distended bladder

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Does cranberry juice help with distended bladder or only UTI? (non-preg). Just curious.

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Cranberry juice helps keep bacteria from sticking to the lining of the bladder, thus decreasing UTI. Doesn't help with distended bladder. Try a little oil of peppermint in teh toilet. The fumes seem to help some women relax the spincter and void

Peppermint oil was very effective for me after my first birth and my bladder was so distended I thought it would explode out of my abdomen.

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If you have no oil of peppermint try crushing an ammonia inhalant and dropping it in the "hat". It seems to work in a similar way to the peppermint.

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