Naturally Treating Bladder Infections in Kids

Just recently I was consulted on how to treat a bladder infection in a 4 year old girl. As with most health emergencies (at least in my life!), this happened over the weekend, and the parents were quite concerned, didn't know what to do, and were on the verge of going to emerg, when I got the call.

The good news is, that within a few hours, using a few natural therapies, symptoms began to subside, and their little girl grew more comfortable. Score one for natural medicine!!

This situation is quite common. There are many natural therapies that can help with all kinds of acute (as well as chronic) conditions, if the time is taken to try them, and if you are even aware that they exist.

In this particular situation, it would've taken a few days to get cultures back, and then the usual course of treatment would've been antibiotics (as is the course of action in most acute situations these days!). But, did you know that it can take your body up to 18 months to recover from antibiotics??

In this case, the mom was quite surprised as to how and where her 4 year old got this bladder infection, but during our conversation, she told me that a few weeks prior she had gotten strep throat and was given...you guessed it...antibiotics!! So, the connection here was clear. The previous course of antibiotics weakened her body, killed off the good bacteria, and made her more susceptible to new bacterial infections.

Now, I am not saying that all antibiotics are bad, just that they are, often enough, over-used. And parents who are scared and feel horrible that their little ones are suffering are willing to try almost anything to help ease their discomfort, and succumb to them frequently without trying alternative therapies.

So, the next time you, or little one, succumb to any kind of infection, especially early on, contact a natural practitioner (or me ;) ) and get some advice on natural therapies. I will warn you, sometimes these natural treatments take a bit longer to take effect, but at least they won't leave the body more wiped out. Besides, if the natural therapies don't work, you always have the antibiotics to fall back on, and this may actually reduce the frequency with which you use them and ensure that they are effective when you finally do.

Wishing you an antibiotic-free remainder of winter!
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