PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

PID is an infection of the uterus or womb, fallopian tubes (which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus), and other reproductive organs.

PID often is a serious complication of chlamydia and gonorrhea. Untreated, PID can result in damage to the fallopian tubes and tissues in and near the uterus and ovaries.

Serious consequences of PID include infertility, ectopic pregnancy, abscess formation, and chronic pelvic pain.

Natural Remedies for PID:

Beta-carotene:

Foods with high beta-carotene content are a natural home remedy for PID. Beta-carotene can strengthen your cervical cells which may prevent infection. High beta-carotene content is found in foods like:

  • Carrots
  • Mangoes
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Pumpkins
  • Spinach

If you are subject to PID, it is helpful to consume these foods twice a day.

Garlic:

Garlic contains allicin which is a natural antibiotic, garlic may help regulate the good vaginal bacteria and prevent the spread of gardnerella vaginalis, the bacteria that can cause PID. You can increase your garlic intake by adding it to your meals or by taking a garlic supplement. You should consume garlic every day until the symptoms have disappeared.

Castor Oil:

Use castor oil to massage the pelvic region as an effective way to ease the pain caused by PID.

Exercise Internal Muscles:

Health practitioners will often recommend that women tighten and loosen their internal vaginal muscles as a regular exercise to ease the pain and increase the blood flow to damaged tissue. This will help heal faster.

Herbal Remedies:

There are herbal remedies that can help restore strength and immunity to the weak pelvic region. Once the body is detoxified it can help build back immunity and the organs can heal faster.

Herbal Tea:

An herbal tea that is a natural remedy for PID can be made from the following ingredients:

  • Ginger
  • Goldenseal
  • Fennel
  • Cayenne
  • Barberry bark
  • Cascara sagrada

Boil the herbs together, then strain. In the beginning you should take a teaspoon three times a day. You can eventually drop to a teaspoon once or twice a week.

Detoxify and Purifying Tea:

Another herbal combination is used to detoxify and purify the blood after a pelvic inflammatory infection. This tea is made from the following:

  • Red clover blossoms
  • Peach tree bark
  • Poke root
  • Licorice
  • Chaparral
  • Oregon grape root
  • Prickly ash bark
  • Root of burdock
  • Bark of buckthorn

Boil herbs together, then strain.

Herbal Supplements:

There are some individual herbal supplements and teas that are useful in treating vaginal infection. These herbs include: comfrey, oak bark, walnut bark, mullein, marsh mallow, yellow dock root.