Its D Mannose that is the big gun with bladder infections. This site gives information. http://www.tahoma-clinic.com/mannose.shtml
Supply, others on net search http://www.globalsweet.com/default.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Bertella" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: Re: CS>Re: (ot) verised as sedative in VCUG procedure > 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]> > > >
