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I got a super bug along with a low-grade temp. I was sick. The UTI was getting worse. I took Cranberry & D-Mannose and it did not help. I doubled the dose. No help. My husband had two antibiotics for an ear infection and I took them. That helped killed the bug. I still felt not well. Plus my blood sugar levels were elevated. Stress will do that. I went to the doctor and a urine sample was taken and no bacteria. She informed me that being a diabetic, I should take Cipro. I have no side effects from Cipro, but I don't want to live on antibiotics.
Could y'all explain what Mannose does to help UTIs? I'm in fear of having a flair with explosive watery diarrhea. This was a bad UTI and without an antibiotic, I would've ended up in the hospital.
I'm doing better with Microscopic Colitis, but I fear diarrhea and getting a UTI along with a temperature.
Do y'all have any suggestions? Thanks, Dorothy
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Hi Dorothy,
You can search the archives here to review old posts and you should be able to find this information in some of them, if you need more information. As I recall, basically, D-mannose prevents bacteria (especially e. coli bacteria) from sticking to bladder walls. IOW, in semi-medical terms, it prevents most pathogenic bacteria from attaching, thus preventing them from thriving and establishing a colony. It allows them to be flushed out regularly, thus preventing UTIs. At least that's how the theory goes. Presumably the bladder always contains various bacteria, D-mannose just prevents them from thriving, thus preventing their numbers from building up enough to cause a UTI.
Tex
You can search the archives here to review old posts and you should be able to find this information in some of them, if you need more information. As I recall, basically, D-mannose prevents bacteria (especially e. coli bacteria) from sticking to bladder walls. IOW, in semi-medical terms, it prevents most pathogenic bacteria from attaching, thus preventing them from thriving and establishing a colony. It allows them to be flushed out regularly, thus preventing UTIs. At least that's how the theory goes. Presumably the bladder always contains various bacteria, D-mannose just prevents them from thriving, thus preventing their numbers from building up enough to cause a UTI.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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Tex, should I take one or two D-Mannose daily? I'll check what others have to say too. This may of been the worse UTI I've ever experienced.
I have no idea about the dose — I've never used it. I hope someone else can answer that.
If you still have the UTI, you're almost surely going to have to use an antibiotic. D-mannose is great for preventing UTIs, but it's not necessarily capable of stopping a severe infection. Cipro is the only antibiotic that virtually never triggers an MC reaction, and I believe it's labeled for UTIs.
Tex
If you still have the UTI, you're almost surely going to have to use an antibiotic. D-mannose is great for preventing UTIs, but it's not necessarily capable of stopping a severe infection. Cipro is the only antibiotic that virtually never triggers an MC reaction, and I believe it's labeled for UTIs.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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Thanks Tex! You never know when you're going to get a nasty bug until it's too late. Darn! Dorothy