Bladder infection is a common and frequent infectious disease in clinical practice, mainly caused by damage to the microvessels of the bladder mucosa. Mild symptoms include burning and pain during urination, seeing blood in the urine when wiping, and severe pain in the lower abdomen. The urine may appear bloody, causing great panic. Below are several dietary treatments for bladder infection.
Recipe 1: Winter Melon Beef Soup
Ingredients: 250g winter melon, 500g beef, 50g fermented black beans, appropriate amount of scallions, salt, and vinegar.
Instructions: Peel the winter melon and wash the beef. Chop them separately. Boil them together with water, fermented black beans, and scallions. Serve the beef with vinegar and drink the soup on an empty stomach.
Benefits: This recipe has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, and reducing swelling. It is suitable for acute bladder infection.
Recipe 2: Mung Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 50g mung beans or unripe soybeans, 50g wheat, 5g rhizoma Dioscoreae, a little sugar.
Instructions: Boil rhizoma Dioscoreae in water to extract the juice, then cook mung beans and wheat with the juice to make porridge. Add a little sugar and stir well before consumption.
Benefits: This recipe helps relieve symptoms of frequent urination and bladder infection.
Recipe 3: Plantago Seed Porridge
Ingredients: 10-15g plantago seeds, 50g glutinous rice.
Instructions: Wrap plantago seeds in gauze and boil to extract the juice. Remove the plantago seeds and add glutinous rice and water to cook into a thin porridge.
Benefits: This porridge helps bladder infection patients recover their body functions.
Recipe 4: Barley Ginger Juice
Ingredients: 100g barley, 15g ginger, 20g honey.
Instructions: Wash the barley and ginger, then boil them in water to extract the juice. Discard the residue and add honey from Ji'an Tang's sophora flowers for seasoning. Take it three times before meals.
Benefits: This recipe is suitable for bladder infection patients with painful and difficult urination.
Recipe 5: Coix Seed and Glutinous Rice Porridge
Ingredients: 30g coix seeds, 50g glutinous rice, appropriate amount of honey from Ji'an Tang's sophora flowers.
Instructions: Wash the coix seeds and glutinous rice separately. Cook them in water to make porridge. After the porridge is done, add honey. Take it twice a day, one bowl each time, for 10-15 days as one course of treatment.
Benefits: This recipe is suitable for bladder infection patients with painful and turbid urination.
Recipe 6: Adzuki Bean and Golden Thread Porridge
Ingredients: 50g adzuki beans, 10g golden thread, 50g rice, 10g honey.
Instructions: Wash the golden thread and grind it into powder. Wash the adzuki beans and rice, then cook them together in a pot with an appropriate amount of water. Boil them on high heat first, then simmer on low heat. When the porridge is almost done and warm, add the golden thread powder and honey. Simmer for a bit before serving.
Benefits: This porridge has the effects of invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness, reducing swelling, and detoxifying. It is suitable for bladder infection patients.
