Cystitis
Drinking a glass of unsweetened cranberry juice daily helps with cystitis when it is active and can help prevent it occurring again. It lubricates and soothes the bladder walls. Eat a small salad of dark green leaves with each meal including lettuce, rocket watercress etc, and eat homemade soups with plenty of organic vegetables with their skins on. Make homemade barley water every other day by simmering a tablespoon of barley in a pint of water for 20 minutes and drink while cool. Have a small unsweetened natural yoghurt every other day to help with any candida overgrowth. Apples and freshly juiced apples are excellent in cystitis. Eat at least 2 apples daily or have a glass of fresh juice at lunch. Make sure you are getting enough plant fibre as constipation and bowel stagnation are never conducive to good health. See also 'fibre' in the 'natural healing' section of this site for some food ideas. Foods that encourage acidity of the urine should be avoided whilst suffering and intake watched carefully if you are prone to regular cystitis attacks. These include fizzy drinks, coffee, tea, alcohol, refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, white flour products like bread, cakes and pasta, chocolate, junk and processed foods and meat and animal protein. Citrus fruits are often said to be acidic but lemon juice seems to have an acid neutralising effect in the body. Fresh lemon juice can be added to barley water or fruit juices daily. Drink plenty of water in its pure form or through herbal teas. Water helps to flush the bladder.General characteristics
General characteristics
Diet and lifestyle
Diet and lifestyle
Useful herbs
Useful herbs
Natural healing
Natural healing
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