Written by TheBeyondWoman Contributor: Curline Adassa.
“The wise woman within us remembers our goodness. She speaks to us in our dreams, through the rustling of leaves, the singing of a stream, …She encourages us to heal our wounds. She asks that we remember our connection to all that is sacred…”
– Deb Soule
Women are natural nurturers, hardwired to be caregivers, providers, and healers. Our power is inextricably linked to our intuition, which at times is misunderstood or disregarded by the purely logical mind. Societies the world over have stories of wise women, the healers who healed not only themselves but their families, and at times the wider community. With industrialization, feminism, and the total dependence on allopathic methods of healing; women slowly became dependent on doctors or other external sources to tell them about their own bodies. The initiative and the knowledge to heal self were slowly forgotten.
What happens when you are living out of harmony with your natural state of being? Are you irritable, ill-at-ease, pissed off?
Discomfort and disease on the physical level all have their beginning on the non-physical level. Louise Hay makes the correlation between being “pissed off” and having a urinary tract infection (UTI). Whether you have noticed this to be true in your case or not, should you be quick to dispel the possibility?
Why?
Let’s for a moment be like the masses and only examine what is physical, having a UTI, burns! The causes are not the same for every woman. In postmenopausal women, it’s usually caused by hormonal changes, women who have given birth to multiple children may have prolapsed bladders or urethras. Sometimes it is a case of holding urine for long periods (there are multiple reasons for doing this).
Poor diet, stress, increase in sexual activity, a new sexual partner; have all been documented as causes of urinary tract infections.
So, what can you do?
Cooling Down
• Water helps in flushing out bacteria, so be deliberate about increasing your intake of pure water (that colourless, odourless, and tasteless liquid).
• Pee as often as is needed and take care to empty your bladder.
• Wipe from front to back after urinating or having a bowel movement.
• Empty your bladder before and after sexual activity.
• Pay attention to your diet to ensure it isn’t full of caffeinated beverages, highly processed, or sugary food.
• Practice including stress management as a part of your daily routine.
• “Fasting” from sexual activity during an active UTI is highly beneficial. “Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time…” – 1Corinthians 7:5—Hopefully, your partner understands this need. If he doesn’t, then that is another necessary conversation that goes much deeper than this article. On a subconscious level though, that could be a contributing factor to you being “pissed off” emotionally and physically.
The above suggestions are far from exhaustive as there is quite a bit more which could be shared. The main point is to tap into your intuition and get to know your mental and emotional state and what works for your body.
I recall being at a conference all day and not drinking water (due to my reluctance to use public bathrooms). Upon returning home, I hurriedly went to pee. It burned like crazy. I shared with my friend that it was due to me not drinking water all day. She laughed and told me I was being ridiculous as the effect couldn’t be that immediate. I, knowing my body, began drinking water to stimulate my kidneys and get my bladder flushed of the toxins. This action was enough to avert a UTI that I knew would be present had I ignored my body’s clear message.
Tap into your inner wise woman, she who reminds us that we go to nature to heal. Borrow from the wisdom of the plants who share generously with those willing and ready to listen.
For my purely logical sisters who scoff at intuition, how about helping out the healthcare system which is severely burdened by starting to listen to and care for your bodies?
We can lessen and eventually eliminate the “burning” present in society by slowly changing our attitudes and beliefs.
