Cranberries to Make You Feel Bladder

Cranberries are Mother Nature’s aid to our bladder. These berries are very acidic and
help to alter bacteria in the urine. In fact, studies have shown that a special factor in the juice of a cranberry seems to make harmful bacteria less likely to cling to the surface of cells in the urinary tract and can be your best preventative solution against bladder infections. Cranberry concentrate can be found in powder form in capsules; drinking cranberry juice is good, too, but sugar-sweetened cranberry juice is not your best choice because the sugar can serve as food to harmful bacteria. Most health food stores carry cranberry juice sweetened with fruit juicee cranberries alone are very astringent and will make you pucker without some type of sweetener.
You may also juice and/or eat raw celery, watermelon, cucumbers, parsley, and kale to help heal and soothe inflamed, internal mucus membranes in the bladder during or after a bladder infection.


Buchu root (Barosma betulina) is another excellent herb to aid the bladder, and cranberry and buchu work very well together as a remedy for preventing bladder infections or any urinary tract infections. Golden seal can be used to help fight the infection as well; uva ursi is another bladder tonic, and cornsilk nourishes the bladder and can serve as a diuretic. These herbs can all be used together or separately for any type of bladder problems. And don’t forget to drink copious amounts of water when you have a bladder infection—water will help flush out your infection.