having sex with a uti - Cranberry Benefits More Than the Urinary Tract
2012-02-05
Cranberry Benefits More Than the Urinary Tract
In addition to their appealing flavor and association with festive holidays, cranberries are an example of a food believed to contain one or more beneficial phytochemicals, or plant chemicals.
In research laboratories around the world, scientists are trying to figure out which phytochemicals may have health benefits. Much of the theorizing and publicity about phytochemicals has focused on their potential role in preventing cancer. However, with the thousands of compounds in edible plants, there are likely other medical uses waiting to be verified.
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A study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and several other medical centers added to the evidence that something in cranberries can help cure urinary tract infections. The researchers were expecting a difference in the frequency of bladder infections among the 300 elderly women who either drank cranberry juice cocktail or a non-cranberry masked substitute over a six-month period.
Instead, they discovered that the cranberry juice cocktail had a greater impact in reversing infections once they started than in preventing the infections. These scientists aren't pushing aside the idea that drinking cranberry juice cocktail regularly may be helpful to women prone to bladder infections, but they feel it may also have an important role, along with antibiotics, in clearing up infections.
At one time, doctors thought drinking cranberry juice changed the acidity of urine, which had an impact on bacteria's ability to grow, but the Harvard study did not bear this out. Instead, it added to previous evidence that a phytochemical, or group of them, may well be providing the benefit. The same researchers have begun a similar study with younger women to see if the results are similar.
So far, the research is based only on cranberry juice cocktail. The new Fruit Waves candy and the cranberry-flavored Jell-O both contain cranberry solids for flavor but I'm not counting on them to provide any cranberry "benefit". The Fruit Waves cranberry-flavored candies are much like other hard candy, contributing about 60 calories in every half ounce. If you're looking for something sweet but without fat or cholesterol, these fit the bill. They're also low in sodium but, as we'd expect, they contribute no nutrients. Fruit Waves are fun foods that earn two stars.
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Not too surprisingly, a serving of cranberry-flavored Jell-O has about the same nutrient profile as the hard candy. A half-cup portion of this Jell-O provides 80 calories, mostly from sugar. It's also fat- and cholesterol-free. The tiny amount of protein in Jell-O is of little value, other than to thicken liquids. I was surprised to find that this flavor contains twice as much sodium as other Jell-O gelatins, with 120 milligrams per half cup serving compared to the typical 35 to 75 milligrams.
Although the 120 milligrams is not a huge amount, people who know their blood pressure is influenced by sodium would be better off sticking with one of the other "red" Jell-Os for their molded salad. Cranberry-flavored Jell-O also earns two stars.
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Our Readers' Questions and Answers
Help! My 8 yr old daughter starting having pain in her private area, syptoms of a uti, any home remedies?
isac c asked on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
Does anyone know a home remedy for uti syptom like pain in an 8 year old girl? My daughter has them frequently and we have tried everything, any suggestions?
Anya. replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
Take her to the doctor! They can get very, very serious.
wittyteacup says Peace!! replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
She needs to see the Dr, ASAP. In the meantime give her cranberry juice and water to drink. They help flush out the Urinary Tract.
Sydney L replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
She sould still go the doc., but I here that cranberry juice is suppsoe to help.
infamousshadow2004 replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
Home Remidies for a UTI? Are you NUTS? She needs to be seen by a doctor, a urinalysis done and a course of anti biotics started right away. It wont go away any other way. And if left alone, will only get worse.. GET HER TO A DOC
Edit: Cranberry Juice will help, but only along with an antibiotic
the "private area" has a name, it is a body part it is called the VAGINA, it's not a dirty word. (Makes me wonder what you would call an arm or a leg). It could be a uti, could be a yeast infection (yes even virgins get them) could be her underwear is too small. It could be anything. You might want to take her to the doctor and find out what it is...and if it is another uti you might ask the doctor what is causing her to have so many of them.
La Fée Verte replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
Doctor, Cranberry Juice, and Blueberries!
Lauren replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
I had these when I was her age, the doctors said I had a short urethra and that I would grow out of it. I had them frequently for a while (again, around 8), and then I just stopped having them and haven't had one since my urethra "growing" (or whatever the problem was). The only thing you can really do is take her to the doctors for antibiotics, since those are the only things that actually treat the infection. It won't get better on its own, and cranberry juice does not help during the course of an infection (as any doc will tell you).
echo lily replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
Drink a lot of fluids to flush out the bacteria in the body(water and cranberry juice) . Also a warm heating pad on the lower stomach could help.
yvonnechoi12 replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
The answer is, you should check with your doctor. There are medications, even over the counter pills, but you really shouldn't give anything to a child without checking with your doctor first.
Also, I'm assuming you're getting antibiotics every time she has a UTI because they can be deadly and it's the only way to treat them.
Em replied on Sun, 30 Nov, 2008
If she gets them a lot she will need to be looked at, but I'm guessing thats in hand.
In the meantime do you have a health food shop or Neals Yard nearby? If you ask their advice, or by a herbal infusion called 'marshmallow tea' it can help. (not the sweeties marshmallow!)
Other than that lots of cranberry juice or blueberry juice (they help stop the bacteria from holding onto the cell walls)
EDIT - DO NOT use warm pad or hot water bottle in case this is a grumbling appendix pain!
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