infection (UTI), has become increasingly hard to treat because of the emerging resistance to current antibiotics. In this case, it is important to opt for a natural UTI treatment and, most importantly, its prevention. 

How common are Bladder Infections?

In the United States alone, bladder infection affect over 13 million people each year and over 150 million worldwide. This condition happens when the bacteria normally present in the gastrointestinal tract make their way into the urinary system. Bladder infections are more common in women than in men (30:1 female to male ratio). 

What are the symptoms of bladder infection?

The most common signs of urinary tract infection include:

1.     Burning sensation or pain when you urinate

2.     Urge to urinate more frequently (only to pass on a very little urine each time)

3.     Cloudy, foul-smelling and sometimes bloody urine

4.     Pain in the lower abdomen (right above the bladder)

If these symptoms are accompanied by fever, back pain, and nausea, the infection may have progressed to the kidneys. As this can be serious, kidney infection should be taken  seriously and treated promptly. 

How to diagnose bladder infection?

The only way to diagnose a bladder infection is checking a urine sample.  A commonly performed in the doctor's office or in lab is known as urinary analysis. It just takes a few minutes. A dipstick is placed in the urine sample and up to ten different substances can be detected.

A doctor may also wait a few hours for the lab to run a microscopic urinalysis (a drop of urine is examined under a microscope) to help in the decision whether or not to start an antibiotic treatment while the urine culture is running.

With no doubt, the most accurate test to determine for sure whether or not an infection is present is urine culture. The lab puts the urine sample in an incubator. If any bacteria are in the sample, they will multiply and show up. However, it takes 24 to 48 hours for the bacteria to grow enough to be detected.

If only one type of bacteria grows in the culture, the lab will expose the bacteria to a variety of antibiotics to see to which ones the bacteria are sensitive. This usually takes one day after the culture is positive. It helps to decide which antibiotic is best for the infection.

Pharmacological vs. non-drug bladder infection treatments  

A typical medical treatment for urinary tract infection inevitably means prescription drugs. It has been proven, however, that standard medical procedures for UTI are only temporary and often prove to be minimally effective.  

Although taking antibiotics can be at times a wise decision and even life-saving, the natural, non-pharmacological approach to urinary tract infection compared to standard medical treatments is clearly a superior, and most importantly, safer and without side effects option.

Uribiotic Formula, formulated with care by a master formulator and manufactured according to the highest standards,  has been known to help deal with a bladder infection safely, effectively, and with no side effects.

More in-depth information on the non-pharmacological approach to urinary tract infection can be found at: http://www.remedy-bladder-infection.com/uti_uribiotic_formula.html