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Dandelion Tea and Oregano Oil
Posted by Shelley (Nova Scotia) on 06/04/2006
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I tried almost everything, conventional and alternative. Finally found my cure-dandellion tea and Oil of Oregano at first sign of infection and as a preventative I take acidophillus supplements try to keep the bacteria balanced. If I stick to these three products I can keep my bladder under control. Basically cures my bladder infections and the infections are occuring less often as times goes by. I hope this helps someone else because I was very discouraged when I finally found this "cure", I had spent a lot of money and time trying to find relief. When I went into my health store and said I think I have tried everything here, do you have any suggestions, they offered me the oil of oregano and said they had never heard any bad results. Great stuff!!
Sea Salt, Baking Soda and Cranberry Pills
Posted by Stella (Cleveland, Ohio)
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I had written on 2/27/2008 that Cranberry pills were working for my bladder infection. It may have been a BV infection I'm not sure. Anyway the cranberry pills alone did not completely take away my infection & it started to get worse it was very painful. I tried Ted's cure of drinking 1 tsp of sea salt in a glass of water, I did this one time in the morning, then at night before bed I drank a pinch of baking soda & water along with cranberry pills and it worked. I continued the cranberry & baking soda for a few nights and I am 100% cured. It has been almost a month now and my infection has not returned. I would definitely recommend this to anyone suffering from this type of infection. Thank you Ted.
D-Mannose
Posted by CALYPSO (Az) on 08/02/2026
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This is a poat in support of D Mannose...i was suffering from an on going UTI for almost 2 weeks. I troed a generic AZO which helped but stopped working after the firat days 3 doseages. So I came here, a place I trust. I saw ACV was recommended alot. I have taken it before but not for this. So I decoded to try it started woth 2 big tablespoons in about 6oz of water and waited...The pain that ensued after each dose was like the ACV went to war with the bacteria INSIDE MY BODY. I took three doses of about 2 tbl spoons every few hours and my body hurt first only my bladder then onto my kidneys...My back began to ache badly and thats when I knew this wasny goingbto work for me. It did alieviate the pain and irge to urinate but the side effect was not worth it. So I went and bought tye true AZO along with D Mannose. I took the recommended dose for Spring Valley, (the only brand I could find) and close to the time to take the next dose my back broke out in hives. Idk if it was just too much from the ACV the day before or my own bodys reaction to the aimple sugar. I was afraid to take the next dose but the hives though a lil itchy went away within the hour, I did not take the next dose but did take the one after that but with 1 less pill than the recommended amount which was 1500mg. (3 pills). I took the two no more hives and no more urge to pee or pain...The next day today, I feel fine. Did not take AZO simce last night at 8pm. Took the D Mannose at around 9:30am with the 2 pills instead of 3. Still no pain or urgency to pee. My back doesnt hurt, feeling GREAT. I do believe the DMannose is the main reason why.
Baking Soda, D-Mannose
Posted by Lindsay (Boston Ma) on 06/23/2026
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BAKING SODA AND D-MANNOSE!!!!!
I suffered with UTIs since 2007. I'm talking month after month after month. I've had an ultrasound, CT, seen a urologist, infectious disease doctor. Saw a naturopath, had acupuncture. Due to the frequent antibiotics I ended up developing drug resistant bacteria requiring a midline and had to give myself IV Ertapenem for a week. It wasn't until I did my own research…..Almost all my cultures grew out e-coli. Multiple studies show that D-mannose can remove ecoli from the bladder walls…here is the catch…d-mannose works much better in an alkaline environment…hence the baking soda. I take a tsp of baking soda in a glass of warm water along with 2-4g of d-mannose to start. After every urination I take 2g of d-mannose. I know they say to drink a lot of water but be careful that dmannose needs to time to sit and work in the bladder. It's not going to be beneficial if it immediately leaves the body. I then do the baking soda and dmannose combo before bed and after I wake up in the morning. I'll even take 2gm of dmannose if I have to urinateon the middle of the night. I'll then continue to take the dmannose after every void the following day. Continue this for a couple days. For women prone to UTIs following intercourse just take the baking soda and 2gm dmannose combo after :)
Vitamin C
Posted by Wiser Now (England) on 01/10/2026
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I had a UTI for a year-and-a-half or so. Initially, I used a lump of chopped up ginger in hot water (to make a tea) and when finished, I would chew and swallow the bits of ginger at the end (or at least as much of them as I could tolerate). This helped to give me some short-term relief, but did not cure the issue. I reduced my sugar intake - I.e. stopped putting honey on my porridge and honey in my cocoa drink that I drank several times daily and saw more benefits. Again it did not cure the issue, probably because I did not go completely cold turkey on sugar. I tried D-mannose powder, which gave me relief while I was taking it, but again it did not cure the issue. I tried an ACV drink (a tablespoon in hot water), which appeared to work on the first day or so, but when I took it again the following day, the cramps came back with a vengeance. Then, I tried the Vitamin C, ascorbic powder, roughly 1mg (a quarter teaspoon in distilled water), between 2 and 4 times a day, probably for less than a week, I would say....and that helped immensely...I'm not getting any UTI symptoms now! I only wish I had tried it much sooner.
Supplements
Posted by Alicia (Severna Park, MD) on 07/18/2024
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Garden of life Probiotics Urinary tract+ (no refrigeration required)
Cystex UTI pain relief + bacterial control
U.T. Vibrance D-mannose
Lifesource vitamins - All natural anti-B
I took all of these supplements day of first feeling of UTI pain - woke up with intense pain.
Day 2 I have no symptoms and never has this happened even with antibiotics.
I think the probiotics is the game changer. Good luck!
Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda
Posted by Elena (Dallas) on 12/24/2023
Since you have UTI regularly, always keep D-Mannose and Urolesan in your medicine cabinet.
Lemon, Cornsilk, Oregano Oil
Posted by Kassy (USA) on 05/21/2025
Amen, I second that!
Thank you for posting what worked for you and then sharing that here at Earth Clinic, much appreciated.
Cream of Tartar, Essential Oils
Posted by Sam (Miami ) on 03/25/2023
Urolesan. Available on Amazon (unfortunately overpriced x10).
Active ingredients: fir oil, peppermint oil, castor oil, wild carrot liquid extract, hop cones liquid extract (1:1), wild marjoram (Origanum majorana) liquid extract. 8-10 drops on a cube of sugar or bread. Works as magic. #1 in europe.
Colloidal Silver, Oregano Oil
Posted by Dena L. (New Orleans, Louisiana ) on 06/04/2022
★★★★★
I used colloidal silver by Oxysilver with p73 oregano oil. I also drink goldenseal tea daily. I took this after antibiotics didn't clear my bladder infection. I re-tested at the doctor and it was gone.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil
Posted by JuliaGulia (Vineland, New Jersey) on 12/22/2021
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Having had UTI's periodically, all of my adult life since having children, I was quick to dose myself some ACV and cranberry juice as soon as I felt the symptoms last week. This method usually clears my symptoms up within 24 hours but this last bout was more tenacious, so I came online to look for a more invasive natural approach. My main symptom was continued pain on urination so I scooped up a portion of organic coconut oil, knowing it's antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial properties. Utilizing it as a suppository, the symptoms were immediately alleviated and together with my ACV, cranberry with a pinch of baking soda cocktail regimen, I was right as rain within 24 hours. The real task is trying to remember to include ACV in my diet several times a week to prevent the onset of another infection.
Thyme Essential Oil
Posted by Lauren (NY) on 07/15/2021
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For a UTI, I usually take olive leaf and turmeric caps as per my post under those headings. When I find that my UTI is being a little extra stubborn I draw a shallow bath, but a little olive oil on a washcloth along with some thyme essential oil, with maybe a little tea tree. I feel that the thyme is the most potent. It is important to dilute these with the olive oil. I then press this around the area gently and push out the bacteria into the bath. This really helps to tame the infection or get rid of the remainder of it.
Lemon
Posted by Charlotte (TEXAS) on 05/07/2022
Thanks for your blessing and info about Lemons 🍋 and UTIs. God bless you and keep you well and safe.
Bromelain and Quercetin
Posted by Vicki (Arizona) on 04/16/2021 4 posts
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Seven or eight years ago, I paid a nurse on the phone on the internet to help me she suggested I take bromelain and quercetin as I had had three and a half years of bloody UTIs! The doctors were no help at all. They kept giving me antibiotics, which never worked. One time I saw about a half an inch of sand in the urine cup. The lab never caught it and it never got recorded! So it could have been kidney stones!
The pain was so severe, it would put my blood pressure up into the stroke range. This was three and a half years of this! Never got any help from any doctors ever! Oh, actually there was one doctor he was a GYN and he prescribed estrogen cream to put up in the vagina every few days a very small amount and that helped tremendously.
Also several nurses said off the record they thought it was Interstitial cystitis since cranberry juice, even unsweetened, would make it worse!
The bromelain and quercetin pills were the answer! They are both enzymes. The bromelain is in the pineapple and green apples and red onions go on my salad with Romaine lettuce and flax seeds and whatever else I want to pile on there with real olive oil from either Italy or Israel and that red vinegar.
Of course, drink plenty of water 20 oz of water first thing in the morning 20 oz before bed and I'm a hundred 25 lb. If you're heavier, drink more. Also, another key is hydration very important hydration means eating the right foods. The minerals you need come from the foods, the water just carries helps carry it around. Drink a cup of water every hour, and don't drink out of plastic bottles.
Avoid High Oxylate Foods
Posted by Wendy (Dublin, OH) on 08/20/2021
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I have been UTI free for the past nine months, and then this morning I got a major one! I'm so glad you posted about high oxalate foods, because guess what I had last night? 3 cups of steamed organic beets! And, beets are a high oxalate food. Now I know!
Corn Silk
Posted by Terry (Canada) on 05/04/2019
★★★★★
Corn silk works wonders for my dog's incontinence. He was suddenly dripping and peeing in his sleep even though he has never peed in the house in his life. I see that most of the posts have been about female dogs and their spay incontinence but I just want to say that corn silk capsules eradicated my adult male dog's incontinence by 99%.
He is a 70lb dog and I give him one capsule per meal twice a day. I also time when he gets water but not reduce the total amount of water given to him. This way he would not have to hold for as long. In two weeks he went from dripping in his sleep every day to needing to go out earlier than his potty breaks. We listened to him when he would indicate wanting to go and slowly his schedule was back to normal. It has been a month and a half and he stopped having incontinence completely. I will likely give him cornsilk long term since it is inexpensive and effective as incontinence prevention.
Tea Tree Oil
Posted by Yvonne (Oakdale) on 10/27/2018
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As I have gotten older I am more prone to UTI's. It got to the point that intercourse was a guaranteed UTI the next day. However, I have learned that if I use tea tree oil and coconut oil after sex I pretty much won't get a UTI. (I get about 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil and a drop of tea tree oil and use it topically/vaginally after intercourse.)
This week I got lazy and skipped the tea tree treatment and woke up the next day with pain. Bladder spasms, I think. I immediately used frankincense oil (a couple of drops) in some castor oil on my lower abdomen and used the tea tree/coconut oil vaginally.
Symptoms improved within hours. I was also drinking water with Apple Cider Vinegar.
There you have it. Hope it helps you as much as it has me.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda
Posted by Elaine (Minnesota) on 01/08/2021
Baking soda: 1 tsp. in glass of [purified] water, once a day, for three days. Don't drink tap water!
Cream of Tartar
Posted by Betty (Kingman) on 01/06/2018
I have cream of tartar will try it. I have been drinking a honey, vinegar, ginger hot tea and it seems to have helped. Now will try the C of T. Thank you.
Lemon, Vinegar and Olive Oil
Posted by Arizona Mom (Prescott, Az) on 06/12/2016 4 posts
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I am 66...6 yrs ago the bloody uti's started......in and out of ER for years and on 3 1/2 years of antibiotics.
Cure: I think it was Dr Grisanti site, an article on uti.... Can't remember exact title... but women are routinely false positive on utis. Turns out it was kidney stones. Years of horrible pain like 1,000 razor blades in the bladder. Once in ER, I saw sand-like stuff in bottom of my urine cup and I asked "Is that kidney stones"?
Dr said, "I don't know. If it is, the lab will pick it up." They did not pick it up~
Years later, all I did was start lemon water 1 qt morning and at night night fresh lemon vinegar and olive oil on food lemon dissolves the kidney stones! No more problem!
Thousands spent trying to get to the bottom of this. Also I suggest you get Dr. Hulda Clark book the cure for all diseases free pdf online or buy on amazon used for $4.
Cranberry
Posted by Swfowkes (Cupertino, California) on 12/09/2015 46 posts
Very nice post. But let me suggest that cranberry concentrates may be a better option than 100% cranberry juice. One that you mentioned is the taste of the juice, which is bypassed by concentrates. The other one is the limit imposed by the volume of juice that has to be consumed, and the sugar load inherent in that volume of juice. Concentrates can give you more potency, and almost no sugar.
Thanks for the post. It's good info.
Enterococcus UTI Remedies
Posted by Om (Hope, Bc Canada) on 08/14/2015
Moka (NY) --- try ozonated water. Namaste, Om
Enterococcus UTI Remedies
Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile, Tn.) on 08/14/2015
HI U MOKA, , , , , , , , , , , have learned that ozonated water will handle most UTI infections including cancer . Suggest you invest in a cheap non medical device and try. Gas (ozone) dissolves best in ice water. See u tube.
All would appreciate your response.
Wish you the best. ======ORH======
Enterococcus UTI Remedies
Posted by Bekah (Nc) on 02/08/2016
Hi, if you're still suffering, I recommend cayenne pepper, and grapefruit seed extract.
Enterococcus UTI Remedies
Posted by Tina (Ontario ) on 11/18/2017
Hi Monka, I just read your post and I do realize is from a while back but I am experiencing the same issue. Any luck in getting rid of the enterococcus uti? I was diagnosed about 3 months ago with enterococcus UTI when they did a urine culture. I experience extreme urgency and frequency, no burning, no pain. I was on 3 rounds of different antibiotics: macrobid, amoxicillin and septra or bactrin 10 days each based on sensitivity test but it didn't clear up. At the end of the antibiotic treatment I feel good and the lab count shows lower bacteria but then slowly I start experiencing the symptoms again and the count goes up. I tried everything including natural treatments: uva ursi, colloidal silver, garlic, juniper tea, grape seed extract, oregano oil, tea tree oil, sitz baths and I take probiotics and vit C every day. My doctor wants to put me on another antibiotic which I am very skeptical now to take. I eat healthy and I drink lots of water. I am desperate and frustrated, this is impacting my life terribly, I don't know what else to do. I always follow personal hygiene and live a healthy lifestyle, I am otherwise very healthy female 39 yrs old. Reinfection is not the case as it would be technically impossible. I want to try another natural treatment while I wait to see a specialist. Please let me know if you managed to treat it.
Enterococcus UTI Remedies
Posted by Mrs A (London, Uk) on 11/20/2017
To Tina of Ontario - What you want is grapeFRUIT seed extract (not grapeseed extract - but read up about it first, to make sure you're buying the real thing). In addition to taking drops of it - and perhaps even more importantly - put (say) ten or twelve drops in a small bowl of water by the loo, and give yourself a wipe every time you go.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda
Posted by Nplife (Ohio, US) on 03/29/2015
Hello, I am new to this site but I was just researching UTI and accidently came across this site, and wanted to offer some advice. There is a natural way to treat UTIs that is supported by evidence based research; it is call D-mannose. It is a sugar that binds to bacteria and is eliminated through the urine. It has been show to significantly reduce UTIs. It is safe enough to use daily and helps to prevent reoccurrence. Hope it helps.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by L J (Los Angeles ) on 03/21/2015
★☆☆☆☆
I just read your comment on taking various remedies for what u think is a bladder infection. To begin with the bladder is not located under your right rib, that's where the liver is located the bladder is on the lower left side of the body down below your stomach..I think you had a gallbladder attack and should definitely seek medical help. Or at least take something for Gallstones.. Xoxo
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Katrinab (North Vancouver, CA) on 03/22/2015
Thank you for your feedback. I can assure you that it was not gallstones as I have no gallbladder. I had been having bladder pain after voiding for a few weeks before it developed into an infection. My right side was were the pain was radiating, not where it was localized. Sorry if I was not more specific.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Kenorb (London, UK) on 01/18/2015
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Most common UTI is caused by either waiting too long to pass urine or sexual intercourse and the main causal is e. coli. Please try the following bacteria-killer drink.
Brew a green tea (in a big mug), then add 2 slices of lemon (or squeeze half of it, alternatively use the Vitamin C powder - but don't overdose it), 2 tablespoons of Apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of Manuka honey (or any other if not present), 2 slices of garlic, ginger and some clove and cinnamon (effective against E.coli), cranberry extract if present (or drink the juice separately), if having - mix in half of paracetamol sachet (250-500mg, find one without aspartame). Drink slowly and repeat every few hours during the day.
In addition, please drink plenty of alkaline water. During the night, give your liver a bit rest by drinking alkaline water only (high in pH, 9-10). Eat fresh fruits, vegetables (with peels when possible), food (avoid cooked, which is lack of enzymes) with garlic, onions, spices (ginger, clove and cinnamon) and anything that works as antioxidants. You may monitor your health by urine strips (leukocytes nitrites and blood). If your UTI is advanced to painful testicles or hematospermia (blood in your semen), ejaculate often for relief.
For external treatment, dissolve few drops of tea tree oil in warm water and wash gently. If not present, washing with any commercial gel/shampoo with SLS (neurotoxin) would do the job as well (by killing the bacteria). You can get some sunshine (which will work as detox), if not possible, try infrared sauna for the deep detoxification (raising body temperature assists the body to kill bacteria, parasites, viruses and other infections). Also don't forget to think positively and proper rest and sleep is the key factor as well. If conditions get worse, please contact with the doctor.
Aloe Vera and Cranberry Juice
Posted by Jhlife (Atlanta, Ga) on 12/14/2014
★★★★★
I just wanted to add in regard to BV, I had it a couple of years ago and it was recurrent no matter what my Dr. gave me. Finally, I ask a friend of mines who is well versed with natural cures what I should do and she simply said, "2tbsp of natural aloe vera to 8oz of unsweetened cranberry juice. Not only does it get rid of the BV, I have also found that it works well with balder infections. Pray this helps someone as it did me.
Hotep (peace)
Corn Silk
Posted by Jean (Ohio) on 06/30/2016
Does corn silk tea is commercial or fresh boil corn silk? Does it bother your stomach?
How much corn silk do you use? How long do you take this treatment?
Thank you.
