Urinary system

What are different home remedies for frequent urination? – Part 2

What is Frequent Urination?
• It is absolutely normal to urinate anywhere between 4 and 8 times a day.
• If one experiences the urge to urinate more than 8 times a day, it could mean that you are either consuming too much water in the day, or that you suffer from an underlying health problem.
• This problem has affected the strength and functioning of your bladder.
• Frequent urination could affect you throughout the day, even at night.
• There are many people who suffer from nocturia.
• This condition is characterized by the urge to urinate mainly during the night.

There are several factors which include:
• Color of the urine which is different from normal.
• Loss of control on bladder.
• A strong urge to urinate.
• Pain while passing urine.

Symptoms for Frequent Urination
• Moderate to high fever with urinating very often.
• A strong and sudden urge to urinate.
• Pain in your groin, sides or the lower abdominal area.
• Burning sensation or pain during urination.
• Changes in the color of the urine.
• Presence of blood in the urine.

Causes for Frequent Urination
• Water consumption
• Medication
• Excess amount of coffee, tea and aerated drinks
• Drinking alcohol
• Dietary and lifestyle habits

Home Remedies for Frequent Urination

5. Cornus
• Cornus is an herbal treatment that is used to stop frequent urination.
• This is done by strengthening the kidneys.
• This herb helps with problems like incontinence, excessive sweating and a large volume of urination.
• The fruit of the plant is used in this treatment.
• This comes in the form of capsule.
• This can also be taken as a tea or as a tablet.

6. Dodder
• Dodder is a kidney herb.
• It is used for treating frequent urination and kidney problems.
• The seed of the plant is used to create the capsules, tea or tablets.
• These are used in treating frequent urination.
• Drink one to two cups a day when taking in the form of tea.

7. Valerian
• Valerian is used to treat urinary tract infection.
• This herb relaxes the muscles and stop muscle spasms which causes frequent urination.

Frequent urination problem with children

• Alleviating any fears or stress by talking to the child.
• Encouraging the child to urinate at the start of the bedtime routine and just before actually going to bed on a daily basis.
• Ensuring that the child stays away from foods or beverages that have the smallest amount of alcohol or caffeine.
• Habituate the child to a route urinating schedule.
• Treating conditions like constipation, either through a diet, or through traditional medication.
• Massaging the child’s inner thigh with wort oil helps in curing urination problem.
• Let the child drink six to eight oz. of cranberry juice.
• Make sure to leave a light on throughout the night in their bathroom to ensure that kid is comfortable.
• It is important for the child to drink less water before three to four hours of going to bed.
• During cold climate dress your child with warm and full sleeved clothes.
• This will help them remain warm which means less urination.
• Help the child to become normal and feel secure and loved.
• Never scold or make fun of the problem with children.
• Try to avoid sweets, meat, artificial additives and too much of fruits.
• Mix Sarson powder in a cup of milk, and give to the child at night before going to bed.
• This will stops the bedwetting problem and is one of the good home remedy for urination problem.

Other Alternative Therapies

• Some of the experts suggest that “Magnet Therapy” works.
• Take Neo tablets (Charak) in the dose of 1 to 2 tablets daily for at least two to three months.
• Some alternative therapies like shiatsu and reflexology have reported curing many of the cases positively.
• Chewing the cinnamon bark once in a day is one of the common home remedy for urination.

Using herbs which can help alleviate stress and anxiety in children is recommended like:
• Lemon Balm
• Horsetail
• Zea Mays
• Corn silk

Certain herbs are effective in treating urination like:
• Causticum
• Pulsatilla
• Ursi
• Corn silk
• Lycopodium

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What are different home remedies for frequent urination? – Part 1

What is Frequent Urination?
• It is absolutely normal to urinate anywhere between 4 and 8 times a day.
• If one experiences the urge to urinate more than 8 times a day, it could mean that you are either consuming too much water in the day, or that you suffer from an underlying health problem.
• This problem has affected the strength and functioning of your bladder.
• Frequent urination could affect you throughout the day, even at night.
• There are many people who suffer from nocturia.
• This condition is characterized by the urge to urinate mainly during the night.

There are several factors which include:
• Color of the urine which is different from normal.
• Loss of control on bladder.
• A strong urge to urinate.
• Pain while passing urine.

Symptoms for Frequent Urination
• Moderate to high fever with urinating very often.
• A strong and sudden urge to urinate.
• Pain in your groin, sides or the lower abdominal area.
• Burning sensation or pain during urination.
• Changes in the color of the urine.
• Presence of blood in the urine.

Causes for Frequent Urination
• Water consumption
• Medication
• Excess amount of coffee, tea and aerated drinks
• Drinking alcohol
• Dietary and lifestyle habits

Special conditions can become causes like:
• Diabetes (Both, Type-1 Diabetes, as well a Type-2 Diabetes)
• Pregnancy
• Prostate problems
• Interstitial cystitis
• Use of diuretics
• Neurological diseases or strokes
• Bladder stones or bladder cancer
• Cystocele
• Infection in the kidney
• Undergoing radiation treatment
• Urinary incontinence

Home Remedies for Frequent Urination

1. Monitoring the Intake of Fluids
• Drink 8 glasses of water in the day and do not overdo.
• Choose to drink the right fluids.
• Stay away from coffee, tea, aerated drinks and alcohol.

2. Modify your Diet
• There are certain food items that can irritate the lining of your bladder.
• Restrict the intake of spicy food, chocolate, caffeine and tomato-based products.
• Eat a higher quantity of fiber through your diet.
• Constipation can lead to an overactive bladder.

3. Practice Bladder Control
• This exercise is usually included in overactive bladder syndrome treatment.
• Hold your urine for a longer time than you normally do.
• Over the course of 12 weeks the urinating intervals are also lengthened.
• Train your bladder to hold urine for a longer period of time.

4. Kegel Exercises
• These exercises require you to contract and release your pelvic floor muscles.
• By toning these muscles one shall improve overall bladder control.
• This will reduce the urgency as well as the frequency at which you urinate.
• Kegel exercises are effective when practiced with regularity.

Diet for Frequent Urination

- Some of the foods that can help prevent frequent urination are:
• Squash
• Cherries
• Blueberries
• Cranberries
• Brown rice
• Bananas
• Barley
• Potatoes

- Foods that should be avoided are:
• Caffeinated foods and beverages like chocolate, coffee, tea and aerated drinks
• Spicy food
• Beans
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Nuts
• Rhubarb
• Beets
• Red meat
• Vinegar
• Fermented food
• Baked products