When we talk about food, we have a general perspective that we are thinking about our gut health. What we eat has a major impact on what we are going to do with our health. Our gut plays a major role in developing immunity and helping us fight against most pathogens. It is rightly said that one of the painful diseases is linked with the gut and your gut health can decide your overall ability to fight off infections and diseases.
Now, I am sure most of you already have an idea about the effect of food on your stomach. But, how many of you know about the power foods for better urinary health? If not then this article is for you.
According to the best urologist doctors in Lahore, foods rich in fibre and especially bananas are powerful foods for urinary tract health and helps in preventing the notorious urinary tract infections (UTI’s) by relieving the pressure on the urine flow and by improving the regular movements of the bowel. Interesting. Right?! You must be thinking if other magical foods can help you improve the overall health of your urinary system? Right?! If you are thinking this, there is no need to worry about your needs as there are certain foods that can help you in a way that you wonder why you didn’t know about this.
Following are five amazing foods that, if added to your diet can do wonders and help you improve your urinary system health and protect you from urinary tract infections.
So, let’s get started.
- Water
The top in our list is water- the ultimate necessity of life. Water is a sign of life and definitely “The Most Important” of your diet. Your body needs hydration. People need to drink water for their digestive system and urinary system to work properly. You can prevent infections of the urinary tract by consuming enough water. The water helps in flushing out the bacteria from the body thus preventing infections and maintaining proper working of the digestive system.
- Yoghurt
It is my favourite food to consume and why should it be? It is full of prebiotic i.e. live beneficial bacteria. Yoghurt is fermented with good bacteria. Eating yoghurt and any other dairy products are good for your stomach health. The reason being that the good bacteria in the yoghurt help fight against the pathogens. In this way, you can also get protection from urinary tract infection. The risk of urinary tract infection has decreased by 80%. The live bacteria in the yoghurt not only prevent the infection but can also boost the immune system of your body.
Yoghurt is such a full diet that you can either eat it solely for breakfast. You can even opt for it with fruits or make smoothies, anything that your palate likes. If you like it in the form of frozen yoghurt, you can opt for it as well.
- Vitamin C
One of the best immune-boosting foods is the one rich in vitamin C. This vitamin is water-soluble and can remove excess fluid from the body. But, even if it’s good for your body, you need to be cautious as an excess of it can lead to diarrhoea, nausea and other complications of the stomach.
Not only has this, but vitamin C also helps in the healing of wounds, your body in absorbing the iron from the food resources, protecting you from infections, helps your gum health and even boosting your immune system.
The best sources of vitamin C are green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges and strawberries. These food items help your body produce more acidic urine thus inhibiting the growth of the bacteria.
- Fibre
Diet rich in fibre can do wonders, from promoting gut health to regular bowel movement, fiber is a must-have in your diet. If your body lacks fibre, not only can it cause pressure in the urinary tract and block the urine but also increase the growth of bacteria. The bowel movement is also highly inhibited due to it.
So, when you are adding fibre to your diet make sure to add water as well, for fibre don’t work well without water. The best sources of fibre are bananas, apples, dried beans, whole grain bread, lentils, legumes etc.
- Berries
Last, but not least in our power foods list to get protection against UTI infections is the amazing berries. Whether it’s raspberries, blueberries or cranberries, they have certain compounds in them that protect against UTI infection-causing bacteria. These berries also promote good stomach health. You can either eat whole berries or opt for the smoothies and even in frozen form, anything you like.
