Ayurvedic Diet:

• Reduce hot spices (your body doesn’t need more heat atm)
• Drink as much water as possible – min 2L (flush those kidneys out!)
• Fresh lemon juice, fresh coconut water, and pineapple juice are very beneficial (these have alkalizing and cooling qualities)
• Consume seasonal fruits such as apples, watermelon, grapes, peaches, berries etc in abundant quantities
• Use cinnamon as a healing spice in cooking. It has an antibacterial effect on E.coli which causes infections of the urinary tract
• Cardamom spice works wonderfully well as a diuretic (and one of my all-time favs 😘)

Ayurvedic lifestyle:

• Limit exposure to extreme heat and sun (no surprise)
• Go to the toilet as soon as the urge is felt (common sense)
• For incontinence, strengthen the pelvic muscles (use kegel exercises)
• Wear cotton and avoid tight pants (let the area breathe baby)

Yoga Asanas:

strengthen the pelvic floor and urinary system with gomulkhasana (cow’s face pose), pawanmuktasana (wind-relieving pose), ardha matsendrasana (half spinal twist pose), uttanpadasana (raised leg pose), viparita karani (legs up the wall pose), mula bandha (root lock)… google these or I’m happy to help!

Naturopathy & Aromatherapy:

Add Echinacea supplement – it’s an immunostimulant & anti-infectious.

Essential oils are aromatic liquids from plants, and research suggests that they are helpful in fighting off bacterial infections.

• Juniper essential oil is indicated in lithiasis and pyelonephritis.
• Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil is anti-infectious (for the nerds, research has shown that cinnamon contains a compound called trans-cinnamaldehyde which can stop urinary bacteria from forming biofilm, meaning the enemy form a sticky gang – making they are harder to defeat).
• Others have found great relief and prevention from Young Living’s Purification, Thieves, Oregano & Grapefruit.

To explore using essential oils, massage a few drops on the lower abdomen and kidney areas, 2 times a day for 7 days.

If not using Young Living essential oils, please dilute with a quality vegetable oil to prevent possible skin reactions.

(if you are keen to try some Young Living essential oils – just reach out!)

Do you have any other suggestions to manage pyelonephritis?  I’d love to hear them!