Nutritional Supplement
D-Mannose
Kidney and Urinary Tract Health
Urinary Tract Infection
D-Mannose may help treat UTIs by binding to bacteria that would otherwise attach to the urinary tract lining.Urinary Tract InfectionSome bacteria that typically cause urinary tract infections can attach themselves to the lining of the urinary tract by binding to molecules of mannose that naturally occur there.2 Theoretically, if enough D-mannose is present in the urine, it would bind to the bacteria and prevent them from attaching to the urinary tract lining.3 One animal study has demonstrated this protective effect,4 but whether it would occur in humans is unknown, and no human research has investigated the effectiveness of oral D-mannose for the prevention or treatment of urinary tract infections.
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