Kidney infections may not necessarily be best treated with antibiotics as these are of no use if the source of infection is viral in nature. It is however vital that you get medical treatment as a kidney infection is very serious and your doctor would be able to make an accurate diagnosis and determine the source of infection with testing. Do not assume that you can treat this condition without using strong medications. Natural remedies will be helpful in aiding the cure of an infected kidney. They will however not help to cure the infection. You can therefore adopt a handful of measures to ascertain that your kidneys remain clean and are thus helpful in the process of recovery from your infection. You would need to make some changes in your dietary habits, which would make possibly the biggest difference. For instance, you can eat foods that are helpful to the kidneys in their normal functioning. The most important thing here would be to have white or red radish juice. Have plenty, as it will help to flush all debris and dirt out from your kidneys. Just make sure you don’t have it towards bedtime, because then it could also cause gas. Alternately, cranberry juice is also considered to be useful in helping to clean out your kidneys. You could also have that in plenty.
Celery is a natural diuretic and can be extremely helpful by making you urinate with greater frequency. Increase your intake of all natural diuretics such as asparagus, melons and citrus fruits. Along with this, increase your water intake as well. This too will be very useful in helping to flush out your kidneys. Remember that the more wastes you flush out of your kidneys, the cleaner they will be, thus eliminating a good ground for any sort of infection to stay. This is probably the best kind of help you can give to your kidneys, along with the medication you will be taking to clean out the infection. You should completely bypass and totally avoid any canned or preserved foods. These contain chemicals, and are extremely high in sodium content. These things will not only make you bloat, they will also lead to water retention, which is not a good thing for your kidneys. Water retention always serves to increase the workload of the kidneys under the best of circumstances. To aid fighting your internal infection, you can also have a glass of hot milk to which a teaspoon of turmeric powder has been added before bedtime.