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How a simple sugar can stop a urinary tract infection in its tracks

Urinary tract infections are not only painful, but with a trip to the doctor’s office and a regimen of antibiotics (the usual treatment), it ends up being expensive and inconvenient as well. But it does not have to be like that. Taken at the first signs of a urinary tract infection, a specific type of sugar called D-mannose can stop a urinary tract infection quickly, without antibiotics and without side effects.

For those with a urinary tract infection, life stands still until the painful problem is resolved. It usually requires an unscheduled trip to the doctor or ER with a course of antibiotics, as well as an antifungal for the inevitable yeast infection that follows. But antibiotics have undesirable side effects, such as yeast infections in women, and the bacteria in urinary tract infections are becoming increasingly resistant. One study concluded that “bacterial resistance in the ICU in Chinese women is a serious problem, which could be the result of irrational use of antimicrobials.” the option of antibiotics for urinary tract infections is less and less of an option.

But this does not have to be like this. Most people who have suffered from a ‘UTI’, as they are called, know that drinking cranberry juice is effective prevention, but what few know is that the ingredient in cranberries that makes it work so well for infections from the urinary tract is a sugar called D-mannose.

How can sugar be stopped in the UTI?

D-mannose IT IS a sugar, but it does not ACT like sugar. It has a slightly bitter taste and does not raise blood sugar levels, but East sugar has a special trait that makes it incredibly useful in treating urinary tract infections. The main bacteria that cause Urinary tract infections are called Escherichia Coli or simply ‘E Coli’ for short. E coli cause urinary tract infections by clinging to the bladder wall with hook-shaped projections. Once stuck, it can reproduce and cause an infection. But D-mannose has the unique ability to prevent this adhesion by making the wall too slippery for E Coli bacteria to adhere to.

Since the bladder has fluids constantly passing through it, this is an incredibly efficient way to prevent and stop an infection because the bacteria that whose stick are simply removed from the body. While there have not been many human studies taking D-Mannose, those that have been done have shown the natural product to be safe and effective for not only Prevention ITU, but also as a Treatment for them. When used as soon as a UTI is noticed, symptoms usually clear up within 24 hours.

With increasing resistance to bacteria and the severe effects they have on the body, antibiotics are less and less an option for urinary tract infections and other non-life-threatening bacterial infections. Instead, using this simple prevention and treatment for urinary tract infections is easy, inexpensive, and does not require a visit to the doctor or the need for antibiotics.

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