Postby Harriet » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:51 pm
Although I always wholeheartedly advise D-Mannose from the vitamin store or whole foods store for UTIs, Indiana you may remember that for my aunt who was on coumadin, her dr wasn't so sure it was a good idea, so my cousin decided to stick with Cipro antibiotic, trying maintenance 1/2-cups of daily cranberry juice, since D-Mannose is so much stronger than cranberry juice. (I felt she did poorly on the Cipro, getting so tired) The dr was supposed to check about whether there was any reason to withhold it, and get back with us, but never gave an answer. Until today, I'm not sure there's any reason to avoid D-Mannose while taking coumadin, but feel cautious about it. D-Mannose is a sugar compound that can be found in fruits such as peaches and cranberries, but is usually made from trees like birch or beech. The Waterfall brand of D-Mannose, for instance, brags that is only made from larch trees - somehow supposed to be better than other trees?
To me, it would be better for a person on coumadin to take a beech, birch or larch ingredient than a cranberry ingredient. ?????
Anyway, consider monitoring your progress with AZO (Bayer) or other uti test strips. The "cure" of a UTI is simply getting the bacteria down to the numbers we usually experience. There will always be some bacteria; it's only the abundance that means infection.