Urinary Tract Infection

[artemisa79]

Can cranberry jucie and my own body inmune system throw away the bacteria?
I have taken three courses of antiobiotics and still have the bacteria :(

[UroDoc]

Cranberry can be effective in treating and preventing urinary tract infections

[carmenwolfer]

Yes but the acid in cranberry will take the enamel off your teeth and give you cavities. The secret is large doses of acidophilus (the kind in the fridge) for about 3 months 2 times a day (expensive) after you get a urine microbiology done to see exact type of bacteria you have and after you go on pills again one last time for 14 days--3 months. Not longer. Acidophilus is the key and not eating sugar or starch during.

[chiyaki-chan]

Can cranberry jucie and my own body inmune system throw away the bacteria?
I have taken three courses of antiobiotics and still have the bacteria :(

What is the bacteria you're trying to get rid of? If it's proteus, then yes, it should help alot. Although only about 5% of UTI based infections are actually caused by this. If it is (and it's more likely to be) an eColi infection then the Cranberry will make it much worse in the long run and the anti-biotics that you usually get given for it will only kill off about 40% of them (leaving dead bacteria debris that will irritate your body), whilst the remaining ones that survive actually get more resistant to anti-biotics. In this case then you're better off using something like Waterfall D-Mannose which will simply flush away the bacteria when you pee.

I hope that this helps you to get well.

Feel free to PM or eMail me about this as I've been reaserching alot about this kind of thing and I may be able to help you further.

Chiyaki.

[nannanme]

are you saying that the cranberry extract does NOT work to reduce or remedy the UTI? If I have to have some cranberry extract as a preventive measure, which brand would be the best? what should I look for in search of the cranberry extract? thanks