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I’m too tired to read the article but everyone here is commenting on cranberry’s preventative performance. There’s a difference between prophylaxis and treatment - so that’s worth clarifying in my mind.
I appreciate that, I'm looking into cranberries because apparently she's prone to it. We just got the antibiotics a doctor prescribed, but I was looking into whether or not it actually helps prevent them
You’re a lovely partner. Anecdotally, we have someone very prone to them in our family who swears by cranberry juice.
Anecdotally my doctor tells me the concentrations of cranberry juice and supplements are far too little to help significantly and it's basically a myth that it helps.
That said, I'm pragmatic and think you should try things and see what consistently works (while being careful in observation and testing variables - best to make it objective, to eliminate bias, etc.).
This is great advice! I appreciate it
I appreciate the sentiment and anecdotal evidence
There are vaccines coming for some strains of UTI. Some of these meds are already available in Europe.
https://katiecouric.com/health/uti-vaccine-us/
Thank you for this! My girlfriend started looking into it, thanks to you. It seems like they're not as effective as we'd hope, but maybe in the next couple years they will improve. We had no idea this was a thing, thank you so much!