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D-Mannose

Ainhisg — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:57:28 GMT

Hoo-boy! First UTI in 16 years, and I never want another one! If you take D-Mannose, what is the recommended dosage to take to prevent a UTI, and do you have a favorite brand or any other advice? Also, can I start taking it while on the antibiotics? Thank you!

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:02:14 GMT

@Ainhisg Why not ask your medical provider?

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mspemberley — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:09:33 GMT

D-Mannose has been recommended to me as well. Following.....

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piperbay — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:59:06 GMT

@Ainhisg I have used Now brand D-Mannose powder and have taken two tsp. of it a day when I had a UTI. The last UTI I had, I tried Urinari-X and took three pills a day. It has D-Mannose in it. I thought it gave me more relief than the D-Mannose alone.

Also, it won't interfere with the antibiotic.

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Pinkerdoodle — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:29:02 GMT

I have been using NatureBell D Mannose Powder. It is available from Amazon. I mix one scoop in my coffee every morning.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:50:27 GMT

My urologist gave me the ok to take it. This is the one I use. It's 4 capsules and that's 1500 mg. Whatever brand you choose, the quantity of d-mannose per dosage is listed on the label and so is the dosage.

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I am still oxox — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:49:50 GMT

My urologist does not believe in it yet I still take it . I use Now Brand 500 MG bought it on Amazon for 39.99 for 300 capsules which lasts almost a year. I have not had a UTI since I started taking it

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hick — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:21:47 GMT

Since January, I've been dealing with a UTI. I'd be on a 5 day course of antibiotics and 2 days after finishing the meds, the UTI would be back.

I started reading about D Mannose. I also read a study by the Dept of Health that reported D-mannose could be just as effective for a UTI as antibiotics.

I was skeptical but ordered my first bottled from Amazon. It's been almost a month now and I have not had the UTI recur. It's a miracle.

I bought from a company called "HEY GIRL". I take 2 capsules a day. My PCP said it was fine for me to stay on it and take it daily.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:43:42 GMT

Just throwing this out there for anyone who is having persistent or recurrent UTI's. I had been UTI free for probably 15-20 years, then got one at Thanksgiving and another one at New Year's. The first one responded to an antibiotic. The second one came on late at night and I was miserable. I had DH take me to the ER because I couldn't wait for the doctor's office to open. It's not customary but the ER doctor suggested a CT scan since I had two so close together. We were shocked to learn of the incidental finding of a mass on my kidney that turned out to be cancerous. I had a right radical nephrectomy in February. My urologist said it's highly uncommon to do a CT Scan because of repeat UTI's and the ER doc saved my life.

If you're having recurrent or persistent UTI's, please go for further testing as it could be something more serious with your bladder or kidney.

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Ainhisg — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:35:42 GMT

Wow, @JeanLouiseFinch ! I'll bet you feel so very, very blessed! Usually, going to the ER does not have such a good outcome (if you want to call it that), but it is the way your cancer was found. Thank you for posting your experience and warning! I hope you are doing okay.

I'm the OP, and I hadn't had a UTI for 16 years, so I was quite surprised when this one developed last week. I didn't seek help right away, because it didn't have all the symptoms of previous UTI's, and I have had several throughout the years. I thought my bladder was possibly just irritated, so I cut out coffee, sugar, increased my water intake, etc., but it made little difference, and by Sunday, I was truly miserable. The urgency to go was like nothing I had ever experienced before.

I didn't want to go to urgent care, because I didn't have faith that I would be given the correct antibiotic and wasn't sure if they would send off for a culture, plus I needed to be prescribed Diflucan for the yeast infections I always get from antibiotics, so I needed to wait to see my gynecologist yesterday. Plus...I couldn't take Azo (Oh! How I wanted to take that to get some relief!), because I was afraid it would skew the test results in some way. Thank goodness the office let me come and and give a sample yesterday morning ASAP.

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Ainhisg — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:11:30 GMT

OP here. I have been reading this morning, and the Pubmed article I read said that more studies need to be done and that there are not enough studies to prove that D-Mannose helps or doesn't help. So all a person can go on is anecdotal evidence. In most cases, they stated that there are no side effects from taking D-Mannose but did list some that I've read here mainly stomach issues. They also cautioned that diabetics and people with kidney issues consult their doctors before taking it. But for the average person, it is okay to try.

I rejoined Consumer Lab to read what they had to say. For those who don't know, CL tests many brands of supplements for efficacy and purity and puts the pencil to paper to which is the best buy for what you get. It costs to join, but at least I know that what I choose is pure and has in it what it says it has in it.

Here are their top recommendations for a pill and for a powder--in other words, the most bang for your buck with pure ingredients. As an aside, NOW D-Mannose was approved @I am still oxox .

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AuntG — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:09:30 GMT

The bottle should have dosing requirements. Mine says two tablets with a full glass of water each morning.

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msgb — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:01:25 GMT

There are other natural items that you can take to help prevent and also to wards off--Grapefruit seed extract and Olive Leaf Extract are just two that come to mind.