I had no idea xylitol breaks down into mannose. My body reacts badly to xylitol with cramps and diarrhea. I can't even take one mint before bedtime without problems. (The toothpaste, however works miraculously to clear plaque and whiten teeth). Anyway, my infection is not E-colil, so the d-mannose will not help (I tried). I am working on vitamin C, but have considerable trouble finding one I am not allergic to, and does not cause unpleasant reaction due to the acidity. One person on the list suggested taking 30,000 units of C to knock out a UTI in one day. I am still buying different types of C and taking them to be checked by muscle testing before I can safely take them. Maybe some people can just pop 10,000 units of C in their mouth with no problem, but I'm not one of them.
Jill
