Can you effectively treat a UTI without an antibiotic?

Answer 1

Everyone is different and usually there are signs within a few days of burning or a slight pulling sensation just below your naval to the upper part of your pubic bone. NO! Do not treat this on your own!!! Go to your doctor and he will take a urine sample. If you are tested positive for a urinary tract infection he will put you on a bout of antibiotics. If you don't seek this help during an infection you could be in serious trouble. If the antibiotics only work for a certain time and you get another infection your doctor may have you go in as an "out patient" and check out the tubes to your urinary tract and sometimes one of the tubes is very narrow and thus an infection is easily formed. If this is the case the surgery (under light anesthetic) and it's minor and you shouldn't have any or only a very few infections after this.

Try eating yogurt a couple of times a day as this can help. Stay away from too many sweets or yeast products. This will help a whole lot.

Good luck Marcy

Answer 2

Yes, there is. You can increase the intake of water so that the bacteria in urethra can be flushed out. You can also drink cranberry juice which is helpful for relieving the symptoms. BTW, a herbal medicine called diuretic and anti-inflammatory pill is said to be efficient for uti, you can give it a try.

Answer 3

Nope. Once you have one, only antibiotics will make it go away.

As a side note frequent UTI suffers are often counseled by their family doctors to incorporate Cranberry juice into their diets as it aides in the prevention of bacteria sticking to the inside of the bladder walls. It is considered a "treatment" for UTI by many alternative medicines sources but is not recognized as such by the A.M.A.

Answer 4

Liquid syrups that cause alkalnization of urine remarkably relieve symptoms of UTI. Often the bacteria that caused UTI have already been flushed out through urine by the body. So even without antibiotics UTI can be treated effectively.

Answer 5

Yes, a urinary tract infection (UTI) can go away on its own. However if left untreated there is also the potential of it getting worse, and even spreading to the bladder or kidneys. If you have a UTI and symptoms worsen or it doesn't go away on its own you should see a doctor.

Answer 6

That depends upon the duration and kind of urinary tract infection. Does urine contains also blood, sedements, etc?. Does it involves pain in pelvic region? A physician will ask the patient to have a urine routine lab test before he or she diagnose the condition. Homeopathy offers medicine for urinary tract infection. Few among them are Cantharis, Staph, etc.

Answer 7

There are OTCs that can be taken, see your pharmacist to advise. Drink cranberry juice and AZO standard is one of the OTCs.

Answer 8

No you can not. You need antibiotics. It can spread to your kidneys so it's a serious condition of you leave it.