Hiya Catherine - For what it's worth, I use to get several UTI's per year (many, many years ago). I didn't care for the flavor of cranberry juice, so I bought Cran-Blueberry juice and Cran-Grape juice (the blueberry was harder to find). I haven't had a UTI in over 20 years now, and my kids LOVED the Cran-Grape flavor. Do you think this would help Sharon's DD as much as the cranberry juice coctail? Just throwing in a suggestion that worked for me - although my UTI's were nowhere as severe as DD's are. Hope this is helpful in some way.
Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "C Creel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:18 PM Subject: Re: CS>Re: (ot) verised as sedative in VCUG procedure > New Studies Offer Hope to UTI Sufferers > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > CONTACT: National Kidney Foundation > PHONE: (212) 889-2210 > > (New York, NY) - September 9, 2002 - Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account > for 11 million doctor visits each year, but drug-resistant bacteria is > making treatment tricky. Over the last decade resistance to antibiotic drugs > by E.coli bacteria C the most common cause of UTIs C has risen dramatically, > according to the National Kidney Foundation. A new study suggests that > salvation for UTI sufferers may come from the supermarket aisle rather than > the drugstore counter. > > Cranberries and UTI Prevention > Cranberry juice has long been linked with prevention of UTIs. Now, a joint > study conducted at Rutgers University in New Jersey and the University of > Michigan indicates that cranberry juice=s protective effect works against > the antibiotic-resistant as well as the antibiotic-sensitive strains of > E.coli. > > Research suggests that cranberry juice=s protective effect may be due to > ingredients called proanthocyanidins, or condensed tannins, that have an > anti-adherent, or anti-stick, property, which prevents certain E.coli > bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract. This may help to flush bacteria > from the bladder into the urine, resulting in fewer infections. > > In the Rutgers study, E.coli bacteria from men and women with UTI were > introduced into urine samples from healthy people before and after drinking > 8 ounces of cranberry juice cocktail. The samples taken after drinking > cranberry juice cocktail prevented 79 percent of antibiotic-resistant > bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract cells, while urine samples taken > before drinking cranberry juice cocktail failed to prevent adhesion. In > total, the cranberry juice cocktail prevented 80 percent of all bacteria > tested from sticking. > > The researchers also found that cranberry juice cocktail=s beneficial effect > may start within two hours and last for up to 10 hours in the urine. This > suggests that drinking a serving in the morning and one in the evening may > provide more effective protection than one daily serving. > > "These findings are also important from a public health standpoint. If UTIs > can be effectively prevented by drinking cranberry juice cocktail, resulting > in fewer infections and reduced use of antibiotics, the potential risk of > developing further antibiotic resistance would also be decreased," says Dr. > Craig Peters of the National Kidney Foundation=s Urology Council. > > To help gain insight into the causes of UTIs and, ultimately, develop > treatment, the National Kidney Foundation and its partnership with Ocean > Spray Cranberries is funding a study that will shed light on how > drug-resistant E.coli infections are spread. The research, to be conducted > at the University of California at Berkeley, will study over 500 women with > UTI, collecting information about their diet and other behavior patterns, > such as sexual activity, contraceptive use and travel. The goal is to find > out what risk factors may contribute to the spread of drug-resistant > infections and, ultimately, help develop new non-drug approaches to prevent > recurrent UTI in women. > > For a free brochure on UTIs, contact the National Kidney Foundation at (800) > 622-9010. The National Kidney Foundation, a major voluntary health > organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve > the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these > diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
