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A 23-year-old female asked:
Organic cranberry juice for uti prevention? does it help? i have reoccurring utis :( how much to drink per day?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Randy Bakeranswered
Holistic Medicine 41 years experience
D-Mannose better: The component in cranberry juice that prevents 90% of uti's is d-mannose. Taking d-mannose is a more efficient way to prevent uti's. 1/2 tsp 1-2x/day is usually effective. See http://bit.Ly/1hzudgk
for details.
Research does show cranberry juice can help prevent recurrent uti's but you would have to drink large amounts to get adequate amounts of d-mannose, in fact we don't know exactly how much.
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Dr. Johnny Royanswered
Urology 60 years experience
It Does Prevent: Cranberry juice makes the urine acid which prevents bacteria to grow.Drink a 6 ounce glass twice a day.
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Last updated Apr 25, 2016
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