For the million or so British who undergo urinary tract infections (UTIs) every year, the symptoms are all too familiar: discomfort, hurry to the roads and a burning sensation while urinating.
And although antibiotics are routinely prescribed, many patients – more often women than men – find that the drugs do not always heal the problem or that the infections return quickly.
But experts now believe that in some cases these debilitating infections can be prevented and treated with a dietary supplement that only costs 50p a day.
In her post on the Sunday column last week, Dr. Ellie Cannon that, even though she was skeptical about supplements in general, she was impressed by the experiences of patients with someone called D-Mannose.
In response, dozens of readers sent messages about how taking their health had improved considerably.
Jane Ellaby, 75, away from Sheffield, struggled for years with the bladder infection cystitis to ban D-mannose her symptoms. She said, “I have recommended this supplement to various friends who have also had positive results.”
Maureen Mathieson, 57, from Ayrshire, has taken D-Mannose for five years. She said: ‘I regularly suffered from Uti’s who made me miserable – even though I repeatedly used antibiotics. A nurse introduced D-Mannose and it has been really successful. ‘
And for Elaine Lake, 75, from Durham, up to six bladder infections per year also meant regular antibiotics that a urologist recommended D-Mannose. She said, “I have not had a bladder infection since April 2021.”
Every year, more than a million British, 80 percent of them women develop a UTI in the bladder, urethra or kidneys (stock image)
In her post on the Sunday column last week, Dr. Ellie Cannon (photo) that, even though she was skeptical about supplements in general, she was impressed by the experiences of patients with someone called D-Mannose
According to Dr. Cat Anderson, a general practitioner and specialist in women’s health, cannot be overestimated the benefits.
She says: ‘People who have not suffered uti’s tend to underestimate how devastating they can be. In the worst case, patients can pee up to 50 times a day: they do not sleep, they become depressed and expired, their immune system is a blow.
“Finding something like D-Mannose that actually helps is incredibly valuable.”
Every year more than a million British, 80 percent of them women develop a UTI in the bladder, Urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder) or kidneys. Most are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract – with E.coli that is responsible for a maximum of 90 percent of the cases.
D-mannose is a form of sugar molecule found in some vegetables and vegetables and is sold as a dietary supplement, in tablets or powder form.
It is not absorbed by the body and is quickly excreted in urine. Experts who support their use believe that, while it goes through urinary tract, the molecule binds to harmful bacteria that are then washed away before they can cause infection.
Dr. Anderson says: ‘It’s a bit like rolling a sticky dough ball in flower. The bacteria, especially E.coli binding on the D-mannose molecules instead of bladder cells. ‘
However, scientific research is divided over D-Mannose and it is not prescribed on the NHS.
Most uti’s are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract – with E.coli responsible for a maximum of 90 percent of the cases (stock image)
A study earlier this year by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) concluded that it does not happen.
But a German study published in 2022 in the journal Antibiotics, it turned out that D-Mannose produced ‘very good clinical healing rates’ in patients with acute cystitis.
Dr. Anderson is convinced that more in -depth research will definitively prove the value of the supplement.
She says: ‘You have to pump millions of high -quality clinical investigations, but UTIs are not an area as cancer or heart disease that attracts financing. But if these tests were carried out, I could guarantee that D-Mannose would deliver.
“Until then, there is nothing better than the certificate of experience – speaking with patients and listening to what they say works.”
Ased Ali, a urological surgeon of the consultant in the Pinderfields Hospital in West Yorkshire and also a member of the medical panel for Charity Blaas Health UK, says that because D-Mannose has a low risk of side effects, must be considered for patients plagued by UTIs.
He adds: ‘I have seen some very positive results in practice. Given the low risk, I think it is reasonable to consider D-Mannose as part of a broader approach to UTI prevention. ‘
It is certainly something that Mos -reader Sue Molt, 75, from Rochdale, would recommend. She wrote: “I finally found something that helped my problem – and I have never looked back.”
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