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Cranberry Pills for UTI?
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I have heard from a lot of people that you don't need to go to the doctor if you have a UTI. You can go to the drug store and buy these cranberry pills and in about 4-7 days they almost always clear up a UTI. Also you are suppose to drink lots of water and cranberry juice, can anyone confirm this? Or is it just a myth?
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The best thing to do is drink atleast 3 litres of water a day. This will detox any infection to do the water.
Cranberry juice apparebtly helps cos it neautralises the urine or something? I think cranberry caplets help prevent it you you should take it regularly to avoid getting cystitis, I don't think they help that much if you've already got it. People who get regular UTI's often take them
Cystitis is grim. I had it for over a week and I had to go to the toilet about 6 times an hour when it was at its worst. At one point I just gave up and stayed on there
few tips
warm baths with no bubble bath are heaven!
hot water bottle between the legs or on the lower part of your back can also help
do drink alot of water and cranberry juice can help although there isnt much evidence
sometimes it can be triggered by sex so always wee before and after!
avoid anything acidy especially alcohol!
as for cranberry tablets, im not too sure what the evidence is for them but i should think there more of a preventative than a cure.