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Bladder infection arises from stagnant urine in the bladder, blood that is too sweet, or auto-immune disorders like interstitial cystitis. Infections are generally a sign of 'sweet, toxicity, heat, and stagnation.'
Sweetness of the blood feeds the bacteria, often e. coli from the intestines.
Toxicity in the blood irritates the bladder and urinary membranes, making them vulnerable to infection. Keeping the bowels clean is thus a significant tool for eliminating UTI. An outbreak of acne, gas or bloating may be an early warning sign that the system is becoming toxic. These early warning signs may be a cue to avoid dairy, wheat and other heavy, rich foods. Use cleansing herbs and laxatives to help with this kind of UTI.
Cross-infection - Vaginal dysbiosis, pH levels, sexual activity, and poor personal hygiene can lead to infections of the urinary tract. E. coli from the intestines can seed the infection of the urinary tract. Antimicrobials, probiotics, immune stimulants and balancing pH can help.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can be a significant factor causing UTI. Women who experience UTI after intercourse should drink a glass of water before and after sex. BV and UTI may increase around menopause, as the depletion of estrogen thins mucus membranes. In this case topical estrogen creams and shatavari ghee can help.
Heat in the blood (inflammation) irritates membranes, making them prone to infection. Liver irritating foods like spinach or tomatoes may also increase irritating 'choleric' heat in the blood (bilirubin). Generally, UTI's occur in Kapha / Pitta females with excess of earth element. UTI's are rare in males - and require a doctor's visit to examine underlying pathology.
An antimicrobial diuretic like uva ursi, together with mannose (a sugar in cranberries) may resolve a UTI. See a doctor if there is no improvement within 48 hours, or you see blood in the urine, or have a fever, or mid-back pain.
Pregnancy - A special case is pregnancy, when high progesterone relaxes the smooth muscle of the ureters, causing them to dilate and move urine less effectively. This promotes urinary stasis and reflux, making it easier for bacteria to ascend the urinary tract and cause infection. Muscle relaxants such as magnesium can aggravate this condition.
Stagnation - Any obstructive cause to urination, such as urine retention, prostate enlargement, kidney stones, inflammatory swelling of ureter, etc) can cause stagnation of urine.
Prevailing wisdom suggests 'flushing' the infection by drinking lots of fluids such as cranberry juice. But this can further irritate tissues. Instead, a constant trickle of antimicrobial herbs and immune stimulants, such as uva ursi and echinaceae, paired with soothing diuretics, such as cornsilk or marshmallow, may be preferred.
If the acidity of cranberry juice irritates your urinary tract, try cranberry extract instead, or consider D-mannose, which is less acidic and is commonly used to help reduce bacterial adherence in the urinary tract.
Inflammation / Irritation - Irritation arising from any of the above causes, as well as kidney stones, can lead to infection. Anti-inflammatories, soothing demulcents, restoratives, and vulneraries can help.
Hyperglycemia predisposes to yeast / fungi overgrowth, causing UTI. Causes of hyperglycemia include excess sugar consumption and diabetes.
When symptoms of a UTI are present, but the urine culture is sterile, it may be interstitial cystitis, an auto-immune condition. Food allergens are often overlooked as another cause of UTI. "Whenever I eat food I'm allergic to, my kidneys ache," notes John Immel, founder of Joyful Belly.
Food is medicine, and well-designed recipes function as gentle herbal formulas.
The recipes below highlight biocharacteristics and ingredients that may support Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
from a Classical Metabolic Theory perspective*.
Because every person is unique, certain recipes may support your body more effectively than others.
Choose according to your constitution.
Suggestions are not strict, reflecting the real world need for variety and balance in diet.
As always, please consult your medical doctor before making any changes to your diet or wellness plan.
Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)'.
Individual results vary depending on the cause of your imbalance and by constitution.
Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.
We will use this information to better predict food that helps you.
Diuretic
DIURETIC
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
An herb that tonifies and strengthens the urinary system. These can be helpful for urinary incontinence or improving function after a urinary tract infection. They can also strengthen the bladder to ward off a urinary tract infection.
The term "bland taste" refers, in Chinese medicine, to food containing few macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy. These may be compared to negative calorie foods.
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
An herb that tonifies and strengthens the urinary system. These can be helpful for urinary incontinence or improving function after a urinary tract infection. They can also strengthen the bladder to ward off a urinary tract infection.
In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.
Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.
DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body.
The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care.
Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.
Balance Your Body with Diet, Herbs, & Lifestyles Having These Virtues (Biocharacteristics)
Everything you eat has an effect on your body, which Personalized Medicine Systems (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine)
categorize in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics.
Biocharacteristics are vital qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the metabolic effect a food or herb has on your body.
Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism.
Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism.
For 'Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)', consider foods with the following biocharacteristics.
Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.
BIOCHARACTERISTIC
FOODS TO FAVOR
MATCH WITH YOUR WELLNESS PROFILE
CLEAR
ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
An herb that tonifies and strengthens the urinary system. These can be helpful for urinary incontinence or improving function after a urinary tract infection. They can also strengthen the bladder to ward off a urinary tract infection.
BLADDER / URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE #3 - ATTACKING TISSUE
If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are becoming stronger and weakening your body's resistance.
Most people have a weakness in one or more organs.
These areas of weakness are the 'weak link in the chain.'
They are first to succumb when an imbalance reaches a tipping point.
Repairing imbalances in this category often represent your last opportunity to prevent disease.
At any moment, these imbalances could overwhelm weakened tissue and develop into a disease.
You may feel pain or discomfort in the weakened area.
At this stage you will need to support the weakened tissue with specialized foods and herbs for the weakened tissue.
(See all disease stages on JB)
AVOID DIETS, LIFESTYLES & HERBS THAT AGGRAVATE THESE BIOCHARACTERISTICS
According to Personalized Medicine Systems (Ayurveda and Greek medicine), aggravation of any of these
body types
and biocharacteristics may lead to 'Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)'.
Reduce the foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate these qualities (when dystempered).
Click on the biocharacteristic to learn what foods and
lifestyle habits should be reduced.
Symptoms Tell A Story
The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms.
Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances.
Symptoms show you where your body is weakened.
Ultimately, all disease has a root in tissues too weak to defend itself.
Ayurveda describes these patterns of weakness using doshas & biocharacteristics.
If you notice a biocharacteristic or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms,
it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.
SOME (NOT ALL) HEAVY FOODS MAY AGGRAVATE BLADDER / URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI)
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OILY
ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.
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Risk Factor: 50% more often Complication: +1.6 times as often
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Risk Factor: 50% less often Complication: +1.0 times as often
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Biocharacteristics of 5,020 People Reporting Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
On average the biocharacteristics
of people reporting Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) were more aggravated than 64% of other symptoms.
From the 5,020 people who reported Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:
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28.1% avg client level
29.7% (1,492) of cases
7,179 have Salty constitution
Risk Factors of Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Below you will see general risk factors as well as the greatest risk factors, i.e. those who were also more likely to report Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
Overall, 14.98% of people surveyed reported Bladder / Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
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1116 cases with both
+1.6 times more likely
22% of cases
13.92% (5,537 cases)
DISCOVER YOUR BODY WITH YOUR FREE INDIVIDUALIZED BODY MAP
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See your imbalances, and locate intervention points.
Your body map contains a complete analysis of your Ayurvedic imbalances, organ by organ.
Give your chart to your functional medical doctor or any alternative health practitioner.
Ayurveda strengthens the body while opposing disorders. It takes a holistic,
systemic approach that looks at the whole body. Ayurveda
shows how to interpret signs and symptoms of imbalance, and how to address them
using diet, lifestyle adjustments, and herbs. It shows a person how to optimize their health on a continual basis. You can't
take the doctor home with you, but you can take Ayurveda home with you.
Ayurveda is the most advanced and easy to use home system for self healing.
HOW DOES AYURVEDA WORK?
Ayurveda starts by identifying your body type,
which identifies certain tendencies in your body to get sick (as well as identifying your strengths).
It uses body type to determine the likely root causes of your disorders.
Next, Ayurveda analyzes the nature of your disorder.
It fits all your signs and symptoms into a pattern, expressed as a combination of biocharacteristics (gunas).
For example, you may have a heat disorder, a cold disorder, or an oily disorder, etc.
This simple categorical approach shows you how to correct systemic imbalances and strengthen your body as a whole.
On Joyful Belly, we've created an extensive categorization of food so you can easily match food to your imbalanced biocharacteristics.
By eating an optimal diet that balances your biocharacteristics, your whole body is strengthened
and the conditions that created the disorder are removed. Once the root causes of the disease
are removed, the disease lessens in strength or disappears altogether. Additional remedies -
such as herbs and lifestyle practices - focused on the specific disorder, can greatly enhance
your healing.
GET STARTED
To get started on your Ayurvedic journey, we first recommend that your find your body
type by taking our free quiz. In Ayurveda, every solution is based on your unique body type, so
by taking this quiz, you’ll get the best results.
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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, offers
professional clinical training
in personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine).
His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders,
classical Christian philosophy for mental wellness, languages (French, Arabic, Bengali), cooking & botany.
He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
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