# SPCs/cranberry tablets **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [3 January 2023 12:20 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/spcs-cranberry-tablets/70462 "2023-01-03T12:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PBMS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@PBMS](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/PBMS)\ **Post date:** [3 January 2023 12:20 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/spcs-cranberry-tablets/70462/1 "2023-01-03T12:20:44Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![GCCK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/gcck/32/3615_2.png) [@GCCK](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/GCCK)\ **Post date:** [3 January 2023 13:45 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/spcs-cranberry-tablets/70462/2 "2023-01-03T13:45:34Z")
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](https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/nitrofurantoin/) 👍 ---
**Author:** ![greenhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@greenhouse](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/greenhouse)\ **Post date:** [3 January 2023 14:25 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/spcs-cranberry-tablets/70462/3 "2023-01-03T14:25:28Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Purplebubbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@Purplebubbles](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Purplebubbles)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2023 04:20 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/spcs-cranberry-tablets/70462/4 "2023-01-04T04:20:50Z")
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