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Diet for bladder infection: fluids that flush, coconut water, barley, coriander water - and the caffeine, alcohol and spicy foods to skip while the bladder heals.
No diet cures a bladder infection, but what you eat and drink changes how much it hurts, how fast you recover, and how often it comes back.
Aim for pale-yellow urine through the day: for most adults that means roughly 2-2.5 litres of fluid, more in hot Indian weather. Plain water is best. Frequency of urination matters as much as volume - every void physically flushes the bladder.
The classical texts (Charaka, Sushruta) told urinary patients to eat light, cooling, water-rich food - old rice and barley, moong, cucumber, ash gourd, coconut water, boiled lukewarm water - and to avoid pungent, sour, salty and burning items, alcohol, and night curd. Centuries later, this still reads like sensible advice for an inflamed bladder.
Diet supports treatment; it does not replace it. And if you have kidney disease, heart failure, or are on a fluid restriction, ask your doctor before pushing fluids.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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