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1.AcupuncturePhysicalMedicine(MarkSeem,Ph.D)pages112114 2.http://www.tcmpage.com/hpurinary_infect.html 3http://www.nim.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003143.html .
DESCRIPTIONANDCONDITION:
UrinaryTractInfectioninthewesternvernacular,IswhentheUrinaryTract,whichiscomprisedoftwo kidneys,twoureters,bladderandaurethraisinfectedbyeitherbacteria(EscherichiaColi,E.Coli),a virus(HerpesSimplex)orafungus(Candida)causingthefollowingsymptoms,urinaryretention, painfulurination,pyuriaandlowerbackpain. AccordingtotheTCMperspectivetheconsumptionofspicyfoods,foodsthatarehighinfatandsugar canbeattributedtocausingtwopatternpresentations,DampHeatpatternandKidneySpleen Deficiencypatterns.
PATTERNSOFDISHARMONY/DIAGNOSIS:
UrinarydistressisclassifiedinAPMasthethirdpatternofvisceralagitation(PelvicCollapse)
CLINICALMANIFESTATIONS:
Visceraldysfunctioninthelowerabdominalregioncanalsooccurasaresultofexcessiveexercise. Themusclesbecomeoverlyrigidandanimpedimenttopropertopropervisceralfunctioninthe reproductiveandurinarytracts.Ineithercase,DysfunctionssuchasPMS,vaginitis,cystitis,prostititis, amenorrheaormenstrualirregularitymightoccur,aswellasprolapsedorganssuchasareseenin herniaorhemorrhoids.[pg112]
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willpresentachopsticklikesensation.TriggerpointscanbenoticedintheSt25toSt30region[pg 92,113]
PatientEducation:
Drink8fullglassesofwaterdailywithadilutedcranberryjuiceorextract. Properhygieneisessential
Prognosis:
Aurinarytractinfectionisuncomfortable,buttreatmentisusuallysuccessful.Symptomsofabladder infectionusuallydisappearwithin2448hoursaftertreatmentbegins.Ifyouhaveakidneyinfection, itmaytake1weekorlongerforyoursymptomstogoaway.
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