Product Description

D-Mannose is a simple sugar that occurs naturally in some plants, including cranberries. Although small amounts of D-Mannose are metabolized by the human body, much of it is rapidly excreted in the urine. In the bladder, D-Mannose can adhere to bacterial lectins, preventing them from sticking to the lining of the bladder. Bacteria can then be flushed away during urination, thereby precluding the formation of colonies within the urinary tract. Because insubstantial amounts of D-Mannose are used by the body, it does not interfere with blood sugar regulation. D-Mannose does not kill bacteria. Please see a health care professional if you have an infection.



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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27528 in Health and Beauty
• Size: 120 caps
• Brand: Now Foods
• Ingredients: Calories - 6 - %
  Total Carbohydrate: 1.5g - <1%
  Sugars: 1.5g - %
  D-Mannose: 1.5g - %

Customer Reviews

D-mannose changed my life
For the past 2 years I suffered a uti every time I had sex, regardless of obsessive hygiene. The constant use of antibiotics (macrobid, cipro, bactrim) damaged my joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves, especially those in my arms hands and shoulders.

The physical and emotional toll of the uti's and antibiotics was severe and I was at the point where I thought I could never have sex again.

By chance I read an obscure testimonial online about the healing power of this magical sugar and I am relieved to say that since using d-mannose I no longer get a uti after sex. This fact has changed my life and my body is slowly healing from the effects of the antibiotics.

I want everyone who has or is suffering from chronic uti's, and the horrible side effects of antibiotics, to know about d-mannose. It works.

Unsure of benefits
This product was purchased for my mother who has a complicated medical history, marked by repeat urinary tract infections. Though this product makes no claims on its label, in general if you research it on the Internet, the action by which this product is to help is that bacteria is supposed to cling readily to the D-Mannose and be flushed from the urinary system, rather than clinging to the person's insides.

The reason it is hard to measure the effectiveness of this product as it worked on my mother is that she may have a lot of colonized bacteria in her urinary system. This means that whether she has symptoms or not, the presence of bacteria that should not be great in number (like klebsiella pneumoniae or e. coli) is always detectable.

One symptom my mom almost always seems to have is some pain with initiating urination.

We may never know how my mom's health might have fared had she NOT been on the D-Mannose- perhaps she would have had another infection sooner. But having said that-

When she was on the D-Mannose, her pain was greater. Once she discontinued use, it went back to its prior more manageable level. I wanted to test the product myself and mixed it in my morning iced coffee daily for about 10 days, even though I am not prone to urinary tract infections. I developed some urinary discomfort myself. Having not had a UTI for years, I was surprised, and went to my doctor who detected a fair amount of blood in my urine- though when it was cultured, no bacteria grew.

So while this product might indeed accomplish its mission of helping get rid of bacteria in the urine, the question in my mind is if this powder might also end up being a urinary irritant, at least for some people.

Unfortunately, neither my primary doctor nor my mom's, nor her urologist knew anything about D-Mannose and its actions or potential side effects. We elected to take Mom off D-Mannose.

If you use this product in hopes of eliminating bacteria from the urine, maybe it will do that, but do pay attention to see if your symptoms change. Use your own good judgment, and discuss issues with your doctor.

Recommended to All Sufferers of UTI's
Not all D-Mannose products are created equal. I discovered this because I tried a different kind first and the results were okay, but not amazing. I read that 100% pure D-Mannose is preferable, which is why I turned to this product, and I can definitely say that it works so much better. My UTI's are way more infrequent, and when they do come I can clear them up within a day or two. I take a dose every few hours during an infection, then one dose a day in between as a preventative measure. I haven't felt this free of UTI's in years. When they do come, they seem less severe because this product is already in my system. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who suffers from UTI's.