Worth a Try Home Remedies to Relieve Kidney Infection

Basil Leaves (Tulsi)

A kidney is a very important part of the human body. All the blood you have in your body passes through your kidney every day, after every 30 minutes which removes waste from your blood and from your body in the form of urine. Among other functions of the kidney, you can count regulating the level of acid and alkali in your body and also releases hormones that maintain the blood pressure. These functions are living proof of how important, kidney is for you and also how important is to maintain its health. Kidney infection is basically a specific category of the infection in your urinary tract. Its main symptoms are:

(i) Pain in the abdomen, groin, side, and back.

(ii) Burning sensation along with pain while urinating.

(iii) Frequent urination.

(iv) Fever

(v) At times, blood also comes out while urinating.

While a kidney infection can be a very painful experience, you can do a lot of things to support kidneys in a natural way.  Apart from taking a healthy balanced organic diet, avoiding high protein intake, quitting smoking and alcohol, you can use home remedies to relieve kidney infection. Some of the most effective remedies are such as:

1. Herbal tea:

Some herbal teas are very effective in the cure of kidney infections. These teas, prepared with herbs work great in controlling infection. Some of the most important ones are like corn silk tea, blueberry tea, goldenrod tea, dandelion tea, leaf tea, green tea and many more.



2. Olive oil:

olive oil

The highest quality olive oil, which is the extra virgin one, is very effective for treating infections in the kidney, because of its flavor and balanced acidity. This oil helps in lubricating and flushing toxins from the liver, gallbladder, and kidney. For the best results, you need to use olive oil with lemon juice. You can take this every day by mixing a few drops of lemon juice in 1 spoon of olive oil with a glass of water.

3. Basil leaves:

Basil Leaves (Tulsi)

The holy basil can help in relief. Simply extract the juice of the leaves and add some honey. Drink this mixture for several months for prolonged health benefits.

4. Watermelon:

Due to a high concentration of water and potassium, watermelon is an ideal home remedy to flush out toxins and relieve from kidney infections.

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5. Baking Soda:

This is one of the cheapest home remedies to relieve kidney infection and you can readily find this in your kitchen. Basically, it is bicarbonate so when due to infection the production of bicarbonate in the kidney starts to decrease, soda complements and makes up for the reduced bicarbonate level. All you need to do is to mix a spoon of baking soda in a glass of water and drink every day.

6. Juice of Aloe Vera:

Relieving kidney infection is one of the many health benefits of Aloe Vera juice. The main properties of this juice are antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory. It not only helps you in controlling the pain but also soothes the burning sensation which you face while urinating.

7. Cranberry juice:

Unsweetened juice of cranberry can greatly help you in getting relief from infection of the kidney. Daily consumption of this juice leads to a decrease in the chances of catching urinary tract infections. Since the acidic content of juice is high, it prevents the growth of bacteria in an alkali-rich environment. It greatly prevents bacteria from making the gallbladder an environment for growth.

8. Pomegranates:

To stay away from kidney infections drinking the juice of pomegranates is beneficial as it contains astringent properties to fight the infections.

9. Water:

Water

Drink plenty of water to get relief from kidney pain and infections. Also, add lemon juice to water and drink early in the morning and see the pain vanishing for yourself.

Medical science might present you a lot many medicines for fighting and curing this infection but these home remedies are actually worth a try. The biggest reason for this is that they don’t have any side effects that you would need to worry about.

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