疾病自然疗法
分享&收藏膀胱炎自然疗法

膀胱炎 (Bladder infection) 是女性常见的疾病。最主要的症状是小便时烧灼感、尿频、尿急,可伴有下腹部疼痛及血尿或尿液浑浊云雾状。偶尔,膀胱部位的感染会向上扩散至肾脏,产生背痛、高热、寒战、恶心、腹泻等症状。膀胱炎常规治疗就是使用抗生素。天然的治疗方法有:
- 蔓越橘 (Cranberry) 果汁或提取物:蔓越橘经常用于预防膀胱感染,同样也能控制慢性低水平炎症。它很可能是通过干扰细菌在膀胱壁上的黏附来起作用。一旦细菌无法黏附在膀胱壁上,就很容易被尿液冲走。研究显示那些膀胱炎频繁发作的女性,细菌尤其容易在她们的膀胱壁上定植。因此,规律服用蔓越橘,能预防反复发生的膀胱炎。研究人员对10项临床研究的综合性分析发现:蔓越橘能使尿路感染的发生率减少35%。在那些膀胱炎反复复发的患者身上,它的疗效体现得更加显著。
- 熊果 (Bearberry):在美洲和欧洲,熊果治疗泌尿系疾病已经有一段很长久的历史。在磺胺类抗生素被研究开发出来之前,它的主要活性成分 (熊果甙) 一直被内科医生频繁开为处方药用于治疗膀胱炎和肾盂肾炎。不过,由于熊果含有一种毒性成分 (对苯二酚),因此大多数专家建议熊果服用不应该超过2周。


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