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Article: Cranberry juice reduces bacteriuria and pyuria.(DRUG WATCH)
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- Bandolier
- Article date:
- July 1, 1994
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For many decades cranberry juice has been thought to reduce bacterial infections of the bladder. Studies in recent years have shown that cranberry juice inhibits adherence of E. coli cells to cells lining the bladder. Two different constituents have been implicated, one being fructose and the other a large polymeric compound of unknown structure. Fructose is present in all fruits, but the large polymeric compound is found only in cranberry and blueberry juices, and not those of grapefruit, orange, guava, mango and pineapple.
How big is the problem?
Bacteriuria is common among elderly women both in and out of institutions. While it is often asymptomatic, ...