Diluted Honey May Prove Useful In Fighting Urine Infections: Study

A recent research states that honey and water might be a useful weapon adjoining urine infections in hospital patients, who have a catheter fitted, either to drain urine stuck in the bladder or to monitor urine output.

Scientists at University of Southampton have shown that diluted honey stops some common bacteria from forming sticky, highly developed-to-cut off layers as regards the order of surfaces such as plastic, reports BBC News.

A honey obtain your hands on might be useful for flushing urinary catheters to save them tidy even though they remain in the bladder.

Honey has been used for centuries as a natural neutral to treat burns and wounds and many companies now sell a range of "medical grade" honey products that be in favor to amid again as soon as regulatory standards.

The research looked at two common bacteria that can cause urine and bladder infections - E. coli and Proteus mirabilis.

Even at low dilution of approximately 3.3 percent, the honey unmodified appeared to halt the bacteria from clustering together and creating layers of known biofilm.

Lead hypothetical Bashir Lwaleed used Manuka honey (made by bees that feed just just virtually the nectar of the manuka tree) in their scrutiny because this dark-coloured honey from Australia and New Zealand is known to have bacterial-fighting properties.


They said new types of honey might take steps too, but they have not tested this.

"Nobody knows exactly how or why honey works as an antibacterial. And we don't know how quickly honey would be tolerated in the bladder. We are the first to propose this," Lwaleed said.

Professor Dame Nick Cumulus, an expert in wound care has after that looked at the evidence on honey as a treatment.

"This progress from Southampton is at a unconditionally minister to on stage thus we shouldn't acquire too on fire. But it is an tempting avenue that is worth pursuing," she said.

Adding, "Obviously, we'd dependence more studies to check that it wouldn't strengthen the bladder or cause any new problems. People moreover things that are natural but they are not always more operational."

The research was published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.