Posted by stargazer on March 1, 2007, at 23:36:31
In reply to Re: Ronaldo...outcome of MD appt? Everything OK? » ronaldo, posted by Larry Hoover on March 1, 2007, at 13:14:52
Some people prone to UTI's, aka cystitis, prefer the cranberry pills available in health food stores. Have the same effect as the juice and my understanding of how it works was by lowering the ph of the urine to prevent bacteria from setting up shop. Either way, the effect is prevention/elimination of urinary infections.
They sure are painful and once you see blood, its really a bad infection which can lead to other more severe complications like pyelonephritis, so don't ignore any of those symptoms. And drink lots of H2O which you obviously know.
I had 2 infections close together a few years ago, the next step was a workup with a IVP (Intravenouse pyelogram, shooting dye into the kidney) to r/o kidney problems so my doc, an OB/GYN took it very seriously and referred me to a urologist. Many people develop kidney damage from chronic, untreated infections. Being overly cautious is better than missing something serious.
SG
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