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How come cranberry juice helps with utis?
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Makes the urine acid: More acidic, less likely to get utis will not usually get rid of one once u have one, u need antibiotics.
Answered 11/28/2017
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PAC's: Cranberry juice can help to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI's) in women with recurrent UTI's because of the proanthyocyanidins (PACs) it contains.
Answered 10/31/2015
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