Early Symptomatic Relief in Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Abstract

Background: Gokshuradi Yog used from for strengthening and functioning of genitourinary tract. The study aims to study the role of this Ayurvedic medicine along with antibiotic in early response to treatment of urinary tract infection in children. Methods: This study was conducted on 52 children (32 girls and 20 boys). They had symptomatic and culture proven urinary tract infection. They were randomly allotted the treatment group and control group. Patents in control were given the antibiotics for seven days and were evaluated every alternate day for symptomatic relief. Similarly the patients in treatment group were started the antibiotics along with preparation of Gokshuradi Yog for seven days and were evaluated every alternate days. Repeat culture was performed on seventh day of treatment and the final result was evaluated. Results: The most common organism grown on culture was Escherichia coli in 39 patients (22 girls and 17 boys). Of the 28 children in treatment group 26 were asymptomatic in 2 days however they continued to be on therapy for seven days. Two patients were symptomatic even after four days, one of whom was culture positive even after 7 days of treatment and was put on intravenous antibiotics. Six out of 24 patients in control group were asymptomatic in two days; the 18 remaining patients were symptomatic even till day seven of treatment out of which two patients were culture positive. Conclusion: Patients when treated with Gokshuradi Yog along with the antibiotics brings early symptomatic relief in children suffering from culture proven UTI.