Urological
pain / inflammation / frequent urination
Generalized pain in the urinary tract is most often linked to some
form of infection (see Urinary infection), but when these treatments
fail to provide relief to the pain and accompanying increase in
urination, one should consider inflammation or spasming of the muscular
tissue surrounding the bladder and urethra as potential causative
factors.
Treatment
Goal(s):
· Relieve pain and reduce urinary frequency.
Primary
Treatment:
· Use antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory herbs, such as
Viburnum opulus (Crampbark) and Piper methysticum (Kava).
· Indeterminate urological pain can be alleviated with teas
of Solidago canadensis (Goldenrod).
Supportive
Treatment:
· Administer tincture of Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) as
a urinary anti-inflammatory and astringent.
· Use demulcent herbs such as Zea mais (Corn silk).
Differential diagnoses, cautions, and other considerations:
· If pain is very sharp and progressively more intense, or
if there has been a history, consider the presence of urinary tract
stones.
· If symptoms are not relieved after a week to 10 days, consider
additional help to obtain a diagnosis.
