Spinoff: taking cranberry pills to help prevent UTIs

Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
I know some people take them to treat a UTI (which I wouldn't recommend) but what about prevention? It seems a pill or two after sex would be added insurance. Does anyone do this?
08/10/2011
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Contributor: Rossie Rossie
I don't take the pills, but I do drink cranberry juice daily.
08/10/2011
Contributor: xylia xylia
well to treat uti antibiotics are the best, but to prevent it, i found honey and blueberries are the best
08/10/2011
Contributor: wetone123 wetone123
WOW! I have never heard of honey and blueberries to prevent UTI! I totally love them both, so if this really works, I would be in heaven!
08/10/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
I know people who do this.
08/10/2011
Contributor: Nissa Nissa Nissa Nissa
Quote:
Originally posted by bayosgirl
I know some people take them to treat a UTI (which I wouldn't recommend) but what about prevention? It seems a pill or two after sex would be added insurance. Does anyone do this?
Cranberry pill + two full glasses of water. Works within 10 minutes for me.
It rarely happens for me but.. good to know the trick
08/10/2011
Contributor: AngelvMaynard AngelvMaynard
Never heard of cranberry pill's. I'll have to look them up.
08/10/2011
Contributor: Redboxbaby Redboxbaby
I used to do this often. I began taking them after having back to back UTI issues for 2 years; my doctor mentioned the benefits and suggested taking them 3 times daily with several glasses of water at the onset of symptoms. I did this for 6 months everyday and have not had another UTI; it has been more than 4 years ago.
08/10/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
I've never heard of cranberry pills, but I did have a dr recommend drinking cranberry juice.
08/10/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
Ive heard of them but havent looked to into them yet. I do take probiotics every day though.
08/10/2011
Contributor: Wild Orchid Wild Orchid
Saved me when I had a reoccurring UTI. I would go to a doctor, get a prescription, take the antibiotic following the instructions to the letter and next week... I was back to square one. Cranberry pills taken with the antibiotic and for a few weeks afterward finally made the UTI go away for good.

I'd definitely recommend buying a pack to those who want to experiment with g-spotting for the first time - especially if they plan to use hard toys.
08/10/2011
Contributor: jessterinthebed jessterinthebed
Quote:
Originally posted by Redboxbaby
I used to do this often. I began taking them after having back to back UTI issues for 2 years; my doctor mentioned the benefits and suggested taking them 3 times daily with several glasses of water at the onset of symptoms. I did this for 6 months ... more
OMG I'm so going to do this i have had uti's for 7 years! constantly. actually have one right now so thanks for the suggestion.
08/12/2011
Contributor: null null
I take the pills every time I go on a trip. I used to get a UTI every time I had to stay in the car for hours, since the pills it hasn't happened once!
08/12/2011
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
The problem with juice is that in addition to not being really concentrated like extract pills are, it also has a lot of sugar...which as you know bacteria feeds on.
08/18/2011
Contributor: ThoughtsAblaze ThoughtsAblaze
I drank cranberry juice to stave the pain before I could get to the doctor. But since the average juice contains so much sugar, I got a 100% natural cranberry juice (ingredients: cranberry, water, that's all). It was DISGUSTING! Sooooo tart. I would've loved to have had pills like these.
08/18/2011
Contributor: Elaira Elaira
Ahh. I get them so often. It's horrible!

Cranberries and blueberries both have the same ingredient in them that help to keep bacterial from sticking to the inner walls of the bladder and urethra. Pills are good, but juice is better. The pills put that ingredient in your system, but the juice helps in flushing you out as well.

I like the pills because they are really convenient. I can carry them with me when I need to, and not have to worry about running out to the store to get some juice.
08/28/2011
Contributor: Miss Anonymous Miss Anonymous
I've never had a UTI (knock on wood) but I do take cranberry pills. I try to drink at least 4-5 classes of cranberry. I always get it mixed. I don't too much care for plain cranberry juice
08/28/2011
Contributor: null null
Also, if you don't really like the taste of cranberry, but want to drink juice, try finding some cheap pomegranate juice. They often cut the expensive pomegranate with relatively cheap cranberry juice, check the label. Works just as well, tastes way better!
08/28/2011
Contributor: guard083 guard083
I dont like cranberries so I drank alt of water and I had a major UTI so I had to go to the doctor to get medicine prescribed to me usually though I constantly drink water to flush it out
02/14/2012