Cranberry confirmed as natural remedy for UTIs

Medical Xpress / Bond University / European Urology Focus ^ | July 22, 2024 | Christian Moro et al

[ConservativeMind]

People who drink cranberry juice are 54% less likely to develop urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a study.

It has long been suspected that cranberries contain compounds that help prevent bacteria from adhering to the walls of the urinary tract, reducing the risk of infection.

However the effectiveness of cranberry juice has been confirmed by the network meta-analysis that amalgamated the results of 20 studies involving 3,091 participants worldwide.

Lead researcher Dr. Christian Moro said the findings could help reduce the use of antibiotics to treat UTIs.

"More than half of women experience UTIs and antibiotics are a go-to treatment prescribed by doctors," said Dr. Moro.

"With antibiotic resistance increasing, it is vital to identify effective non-drug interventions.

"Cranberry juice is an effective and easy intervention that should be considered for the management of UTIs."

The study also found cranberry juice reduced the need for antibiotics by 59%, and significantly reduced the symptoms of those with a current UTI.

Just drinking more water or taking cranberry tablets was also beneficial, although not to the extent of combining cranberry with fluid, such as in juice.

About 50% of women and 20% of men experience a UTI in their lifetime.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cranberry; uti; utis

[ConservativeMind]

It is believed that D-Mannose is the key part of cranberry juice that helps make the urinary tract too slippery for bacteria to stay in your body.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Indy Pendance]

This is new? Been doing that since my kids were little, 1980s.

[DIRTYSECRET]

First thing I thought of was women and sex. Why’s that?

[MayflowerMadam]

Never worked for me.

[heartwood]

Vitamin C works well too.

First indications, drink quarts of water and take a lot of vitamin C. Cheaper by far and more convenient to store.

[Bob434]

i have a relative who gets frequent UTI’s and it doesn’t work for her either- she must be in the 41% it doesn’t work for-

[Lurker]

UTIs in women can be insidious. My mother was hospitalized twice in the last year because of cognitive and behavioral issues. It wasn’t until a urine culture was done that a raging UTI was discovered. She was on intravenous antibiotics for a week until it cleared up.

Now my dad has a package of home tests ready to go. And he’s added those Azo cranberry pills to her daily vitamin regimen.

L

[goodnesswins]

You can get D-Mannose in powder and pill form.

[rdl6989]

I thought this was an old home remedy WAY back in the old days.

[Indy Pendance]

My dad had sepsis and UTI when he died. The UTI messed with his cognitive ability. UTI’s can go undetected. Especially in the elderly, they don’t feel pain as well as younger people do. They try to appear as normal as possible to fool those around them. Sounds like biden.

[MayflowerMadam]

D-mannose works for me. Preventive.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yes,I remember hearing this over 50 years ago.

Maybe this is being reported now , because they’ve conducted studies , and they’re reporting the results of the official studies?

Anyway, the anecdotal evidence about this has been known for a long long time.

[MayflowerMadam]

I take 2 pills when I get up in the morning, and 1 pill before bed. 500mg.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Especially in the elderly, they don’t feel pain as well as younger people do. “

So true. When Mom began to talk crazy and paranoid, we learned to check for UTI first thing. She didn’t feel it the same way she did when younger.

[stanne]

“ This is new? Been doing that since my kids were little, 1980s.”

Pshaw

D Mannose. That’s all

[Indy Pendance]

I always have them check for a UTI even if there isn’t any symptoms.

[sten]

how much did it costs to ‘determine’ this?

any beach bartender with a summer on the job could’ve told you this.

[goodnesswins]

I am so very lucky to never had had UTI, but have advised friends to use D Mannose. One thought I was a loony, cause her doc never told her....she was ALWAYS having UTIs...guess she was a good revenue stream.

[lepton]

The women I know that have a history of getting UTIs regularly only do so if they stop drinking cranberry juice for a week or so. It’s a pretty direct and obvious relationship.