SPCs/cranberry tablets

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Hi all. happy new year.
I have realised something which I want to pass on incase it just might help someone.

I’ve had an SPC around 11 years. 90% of those have been really good.

The last 2 years…not so great! UTIs, by passing, spasms, pain and feeling lots of uncomfortable pressure in that area.

My weekly catheter changes became 3 weekly and even 2 weekly…all due to blockages. I could see bits of ‘gunk’ in the tubing.

I have taken a good quality cranberry tablet daily, as I was told iit helps keep the bladder clean. I’ve had botox twice.
I dont think it helped much.

2 months go, I stopped the tablets.
Yesterday i had a 4 weekly catheter change. Then I realised I see no bits in the tubing and havent by passed for a while either…

I reckon those tabs were too aggressive and were taking some of the lining off my bladder wall.

Any thoughts on this?
Boudsx

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Cranberry in various forms (berries, juice, tablets) has long been thought to have properties for alleviating UTI’s etc. but the last thing I read suggested this was a placebo with the possibility of benefitting just one bacterial strain.

Best to stick to an antibiotic such as Nitrofurantoin :+1:

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Hi Bouds. To be honest I don’t hold much with them, I was always getting UTI’s so starting taking them, took them for a good while, sadly still got the UTI’s, so stopped, did nothing for me.
Jean x

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Hi Bouds
I’m with Jean, took them for a while and they did nothing to stop UTI’s. Just more expensive pee.
Sam x

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