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- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) -
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Observations:
Dementia
symptoms are exacerbated when there is an infection.
Urinary tract infections (UTI) appear to be much more common
than physicians or nursing home caretakers want to
believe. Those who wear adult diapers are especially prone
to contracting UTIs since nursing home staff prefer to change
them only when they become so saturated that they begin to leak
or begin to emit such an obnoxious odor that the staff is
inconvenienced.
Ideas, clues and leads.
The
following is a list of ideas, clues and leads to pursue.
Some may turn out to be downright silly, yet others may have
some merit. The two I find most intriguing so far are
bromelain and asparagus. The problem with bromelain is
that most of it may be broken down in the stomach by acid and
other digestive chemicals before it can do much good.
"Enteric coated" products that resist stomach acids may work
better, if you can find them. As for asparagus, some
people detest the stuff. I happen to like it. The
commonly reported "remedy" for a UTI is "1 can per day for 3
days". How big is a "can" of asparagus? Well, a
typical grocery store can is maybe 6 or 8 oz. I could eat
that much for 3 days. I supposed fresh or frozen would be
better, and I'll leave it up to you to determine how much you
would have to eat. You can also find asparagus
supplements. Don't know how effective these would be, but
for those who can't stand asparagus, this might be a good
option.
Goldenseal
Berberine
Oregon
Grape Berberine
Berberine
Cranberry 16-24 oz per day or eqiv. in
capsules (proantrocyanidins) (acidifies urine)
Blueberry
or blueberry juice (acidifies urine)
Uva Ursi (arbuoside, arbutin) - cranberry can
interfere - baking soda helps
Diuretics Hydrangea, parsely, dandeline leaves
Parseley seeds help UTI
Horsetail astringent/diuretic
Marshmallow anti-inflammatory
Mullein anti-inflammatory
Nasturtium esp. seeds - natural antibiotic
Horseradish root antibiotic & vitamin C
Vitamin C 5000mg/day -acidifies urine
Bromelain capsules or 1 cup of pineapple
Baking soda 1 tsp per cup of water -
neutralizes acidity
Echinacea
"Magic Mushrooms" (Chinese) - small amount ~1 gram??? Claimed to
work well and fast.
Ural (Australia?)
Uriclense (Australia?)
Alka-Selzter - like baking soda
Cystex - OTC med w/ low-dose antibiotic - Walmart???
Oil of Oregano & garlic capsules - preventative
Asparagus - 1 can per day for 3 days. Antibiotic
AZO Standard - OTC med?
Bactrim - Prescription sulfa drug.
Coreander - 2 tsp. in 1 cup of hot water
D-Manose "Clear Tract"?
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Natural sources:
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References:
Bromelain and Trypsin
The clinical
effect of proteolytic enzyme containing bromelain and trypsin on
urinary tract infection evaluated by double blind method.
Mori S, Ojima Y, Hirose T, et al
Acta Obstet Gynaecol Jpn 1972;19:147–53
PMID: 4587187
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4587187
The above article from Japan
is report by several on-line sources to say that the protein
digesting enzymes, bromelain (from the pineapple plant) and
trypsin may enhance the effectiveness of UTI antibiotics. It is
said to report the results of a double-blind trial in which
people with UTIs received antibiotics plus either
bromelain/trypsin in combination (400 mg per day for two days)
or a placebo. The urinary tract infections in 100% of those who
received the enzymes cleared up, but only 46% of those given the
placebo. The enzymes used in study were "enteric-coated"
tablets. Enteric-coating prevents stomach acid from breaking
down the bromelain. You may not be able to find bromelain
products today that are enteric-coated, and it is not known if
non-enteric coated tablets would be as effective.
Unfortunately, I can not locate the text of the original article
or even the abstract, only the citation above.
http://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hn-2817009#hn-2817009-uses
Asparagus
How
asparagus contains natural antibiotics to fight infections
By Daily Mail Reporter
UPDATED: 05:08 EST, 20 May
2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1388976/How-natural-antibiotics-asparagus-fight-infections.html
In vitro antimicrobial activity
of ten medicinal plants against clinical isolates of oral cancer
cases.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob.
2011 May 20;10:21. doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-10-21.
Panghal M, Kaushal V, Yadav JP.
Source
Department of Genetics, M. D. University, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,
India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Suppression of immune system in treated cancer patients may lead
to secondary infections that obviate the need of antibiotics. In
the present study, an attempt was made to understand the
occurrence of secondary infections in immuno-suppressed patients
along with herbal control of these infections with the following
objectives to: (a) isolate the microbial species from the treated
oral cancer patients along with the estimation of absolute
neutrophile counts of patients (b) assess the in vitro
antimicrobial activity medicinal plants against the above clinical
isolates.
METHODS:
Blood and oral swab cultures were taken from 40 oral cancer
patients undergoing treatment in the radiotherapy unit of Regional
Cancer Institute, Pt. B.D.S. Health University,Rohtak, Haryana.
Clinical isolates were identified by following general
microbiological, staining and biochemical methods. The absolute
neutrophile counts were done by following the standard methods.
The medicinal plants selected for antimicrobial activity analysis
were Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav., Asparagus racemosus Willd., Balanites aegyptiaca
L., Cestrum diurnum L., Cordia dichotoma G. Forst, Eclipta alba
L., Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. , Pedalium murex L., Ricinus
communis L. and Trigonella foenum graecum L. The antimicrobial
efficacy of medicinal plants was evaluated by modified Kirby-Bauer
disc diffusion method. MIC and MFC were investigated by serial two
fold microbroth dilution method.
RESULTS:
Prevalent bacterial pathogens isolated were Staphylococcus aureus
(23.2%), Escherichia coli (15.62%), Staphylococcus epidermidis
(12.5%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.37%), Klebsiella pneumonia
(7.81%), Proteus mirabilis (3.6%), Proteus vulgaris (4.2%) and the
fungal pathogens were Candida albicans (14.6%), Aspergillus
fumigatus (9.37%). Out of 40 cases, 35 (87.5%) were observed as
neutropenic. Eight medicinal plants (A. tenuifolius, A. racemosus,
B. aegyptiaca, E. alba, M. koenigii, P. murex R. communis and T.
foenum graecum) showed significant antimicrobial activity (P <
.05) against most of the isolates. The MIC and MFC values were
ranged from 31 to 500 μg/ml. P. aeruginosa was observed highest
susceptible bacteria (46.6%) on the basis of susceptible index.
CONCLUSION:
It can be concluded that treated oral cancer patients were
neutropenic and prone to secondary infection of microbes. The
medicinal plant can prove as effective antimicrobial agent to
check the secondary infections in treated cancer patients.
PMID: 21599889 [PubMed]
PMCID: PMC3121585 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21599889
Full Text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121585/
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