@pdlinda @bikerbabe @on the bay All said here. I never had a UTI either, until one day I did lol. My symptoms were nonexistent. I asked to have a retest, confirmed again. I chose to use antibiotics because I knew it would zap the infection and not allow it to further travel up to my kidneys which can happen. I remember they used an older antibiotic that had been around for decades. During the antibiotic usage, I used probiotics as recommended on the label, and never had any disruption to my digestive system.
During that time, I went to my local health store to see what could help prevent one in the future since that was my first (and last so far knock wood) UTI. We are now talking 20 years ago. The gal helping me out said her sister used to suffer frequent UTI's until she discovered D-Mannose. I grabbed a bottle and began using it (after checking with my doctor) as a preventive, not a cure, as I was already on antibiotics as mentioned. She also said her grandma in a nursing facility takes it daily because as one ages, she said her doctor explained you can't count on the usual symptoms of pain/burning/frequency/etc. because many older people simply do not get those symptoms. She also said many of her grandma's friends in the nursing home also take D-Mannose daily for prevention. I found that fascinating, and my doctor said she has many patients doing the same - not just older patients - using it to prevent infections.
After researching how it actually works, which I found fascinating because the way it works is different than cranberry juice, I found Solaray CranActin D-Mannose 1000mg per 2 caps, included in the caps 400mg Cranberry as their CranActin to be my daily dose. I take one with breakfast and one with lunch as the 2 caps per day, but the others I spoke with who also take it say they take both caps at once per day as a boost of D-Mannose.
I read through Uqora's website because they use different amounts of D-Mannose for UTI prevention or flushing or cure. I've read stories where people who frequently get them due to staying in workout clothes too long, or say swimsuits, etc. use a higher dose of D-Mannose as a "flush". It was an interesting read anyway lol.
Since I know you will get retested from your replies here, I wish you good luck and hopefully you will find your best answer. For me, I didn't want to mess with a UTI travelling into my kidneys since I didn't even know I had a UTI to begin with. Funny thing though, a couple of days after I started taking the antibiotics, I felt like I had more energy. So I bet had I had my yearly a couple days later, I would have become symptomatic, it was just beginning. To the naked eye, the urine looked fine! Take care and stay well!
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