Old_PA Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Hi, This week there was an interesting 15 min item on ABC (Australia) radio about cranberry juice. Link to comment
tantricfollower Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 This article says that research shows that cranberry juice is of no value in respect of UTI's. As always some say there is and some say there isn't (evidence). 1 Link to comment
Old_PA Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 It does seem to work for me also.I use capsules and 'VitaGummies' with plenty of fluid. 1 Link to comment
Loveable_guy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 It works for me and that's all that matters for me. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Link to comment
Elfy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I think it depends on your definition of helping with UTI's. Cranberry juice isn't an antibiotic so it won't cure things, but it does make you pee a lot and that will flush your system which, in my experience, dramatically reduces problems. I know that when I have a kidney stone (depressingly often) cranberry juice is great because peeing helps move the stone along and also the risk of infection is quite high. When I saw a doctor he suggested cranberry juice in a "it's UTI helping effects are questionable, but it can't hurt" type way. Link to comment
sunwutian Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I have a question about its diuretic effects. It's supposed to make you go more often, yet I also read that it's a very common "cure" to give bedwetters a glass of it before bedtime to prevent accidents. Don't the two contradict each other? How does a diuretic help prevent bedwetting? And also I tried it just to see if it would help with bedwetting and I'll give a warning: it's VERY acidic stuff! If you are even slightly prone to heartburn, this stuff will make trying to sleep a living hell Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 A couple of things to remember- First is that the body does the healing, meds only enhance the body's ability to do that. That goes for antibiotics too. Second is that 'herbal cures' like cranberry work differently with each person, and often depend on other factors such as having enough of a particular vitamin in you. All alone they may not help. The usual medical studies do not often take into account things which are seemingly unrelated that might have an effect anyway. The human body is very complex and lifestyles along with diet are very different for each of us. To study at that depth really is necessary but is rarely done because it would increase the amount of analysis needed a hundred-fold or more. So things like cranberry can work well, but not necessarily equally well for everyone and not at all for some. being natural they can't hurt though, and make for a good place to start. Bettypooh Link to comment
JonBoi65 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Cranberry juice/pills do have their merits. Cranberry should never be mistaken as the "be all, end all" to ward of any UTI's. But it can assist in greatly mitigating the beginnings of contracting an UTI. As many women can attest to, the moment they feel that nasty hint of an UTI it is off to the store to get cranberry juice. Which leads me to suspect that the liquid form works faster than the pill form. Just my opinion on the subject Link to comment
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