Treatment for urinary tract infection?

Urinary tract infection is a common disease. Once it occurs, it must be treated actively, otherwise it will cause many other diseases. From a clinical perspective, conventional treatment methods include local cleaning and appropriate clothing; Western medicine, Chinese medicine, etc. are also good treatment methods, and patients can choose the treatment method according to their actual situation.

1. Conventional treatment of urinary tract infection

①. Local cleaning

Patients with urinary tract infection should keep the perineum clean. Women should wipe the perineum from front to back after urinating or defecating to avoid introducing gastrointestinal bacteria into the urethra. The perineum should be cleaned at least once a day, but it should be noted that when cleaning, avoid using irritating soaps, foams, powders and sprays in the perineum. In addition, it is not advisable to take a sitz bath when cleaning, because the bacteria in the water can easily enter the vagina during a sitz bath.

② Dress appropriately

Patients with urinary tract infections should avoid wearing tight clothes and use cotton underwear. Underwear should be changed and washed every day to prevent retrograde infection.

2. Drug treatment of urinary tract infection

①Western medicine treatment

For the treatment of urinary tract infection, take 4 to 6 grams of ampicillin sodium daily by intravenous drip; take 20 mg of scopolamine tablets orally 3 times a day; take 1 gram of soda tablets orally 3 times a day. The above drugs should be used until the patient's urinary tract irritation symptoms disappear and then stopped.

② Treatment with Chinese medicine

15 grams each of Plantago seed, Alisma orientalis, Gastrodia elata, and Silkworm cocoon, 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, Plantago asiatica, and Poria cocos, and 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata. For those with fever, remove Poria cocos and silkworm cocoons, and add 15 grams each of Phellodendron chinense and Rubia cordifolia, and 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa; for those with kidney yang deficiency, add 20 grams each of Dipsacus asper and Astragalus membranaceus; for those with kidney yin deficiency, add 15 grams each of Lycium barbarum and Asparagus cochinchinensis. Take one dose of decoction daily, twice a day, morning and evening, to treat urinary tract infection. One course of treatment is one month.

Warm reminder: The above is a detailed introduction on "How to better treat urinary tract infection". The editor hopes it will be helpful to everyone. If patients want to cure urinary tract infection, they must treat it in a timely manner and persist in treatment, so that the disease can be cured quickly and they can get rid of the disease as soon as possible.