Some Useful Advantages of Using D-Mannose

Urinary tract infection is commonly treated by physician with antibiotic medication. Antibiotics are powerful and effective against the urinary tract infection (UTI) but the problem is in some rare cases they also lead the person to have other health issues and complications. This is due to the fact that the antibiotic consumed by the human body not only kills the infection causing bacteria, but also destroy the good bacteria present over there. Prolonged usage of antibiotics also increases the unhealthy bacteria say candidia albicans which spread among the human body. This may lead to serious health issues.

Sarcastically, antibiotic consumption also increases the possibility of recurrent UTI. In some cases, antibiotic may fail to destroy the infection causing bacteria which exist in the urinary tract. In particular, this is true in much of the cases of chronic prostatitis. For first occurrence of UTI, weekly duration of antibiotic consumption is prescribed, but in case of recurrent UTI small dosage of antibiotic has been prescribed for prolonged duration of time.

In such way, antibiotic consumption destroys the good bacteria and also develops the antibiotic-resistant quality of infection causing bacteria. However, natural solution has been found to treat urinary tract infection caused by the bacteria say E.coli. This natural solution doesn’t cause any side effects and act as good alternative for treating UTI. A specific sugar called D-mannose is used as natural solution for treating UTI.

About D-mannose: D-mannose contains sugar which has structure similar to glucose and such type of sugar is also found in various fruits such as apples, cranberries and blueberries. Because of the similar sugar content exists in both cranberries and D-mannose has been used to treat UTI. But the difference is compared to D-mannose the cranberry doesn’t contains required quantity of this sugar content. Therein D-mannose has been effective against UTI compare to other natural remedies. D-mannose supplement is available in capsule and powder form which is supplied by many health stores.

What D-mannose does to treat UTI: Success of D-mannose is due to its reverse and prevention attribute against urinary tract infection caused by E.coli. E.coli bacteria which enter the urinary tract be able to attach to lining of urinary tract on its own. This is the reason which makes the bacteria to stay permanently. If the E.coli bacterium doesn’t be able to attach itself to urinary tract then on urination it will be removed from our body. Using hair-like projections referred as fimbria, the bacteria E.Coli has the capability to attach to cell wall of urinary tract. In Fimbria tip there exists a substance named lectins.

Whenever the person infected with E.coli consumes D-mannose, it makes the lectins to bind itself to the molecules of D-mannose. In such way, the E.coli bacteria will bind to D-mannose molecules found in the urine and prevents the bacteria from sticking up to the lining of urinary tract. On urination, the bacteria detached from urinary tract will get flushed out from our body. D-mannose also contains the capability to circulate itself among the urinary tract which makes it to help remove E.coli attached on the prostate gland.

Other advantage of using D-mannose is it doesn’t get metabolized in our body like other type of sugar. This makes it safe to use among diabetic patient and blood sugar patient. So people can consume D-mannose without worrying about the weight raise it may cause. Short duration of time says one or two days the D-mannose can be able to remove the UTI infection caused by E.coli.