D-Mannoose and UTI prevention

I'm on antibiotics now for the fifth time. Prolapsed bladder n rectum. Yuk. Got D-Manoose today to take. Also take cranberry supplement cranberry juice and pumpkin. Doing exercises and go to pelvic floor PT. Seeing urologist to see if it needs surgery.
My weight is decent, 123 pds
And have diverticulitis) gastroparesis/gastritis.
Lol...that's enough for me😂

@holly55 I’m sorry you are on your 5th round of antibiotics. Is it for UTI if you don’t mind me asking, since that is what this discussion is about? It is also about
D-Mannoose or D-Mannose (I’ve seen different spellings.) Is it a supplement thought to be helpful for preventing & / or treating UTI? I’m not familiar with it. I would like to learn more. Sometimes I think traditional Drs don’t have a lot of background training in dietary, supplements or vitamin treatments.

I was looking for more information on D-mannose. Specifically how much is too much. Some say too much can cause kidney damage, but they never say how much is too much. I've been taking it for awhile now to help prevent recurring UTIs. For the last six months I also take Methanamine. I'm having my first break through UTI in three months currently and am back on antibiotics. This is the longest I have been without a UTI in two years. I credit the Methanamine and my new doctor.

I use cranberry capsules twice a day. No uti’s

Does it really help? My urologist wants me to use vaginal estrogen cream but I tried it and seem to itch and burn a bit even after 1 month then I tried the vagianl insert and feel the same. I want to stop them. Is there a certain brand of d-manose you use and are there any side effects or drug interactions? Thanks

All meds have side effects. If you must take several medications there’s always the possibility of interactions. I suspect that this is also true of supplements and possibly dietary interventions. We aren’t medical providers here so we don’t diagnose or prescribe. You should ask your provider for advice regarding using D-Mannose, cranberry supplements etc.

After a really bad uti recently and 3 antibiotics I decided to try D Mannose. I purchased the powder after doing a lot of research as it said it is much better than the pills absorbs better. I got the organic on Amazon. I just got it today. I did the cranberry and the suppositories but since I just had the worse uti ever I may finish them and not take them anymore. I also bought something called Semaine it had good reviews I just have to find out if it’s okay to take both with my current medication.

I was told not to take estrogen since I had already had cancer.

D-Mannoose worked so far great for me.
I take it cranberry supplement, and pumpkin and D3 together. So far so good. No UTI!!! And physical therapy

It definitely is a lack of estrogen. 30 yrs no Uti's then suddenly 3 in a row. I am taking powdered Mannose D, but would switch to pill when traveling.

I bought on Amazon the brand ,Pure D-Mannose, from the co. Solution Specific Supplements. I believe you are supposed to avoid acidic foods bc they block the effectiveness of the D-Mannose. Now that I cleared up the UTI's and got on a suppository estrogen, I am only taking a scoop at night. It was like the estrogen creams were causing or facilitating the UTI's . The suppository in combination with the D-Mannose stopped the UTI's. It was getting annoying; nitrofuritin couldn't clear the infection.

I do think I had a low grade UTI for years, bc now that UTI's don't reoccur, I no longer have incontinence. I still have stress incontinence but not the worse kind that comes with a UTI. Just thought I wasn't aging well. Ha, ha.