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Inflammation of the bladder is an uncomfortable condition. Discomfort during urination and frequent urge, high temperature do not allow a person to lead a normal life. Despite the severe pain, few people immediately seek qualified help, preferring treatment with improvised means. Cranberry for cystitis is the best remedy for quickly relieving the inflammatory process in the urinary system. But before you start therapy with fruit drink or a decoction of wild berries, you should find out about its properties and contraindications.
Why is cranberry used to treat cystitis
Cranberries are a natural source of vitamins necessary for the development of the human body. If used correctly, it will help not only get rid of the symptoms of cystitis, but also have a beneficial effect on the whole body.
Oleanolic and ursolic acids help relieve inflammation.
Tanning-astringent components, such as tannins, easily bind polysaccharides and proteins together. This property has an antidiarrheal effect and stops bleeding.
Also, cranberries contain a huge amount of flavonoids and ascorbic acid, which means that they help reduce the permeability of blood vessels and regulate the elasticity of their walls.
Magnesium, zinc, iron, phosphorus in the berry make it even more useful for the human body.
Immunomodulatory effect
Due to the high content of vitamin C in cranberries, the natural production of antibodies and interferons is activated, and they, in turn, help in the treatment of viral and bacterial infections. This action helps to maintain immunity during the onset of cold weather, when the natural defenses are weakening and cannot cope with negative external influences without additional help.
Anti-inflammatory effect
Another important effect is provided by cranberries in kidney disease, restores the balance of alkali. During the active development of inflammation, a large amount of alkali is formed in the urine. It is she who is a favorable area for the formation of pathogenic bacteria that cause cystitis.
Cranberry juice oxidizes urine, thereby inhibiting the spread of infection. It is thanks to this feature of berries that it is possible to prevent the acute phase of the disease from turning into a chronic one.
60 minutes after taking cranberry juice with cystitis, up to 80% of bacteria die. The antibacterial effect lasts 12 hours.
Antimicrobial effect
Cranberry juice contains benzoic acid, which has antifungal and antimicrobial effects. That is why berries in natural conditions are not susceptible to mold and mildew.
Proanthocyanidins complement the antimicrobial effects of benzoic acid and tannins. The main feature of this substance is that it is not digested in the stomach, so it easily enters the bladder through the blood and fights the germs that cause infection.
Taking cranberries in any form for cystitis, the body receives a large dose of antiseptics, which help to quickly cope with pathogens that cause inflammation of the bladder.
Contraindications
While cranberries are helpful for cystitis, they can also cause serious harm. It is not recommended to use it:
- with peptic ulcer;
- with heartburn of various etiologies and gastritis.
With extreme caution, women should take it while carrying a baby, as well as people suffering from hepatitis.
After taking decoctions of cranberry or fruit drink, it is imperative to rinse your mouth with water in order to remove the acid remaining on the teeth, because it destroys the enamel.
How to take cranberries for cystitis
The easiest way to take cranberries for pyelonephritis or other ailments affecting the genitourinary system is to eat 5 berries 4 times a day. But it has too specific taste, so it is better to prepare juice, fruit drink or broth from it. Adding water will help increase the diuretic effect and allow the bladder to clear the infection faster.
Cranberry juice for cystitis
Making cranberry juice for the kidneys is easy if you have fresh or frozen berries on hand.
- You need to take 0.5 kg of cranberries and grind using a blender to get a homogeneous mass.
- Strain it through cheesecloth.
- Add to the resulting fruit drink 10 tbsp. water, previously boiled and cooled to room temperature.
- You need to drink it 3 times a day, 200 ml.
There is another recipe for making cranberry juice.
- It is necessary to take ½ tbsp. frozen berries, pour 250 ml of boiling water over them and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- After that, knead all the berries and leave for another 5 minutes.
- Divide the received amount of fruit drink into 3 parts and drink three times a day.
How much to drink cranberry juice with cystitis
Cranberry juice for pyelonephritis or other diseases of the genitourinary system must be taken from 15 to 20 days. They drink it in 100-200 ml 3-5 times a day on an empty stomach or two hours after eating.
Each person has an individual body, therefore, before starting the treatment of cystitis with cranberries, it is better to consult a doctor so as not to cause harm.
Cranberry juice with cystitis significantly improves a person's condition, but it cannot be the only remedy for the treatment of chronic inflammation, only as an additional one.
Cranberry broth for cystitis
In the medical literature, there is no mention of how to treat cystitis with cranberries, but in the folk there is a recipe for making a decoction:
- You need to take 1 tbsp. fresh or frozen berries and chop them with a blender.
- Using gauze, squeeze out the juice and put it in the refrigerator for a while.
- Pour cranberry cake with 4 tbsp. boiled and cooled water, put on fire, wait for a boil and leave to languish for another 7-10 minutes.
- After the broth has completely cooled, add cranberry juice and 2 tbsp. l. honey.
- Take a decoction of 1/2 tbsp. 3-4 times a day.
This recipe allows you to make the broth the most useful and tasty, while all the useful properties of cranberries are fully preserved.
You can simplify the recipe, just drink freshly squeezed forest berry juice. But the drink turns out to be too concentrated, so before drinking it must be diluted with water 1: 3. It is necessary to store the juice in the refrigerator and no more than 24 hours.
Cranberry jelly for cystitis
There are many good cranberry recipes that can help you get rid of bladder inflammation quickly, but this one is especially effective.
Ingredients:
- 2 liters of water;
- 2 tbsp. l. starch;
- 1 tbsp. berries and sugar.
Cooking method:
- Boil the berries in water for 8-10 minutes, add sugar, mix and leave to cool.
- Boil the starch.
- Strain the berries, and put the resulting broth on the stove again, heat it up and slowly introduce starch into the mass.
- After the jelly has boiled, it must be removed from the stove and left for half an hour.
You need to drink jelly three times a day for 1/2 tbsp.
Conclusion
Cranberry for cystitis is used not only when the symptoms of the disease have made themselves felt, it can also be used as a prophylaxis.Broth, fruit drink, juice, jelly will help to cope not only with inflammation, but also saturate the body with the necessary vitamins and minerals. The main condition is not to abuse or exceed the recommended dose.
How to properly prepare a healthy cranberry drink for cystitis, the video will tell.
