Comments on: Urinary Tract Infections, Kidney Health: Health Blog

By: kidney diet

kidney diet — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:47:04 +0000

can you tell me if sex causes urinary track infections?

By: tom

tom — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:43:13 +0000

does d-mannose help with infections/urinary tract colonizations from Proteus, with constant renal gravel?

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:37:18 +0000

Thanks very much for the thought provoking and potentially useful information.
Firstly – You say that cranberry juice works through acidifying the urine. However. the article you link to says it’s not the acidity in cranberry juice but a type of tannin -proanthrocyanidins. The mechanism seems to be similar to that of D mannose – reduced adhesion to bladder wall.
Secondly – Is there any proof that high acidity kills or slows down the reproduction of the “bad” bacteria?
Thirdly – you did not mention colloidal silver – is this because you have evidence that it is ineffective?
thankyou
Ana

By: Jon Barron

Jon Barron — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:49:55 +0000

Victor
The answer is sort of yes — sort of no. Some naural pathogens kill intestinal bacteria quicker. Some take more repeated use. Some have a “preference” for the kinds of bacteria found in the intestinal tract. Others do not. For example, colloidal silver tends to be non-specific — killing good as well as bad. Goldenseal tends to have a preference for intestinal bacteria, which is why it is so effective in killing bad intestinal bugs — but also why you don’t want to to take it on a daily basis. (I am tremendously entertained by all of the intestinal formulas that contain both probiotics and goldenseal.) Super Viragon is formulated around natural antipathogens that tend to be relative benign to intestinal bacteria. If you took a lot of it every day, you’d have a problem — but using large amounts on an as needed basis, or 3-5 droppers on a daily basis, not so much. Otherwise, if you think about it, eating garlic on a daily basis would be a problem. Then again, it is for vampires.

By: Victor Leppky

Victor Leppky — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:02:44 +0000

Hi Jon
No matter what a person uses to kill pathogens, I suppose it would be a good idea to take probiotics, but do natural antibiotics, such as Super Viragon, kill some of the good organisms too?

By: Jon Barron

Jon Barron — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:54:13 +0000

Super Viragon is available from http://www.baselinenutritionals.com.

By: Anwar Deen

Anwar Deen — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:53:37 +0000

how do I purchase super viragon?

By: Jon Barron

Jon Barron — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:54:42 +0000

I'm not sure that one review, based on one person's personal observation on their own case history, and featured on a website that sells a different product necessarily qualifies as unbiased. But then again, I sometimes write about things I formulate, and I always say nice things about them -- and I'm sure I'm not biased. In any case, there are indeed studies that show that drinking real cranberry juice (not the sugar water flavored stuff) or using cranberry pills can be beneficial. They are not a cure-all one-trick-pony for UTIs, but can be a significant anicallary aid to getting rid of UTIs, along with d-mannose.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:05:21 +0000

Hi Jon,
Question. I have heard and read for years about the efficacy of cranberries for handling uti’s … but then I ran into conflicting data. The article:
http://waterfalldmannosereview.com/uti-bugs-love-cranberry-why
And while I would definintely include D-Mannose in any regimen for handling a UTI, I wanted to know what your take was on this view about cranberry becoming something that uti bugs can adapt to.

By: Jon Barron

Jon Barron — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:17:34 +0000

You can find d-mannose in dozens and dozens of places in the UK. A quick search on the net came of with this listing for just one brand http://www.bladder–infection.com/suppliers.htm.