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Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: May 21 9:35am | Replies (143)Comment receiving replies
@sandyhelman
@colleenyoung
Hello kids,
When I went to the hospital with a kidney stone and had an infection I said to the doctor ”It’s a good thing I’ve been drinking cranberry juice” and his reply was ”The only thing cranberry juice does for you is make you fat”
I've had many lady friends who swear by it.
My dad who was a quadriplegic and prone to UTI’s was told there was nothing better to drink than water.
I won’t say one way or the other whether it works or not but the medical research seems to refute the theory.
Jake
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RE: UTI. One help is to be able to detect it "at home". Buy a Siemen's 10 Dipstick pack for about $60. (It is what your GP has) You can dip it at home any time and read the LEU, and NIT (top two colors indicate bacteria levels). In other words -- "Somethin's goin on". After while you learn to read all 10 and it is very easy and comforting to be able to understand your kidney function level. Georgia from Australia
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@jakedduck1 I guess it is not proven, but then there are a lot of things that help SOME people but because they don't help everyone are not proven. Cranberry juice has been recommended for years. I have run into other things that are not medical doctrine because not everyone is the same. If some people think cranberry juice does help them, then maybe it does. I've avoided it myself to not add extra calories but then UTIs have never been a problem for me.
JK