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Every year several women and girls suffer from urinary tract infections. It dampens the functioning of urinary tract and leads to severe consequences. This episode reoccurs after sometime, which is followed by treatment with antibiotics and antimicrobials. Some doctors also suggest D-mannose to the patients.

D-mannose is a natural sugar that prevents infliction of bladder or kidney infections. It is a stereo-isomer of glucose. It can flush e-coli bacterium from the body. E-coli is the root cause behind 90% urinary infections. This natural sugar is also produced by the human body but it is insufficient to fight against the harmful bacterium.

E-coli bacterium resides inside the intestinal tract. It is inactive in that region and gets excreted from the body. Sometimes, the bacterium sticks near the anus and enters the urethra during bowel movement. The urinary tract provides ultimate environment for bacterial growth. Hence, E-coli multiply and stick to the bladder lining.

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The main source of cranberry juice is the cranberry shrub. Cranberry juice contains some important components that are really effective in fighting with bacteria, mainly E-coli and H Pyroli. It provides strength to the body to fight against these bacteria. E-coli mainly infect the urinary system of our body, but by consuming regular doses of cranberry juice we can prevent urinary tract infections. Cranberry juice is also very useful against flu infections.

So to prevent you from these infections and to stay fit, we must consume or take more than 1 oz of cranberry juice every day. At the time of illness, we can also increase the doses up to 8 oz per day so as to remove the illness. Cranberry juice can also be consumed in solid form like dried, frozen and fried. By doing this, we get better results. Cranberry in raw form can also be taken as salad, and is also used in bread and ice-cream toppings. Today in the market there are different brands present that provide diluted cranberry or mixed cranberry so as to make different tastes. But for good health and as a medicine one must take 100% pure cranberry juice.

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To keep bladder infection away it is important know about the infection, how it causes, risk factors involved into it and symptoms and treatment. The infection usually is the result of Urinary tract infection (UTI), which can attack any part of the urinary tract. It can be the uterus, urethra, the bladder, or kidneys. The infection in bladder is known as bladder infection and is most common among other UTI diseases.

People in risk zone

There are few people who are more prone to bladder infections, also known as cystitis. Of them women are commonly affected compared to men as they have shorter urethra and is closer to the anus. Furthermore women going through menopause, under going pregnancy or using diaphragm for birth control are mostly affected with this infection. However, men with prostate inflammation or enlargement are more likely to catch UTI. Other reasons that might increase the risk level in both the genders are: Continue reading ‘This is how you can keep your bladder infection away’ »