Category: urinary tract infection

Cranberry Juice Can Prevent Recurrent UTIs, but Only for Some People

Many of us know cranberries as a tasty condiment to have with our Christmas turkey, or the juice that accompanies vodka in a cosmopolitan cocktail. You might have also heard cranberries prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). While this is often dismissed as a myth, a new review of the evidence shows consuming cranberry juice or…


Urinary Tract Infections

How Do I Know If I Have a Urinary Tract Infection? A urinary tract infection (UTI) isn’t difficult to recognize: You’ll feel a pressing need to empty your bladder every few minutes, though little or no urine may come out, and you’ll feel a burning sensation when you do urinate. You may also have discomfort…


Studies Show How to Treat & Reduce Recurring UTIs Without Antibiotics

A new study presented in San Diego of 140 premenopausal women in Bulgaria who found that urinary tract infections (UTIs) were reduced by half with when their water consumption increased by 1 and a half liters. The women included in the study previously had experienced UTIs more than three times a year. After dividing the…


Nature’s Best UTI Fighters

Stay a step ahead of urinary tract infections by boosting your diet with some of nature’s best UTI-fighting foods. A urinary tract infection, or UTI, occurs when infection is present in either the upper urinary tract, including the kidneys, or lower urinary tract, involving the bladder. Infections of the lower urinary tract are a more…