You might've heard that cranberry juice is good for UTIs, but this really true? Here's what to know about cranberry juice and UTIs, according to ob-gyns.
, it makes sense why some people would do pretty much anything to avoid them. Symptoms like burning, frequent urination, and even fever can leave patients scrambling for solutions, and while good hygiene may help you, even this can only take you so far. Still, there's one remedy that seems to have withstood the test of time: cranberry juice.
While the cranberry rumor certainly offers some hope, chugging a glass of cranberry juice may not be the most effective way to treat a UTI. To find out more, we spoke to ob-gyns about what cranberry juice can and can't do in terms of pain relief and UTI prevention. Read on to see if cranberry juice can help a UTI, and what other remedies might work better.
"It's also important to note that cranberry juice does not treat a UTI. It can be used for prevention. The treatment is the use of an antibiotic," Dr. White says. While it might not hurt to drink cranberry juice while you have a UTI, research isn't strong enough to suggest it serves as a treatment."There are some studies evaluating this, and none have shown that cranberry juice actually works ," says Erica Cahill, MD.
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