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insomniasexx · 3886 days ago · link · · parent · post: New superbugs could make UTIs fatal, not just uncomfortable - Quartz
I don't know. Would seem like the UTI would come back in a day or so if it doesn't cure it, right? Also, I don't ever drink cranberry juice unless I have one, so I don't know how preventative that could be.
teamramonycajal · 3886 days ago · link ·
Just because you don't notice it doesn't necessarily mean you don't have one; there's a sort of threshold. It appears that what the cranberry juice actually does is contain compounds excreted in the urine that makes it harder for bacteria to establish themselves in the urinary tract. This doesn't outright kill them, though. In fact, this probably promotes selection for bacteria that can withstand it and may in the long run contribute to making UTIs worse.