Preventing Bladder Infections

Everyone has heard about natural remedies to help prevent bladder infections (urinary tract infections - UTIs). The remedy that I have constantly heard about, and that seems to help most people, is cranberry juice. The experts seem to agree on this. In the July/August 2007 issue of Health magazine, it mentioned that cranberry juice appears to help because "it contains a tannin called proanthocyanidin, which keeps UTI-causing E. coli from sticking to bladder cells." But researchers are not certain how much cranberry juice a person would need to drink. So, it has been suggested that if you are prone to bladder infections (or UTIs), to drink one 8-ounce glass of cranberry juice a day. Of course, it doesn't really help matters to drink the sweetened juice cocktail that contains only a small amount of actual cranberry juice. There are, though, many varieties of unsweetened cranberry juices available. They are usually mixed with naturally sweeter juices like apple or grape juice, to help tone down the tart cranberry taste and yet make a very pleasant and healthy juice.

If a person gets bladder infections (or urinary tract infections) frequently throughout the year, a medical professional would be able to develop a long-term effective strategy of care.

It's nice to know that there are some natural remedies that really can work, without all the side effects that many medications present.