ALL THIS TALK ABOUT CYSTITIS AND
BLADDER INFECTIONS
WHEN A FEW HOT CHILES CURE IT!
Urinary tract infections affect up to half of all
women over the course of a lifetime and are
responsible for eight million doctor visits each
year.
Women are more prone to urinary tract infections
than men, in part because of their shorter
urethras. Adult men have another factor going for
them—a bacterial growth inhibitor injected
directly into their urinary system by their
prostate glands.
You’ve probably heard that drinking cranberry
juice can be helpful in supporting a healthy
urinary tract. Studies do show that cranberry
juice can help by promoting a healthy flora.
What many studies fail to mention is that most
cranberry juice is loaded with fructose,
a monosaccharide (simple sugar) that can
potentially lead to health problems.(UNTRUE. The real stuff
is SO SOUR that you can go blind from it.
(joke). We obviously don't buy
cranberry cocktail, mostly
water and sugar. WE BUY THE REAL DEAL, my
big chain supermarket has it. Healthfood
store definitely does and the sour one does
cure the syndrome in a few days but costs 8$
a small bottle now. FERGETABOUT IT! Cheaper
and better is HOT CHILES, raw, red. Make
your chicken soup from scratch with a few
chiles, so your soup is distinctly BURNY.
That will cure you in one night! You wake up
well. CURED! Go figure! And
while you eat your protein, to every bite
add a chip of the chile in your hand. RAW.
And do same with clove of raw garlic, every
bite of food, mix it with bacteria-killer
garlic. You will be cured overnight. Write
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This writer wants to tell you that if you drink
cranberry juice, you are trading good urinary
health for blood sugar instability, stress on your
liver, and increased uric acid levels that can
raise your blood pressure, along with other
negative health syndromes. That’s why I don’t
recommend cranberry
juice. It’s not a beneficial trade-off. (NAHHH!)
Honeymooners Rejoice! (he goes on)
But there is a great discovery that has come from
the cranberry juice-urinary tract connection. The
active ingredient in cranberry juice responsible
for its benefit to your urinary system has been
identified and isolated—and that is
D-mannose.
D-mannose can be derived from berries, peaches,
apples, and some other plants. Pure D-mannose is
amazingly 10-50 times stronger than cranberry,
non-toxic and completely safe, with NO adverse
effects.
Why drink sugary cranberry juice if you can get
the active ingredient instead, with none of the
damaging metabolic consequences? (THIS WRITER IS
NUTS. CRANBERRY JUICE IS SOUR when it's the real stuff, which
healthfood stores sell. IT CURES CYSTITUS FINE.)
D-mannose can help cure more than 90 percent
of all UTIs within 1 to 2 days!
The condition euphemistically called “Honeymoon
Cystitis” is now preventable—no abstinence
required.
D-Mannose: An Example of a Healthful Sugar
D-Mannose is not a drug. It’s a naturally
occurring sugar, closely related to glucose and
you even produce it in your body. And very
importantly, it does NOT produce the metabolic
stresses that fructose does because it’s more like
glucose, which every cell in your body is designed
to use.
Your body absorbs D-mannose much more slowly than
glucose, and the D-mannose does not convert to
glycogen or get stored in your liver. Only very
small amounts of D-mannose are metabolized, so it
doesn’t interfere with blood sugar regulation.
Most of the D-mannose is filtered through your
kidneys and routed to your bladder, then quickly
excreted in your urine.
D-mannose helps to nourish your healthy flora
because it doesn’t affect “friendly” bacteria. It
doesn’t kill any bacteria—it just renders them
unable to stay in your urinary tract.
When you take antibiotics for a urinary tract
infection (UTI), the good bacteria are killed
along with the bad, which is why you can develop
secondary yeast
infections and digestive problems.
But how can a natural sugar combat a UTI?
The answer lies in how bacteria adhere to the
inside of your bladder.
A Sticky Situation to Control UTIs
More than 90 percent of all UTIs are caused by
Escherichia coli (E. coli), which is normally
found in your intestinal tract. Problems only
arise when this ordinary bacterium is present in
high numbers in places where it shouldn’t be—like
your urinary system.
It should be noted that this is NOT the same E.
coli associated with killer outbreaks in
unsanitary food processing plants—that is a mutant
variety, probably created by antibiotic overuse in
our country. This E. coli is typically a normal
part of your gut flora and typically is
accidentally transferred to the bladder through
lapses in optimal hygiene.
When normal E. coli gets into your urinary tract
and multiplies, you experience the usual signs and
symptoms of a UTI:
Burning with urination
Frequent urges to urinate
Lower abdominal pain or aching
Blood in your urine (sometimes, but not
always)
Cloudy urine
You might be wondering, if the bacteria are in my
urine, why doesn’t my body simply flush them out
when I urinate?
As it turns out, the cell walls of each E. coli
are covered with tiny fingerlike projections
called fimbria3
allowing them to “stick” to the inner walls of
your bladder and even work their way upward to
your ureter and kidneys. Because they cling to
your urinary organs, they can’t simply be washed
out.
These little fingerlike projections are made of
an amino acid-sugar complex, a glycoprotein called
lectin, which makes them sticky.
Lectin on the bacteria’s fimbria binds to
mannose, which is produced by your cells and
covers the internal lining of your urinary organs.
This mannose allows the bacteria to adhere to
you—like Velcro.
Lenard and Wright describe what happens when you
take D-mannose:4
“Now imagine what would happen to E. coli
in the urinary tract if those sweet little
mannose molecules they crave were present not
just on the surface of the epithelial cells
but surrounding them in the urine as well. The
E. coli couldn’t turn around without bumping
into D-mannose 'just floating around' in the
urine.
Unable to resist the tasty bait they
suddenly find themselves swimming in, they
would latch onto the nearest mannose
molecules, and happily sail off into the
porcelain sunset. Those few E. coli left
clinging to mannose molecules on cells then
become easy prey for white blood cells and
other agents of the immune system.”
Research Backs Up the Therapeutic Value of
D-Mannose
Physicians who employ natural therapies have been
using D-mannose since the mid-1980s with great
success. Laboratory studies have now confirmed
what these physicians and patients have known for
many years.
Consider the three following studies:
Rats whose urinary tracts were inoculated with
E. coli were found to have significantly lower
levels of bacteria in their urine when given
D-mannose than rats given the inoculation
without the D-mannose.
E. coli infected rats given a mannose-like
substance showed a 90 percent reduction in
bacterial attachment in their urinary tracts.
Research in humans shows that ingesting
D-mannose significantly raises blood mannose
levels, which is what is needed to raise urinary
mannose levels.
Antibiotics Should Be Your LAST Choice
Why avoid the use of antibiotics for a UTI
whenever possible?
There are a number of very good reasons:
Antibiotics are highly overused in humans and
pets, as well as in livestock, and this careless
overuse has created antibiotic-resistant
superbugs like MRSA and antibiotic-resistant
tuberculosis.
Antibiotics kill the good bacteria, along with
the bad, as described earlier, setting you up
for fungal infections, diarrhea, and other
digestive trouble.
Many antibiotics have terrible side effects
and can cause dangerous allergic reactions.
Antibiotic treatment does not successfully
kill all the bacteria participating in the
infection and may, in fact, encourage many of
the bacteria to persist in a resting state.
Using unnecessary antibiotics with children
prevents them from developing their own natural
defenses as their immune systems mature.
Physicians often prescribe newer, very
expensive antibiotics for UTIs instead of “old
gold standards,” which is a strain on your
pocketbook.
The majority of urinary tract infections can be
cured when symptoms first arise, or prevented
altogether by following these home remedies for
kidney infection outlined in this article.
Occasionally, despite preventative measures, a
kidney infection can develop. If you suspect you
have a kidney infection—especially if you have a
fever—it might be necessary to see a physician and
employ an antibiotic so the infection does not
spread to your kidney and cause some very serious
problems.
How to Recognize a Kidney Infection
Urinary tract infections can affect any part of
your urinary tract, but the lower urinary tract is
far more common—specifically, your bladder
(cystitis) and urethra (urethritis). Once in a
while, a UTI can progress up to the kidneys
(nephritis or pyelonephritis), which is a more
serious infection and warrants a trip to your
health care provider.
Kidney infections can cause permanent kidney
damage and kidney failure if not promptly
resolved, or can spread to your bloodstream.
In addition to the classic UTI symptoms listed
earlier, symptoms of kidney infection can include:
Fever
Back, side (flank) or groin pain
Abdominal pain
Blood in the urine.
If you do use an antibiotic, it is important to
take a high quality, high potency probiotic to
replace the beneficial bacteria killed by the
antibiotic. It is advisable to take the probiotic
as far from the antibiotic dose as possible. For
example, if you take your antibiotic at 8am and
8pm, take your probiotic at 2pm to minimize the
effects from the antibiotic.
Steps to Promoting a Healthy Urinary Tract
As a woman, there are some specific hygiene steps
you can take to maintain a healthy urinary tract:
Drink plenty of pure, filtered water every day
Urinate when you feel the need; don't resist
the urge to go
Wipe from front to back to prevent rectal bacteria
from entering your urethra
Take showers instead of tub baths; avoid hot
tubs/Jacuzzis
Cleanse your genital area prior to sexual
intercourse
Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays, which may
irritate your urethra
Use only white unscented toilet paper to avoid
potential dye reactions, or better yet—use a
bidet
In addition, a SUPER
HEALTHY DIET is THE PATH to supporting
your urinary tract and every organ of the body
Research shows that frequent consumption of
products containing probiotic bacteria can promote
good urinary tract health—fermented foods such as
kefir, sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables
are great for your overall health—including your
urinary system.
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Honeymooners Rejoice! (he goes on)
D-Mannose: An Example of a Healthful Sugar
A Sticky Situation to Control UTIs
Research Backs Up the Therapeutic Value of D-Mannose
Antibiotics Should Be Your LAST Choice
How to Recognize a Kidney Infection
Steps to Promoting a Healthy Urinary Tract