Role of Cranberry in Urinary Tract Infections

Dr ASHISH K SAXENA; Dr NEELAM BALA; Dr RAKA SHEOHARE; Dr BIJAY PATNI

doi:10.59793/ijcp.v34i9.775

Role of Cranberry in Urinary Tract Infections

Authors

Dr ASHISH K SAXENA Consultant Diabetes and Noninvasive Cardiology, Diabetes and Heart Center, Sunder
Dr NEELAM BALA Consultant Medical Nutrition, Dr Saxena Medicenter and Diabcura, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Dr RAKA SHEOHARE Consultant Diabetes and Medicine, Madhumeet Diabetes Center, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Dr BIJAY PATNI Consultant Diabetes and Medicine, Shanti Wellness Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59793/ijcp.v34i9.775

Keywords:

Urinary tract infection, cranberry,, diabetes mellitus,, recurrent UTI treatment

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic, occurs very frequently in the population, especially among
patients with diabetes. With the advent of newer medications such as sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, there
is greater focus on this disease. Cranberry products have been used earlier in various forms as a natural remedy for this disease.
Certain compounds like flavonoids, distinctive proanthocyanidins with prominent active ingredients like phenolic acid inhibit
the adherence of fibrillae of Escherichia coli to the urothelial cells lining the urinary bladder. This article takes a brief look at
the disease and the role of cranberry as a natural remedy for UTI.

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Published

2024-02-16

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 9 (2024)

Section

Review Article

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