Perhaps we need a little more clarification here - in case matters are made worse.
If you have a bladder infection - don't drink cranberry juice. It's like putting out a fire with gasoline. It's the acid in the urine on inflamed tissues that causes the burning sensation. Cranberry juice can prevent an infection, but it will only inflame a current one. Instead, try one-quarter teaspoon of baking soda in water or corn silk which contains silica. I think what makes sense here is differentiating between bladder in the bladder, and bladder irritation. However, in cases where the presence of bacteria, and the start of an infection, is diagnosed before pain inflammation) starts, it would seem likely that cranberry and Vitamin C, anything that ACIDIFIES the urine and kills bacteria, would help. As long as the acid doesn't cause more irritation and inflammation, it should be safe to use. Cork silk is supposed to work amazingly well, although not in my case as there was no bacteria present, only symptoms. It appears to flush poisons from the Urethra, bladder and kidneys, bringing about healing. You can make it by boiling a handful of dried, brown cornsilk for 15 minutes to assure sterility. After cooling, it is drinkable. I think you need to find the cause. Some people have found they were allergic to certain foods, and when they eliminated them, the infections went away. There was a study done ( which is pretty gross) to dispute the belief that in women, they thought the cause was the close proximity of the anus to the urinary tract as being the main cause of bladder infections. They put some stool into the bladders of some brave (or silly) medical students. By the second voiding, there was no bacteria left. The conclusion? Infection can be a result of improper voiding, not putting out enough urine to effectively clean the bladder and vagina. So - women - drink adequate amounts of water, and men - wouldn't hurt to don the same if you are having these problems as well. Hope this doesn't spoil your day! :) TRACY..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2002 05:44 Subject: Re: CS>urinary track infection > Hmmmmm... > I was always under the impression that bacteria, and viruses > liked to live in an "Acidic" environment???? > > Grant.. > > Kathie Jones wrote: > > > > LOTS of vitamin C and CS will do amazing things! :-) And don't forget > > cranberry tablets. The cranberry keeps the bacteria that is causing the > > infection from being able to * adhere * to the urinary system walls, the C > > makes the urine acidic * the bacteria like an alkaline environment*, and the > > CS will kill the bacteria off. > > > > Kathie > > > > > Anyone know of a good remedy for a urinary track infection for either or > > > both sexes??? > > > Lee > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
