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Bladder Infection - How Cranberry Juice Can Help
Date: 22/04/05
If youve suffered from it in the past, you know that the letters UTI can be three of the most painful in the English language.
For instance an HSI member named Delaney wrote in to say, I soooooo very much hate having to go to the doctor and take an antibiotic. Is there another way?
Good news, Delaney. There is another way. And its often very effective. But before we get into that, I have some new research to tell you about that may reveal the reason why UTIs can be so irritating and hard to get rid of.
Lying in wait
In a recent issue of the journal Science, US researchers at the Washington University (WU) School of Medicine in St. Louis explain that when Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria invade the bladder, they penetrate a protective coating of the superficial cells that line the bladder. Once the E. coli is established in the bladder lining, the stage is set for infection.
The WU team used mice to study bladder reaction to inoculations of E. coli. They found that after the bacteria began multiplying in the bladder lining, they formed pod structures that were protected by the cell coating. As the pods developed, they created special fibres that held them firmly in place below the coating. This type of cell organisation is called biofilm.
One of the authors of the study, Dr Joseph J. Palermo compared the pods beneath the coating to eggs protected by an egg carton.
The researchers found that after an infection was treated with antibiotics, pods that survived the treatment soon released bacteria to begin a new infection. Dr. Palermo and his colleagues believe that theirs is the first study to reveal disease-causing biofilms that proliferate inside cells. They also believe that this explains why many bladder infections are often followed by subsequent infections after an initial successful treatment.
Location, location, location
Clearly, were up against some very clever E. coli. So... what to do?
Many women know that when the first signs of a bladder infection appear, a few pints of cranberry juice can sometimes head the problem off at the pass. According to US physician Dr Jonathan V. Wright the ingredient in cranberry juice that makes it effective is a bacteria-fighting sugar: D-mannose.
D-mannose has the ability to detach E. coli from the walls of the bladder without upsetting the balance of the friendly bacteria necessary for good health. After being loosened from the bladder walls, the bacteria are rinsed away by normal urination. The E. coli arent killed; theyre simply relocated - from the inside to the outside - and the infection is gone.
Cranberry... without the cocktail
But before you run out to stock up on cranberry juice, you should know that Dr. Wright says theres not really enough D-mannose in the juice to be significantly effective. Plus the extra sugar that comes with most brands of cranberry juice just creates other unneeded problems.
Fortunately, D-mannose is available from many natural health food stores. Dr. Wright says that almost any bladder infection caused by E. coli can be eliminated with to 1 teaspoonful of D-mannose, dissolved in water and taken every 2 to 3 hours.
And theres no need to worry about the sugar aspect of D-mannose; its a simple sugar, so very little of it is metabolised by the body. Large doses are washed away in the urine, and the amounts not excreted into the urine are so small that they do not affect blood sugar levels - even in diabetics.
Back to topFor instance an HSI member named Delaney wrote in to say, I soooooo very much hate having to go to the doctor and take an antibiotic. Is there another way?
Good news, Delaney. There is another way. And its often very effective. But before we get into that, I have some new research to tell you about that may reveal the reason why UTIs can be so irritating and hard to get rid of.
Lying in wait
In a recent issue of the journal Science, US researchers at the Washington University (WU) School of Medicine in St. Louis explain that when Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria invade the bladder, they penetrate a protective coating of the superficial cells that line the bladder. Once the E. coli is established in the bladder lining, the stage is set for infection.
The WU team used mice to study bladder reaction to inoculations of E. coli. They found that after the bacteria began multiplying in the bladder lining, they formed pod structures that were protected by the cell coating. As the pods developed, they created special fibres that held them firmly in place below the coating. This type of cell organisation is called biofilm.
One of the authors of the study, Dr Joseph J. Palermo compared the pods beneath the coating to eggs protected by an egg carton.
The researchers found that after an infection was treated with antibiotics, pods that survived the treatment soon released bacteria to begin a new infection. Dr. Palermo and his colleagues believe that theirs is the first study to reveal disease-causing biofilms that proliferate inside cells. They also believe that this explains why many bladder infections are often followed by subsequent infections after an initial successful treatment.
Location, location, location
Clearly, were up against some very clever E. coli. So... what to do?
Many women know that when the first signs of a bladder infection appear, a few pints of cranberry juice can sometimes head the problem off at the pass. According to US physician Dr Jonathan V. Wright the ingredient in cranberry juice that makes it effective is a bacteria-fighting sugar: D-mannose.
D-mannose has the ability to detach E. coli from the walls of the bladder without upsetting the balance of the friendly bacteria necessary for good health. After being loosened from the bladder walls, the bacteria are rinsed away by normal urination. The E. coli arent killed; theyre simply relocated - from the inside to the outside - and the infection is gone.
Cranberry... without the cocktail
But before you run out to stock up on cranberry juice, you should know that Dr. Wright says theres not really enough D-mannose in the juice to be significantly effective. Plus the extra sugar that comes with most brands of cranberry juice just creates other unneeded problems.
Fortunately, D-mannose is available from many natural health food stores. Dr. Wright says that almost any bladder infection caused by E. coli can be eliminated with to 1 teaspoonful of D-mannose, dissolved in water and taken every 2 to 3 hours.
And theres no need to worry about the sugar aspect of D-mannose; its a simple sugar, so very little of it is metabolised by the body. Large doses are washed away in the urine, and the amounts not excreted into the urine are so small that they do not affect blood sugar levels - even in diabetics.
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