Can you take d mannose with antibiotics

Thanks. This is the first time I have had a uti. Do not want another one! I am 8 weeks post op for posterior repair so is the last thing I wanted. The infection is proving difficult to get rid of had it 4 weeks on second lot of antibiotics. As I have improved a bit today and the d mannose came in the post today thought I would check it won't effect the antibiotics.

I was told Sarah that antibiotics don't always get rid of it as the bacteria becomes immune.I tasks d mannose as a preventative at night and fgind it works well..gods luckx

Hi sarah I am also suffering with uti I took trimethoprim then doctor told me that they don't use them now as first port of call as they are to weak. I was given nitrofuritin and these seem to be working. This is my 3rd uti since pelvic floor repair grrrrr ad my repair in Aug last year hope you feel better soon x

Yes Carole I agree with you. I swear by it . hasd 3 after my repair and never had one before that. I don't touch antibiotics ad I feel they only mask the problem and mostly the uti will return. I haven't had any now since last august. I find a preventative dose before bed is the key. Also it is metabolized in the body so is very safe. Its just excreted through urine. Whatits like to be a woman😊

I meant itsnt metabolized in the same way as other medicines. Sorry!!

I've never heard of D Mannose, where do you get this from as I'm on my 8th infection since surgery in April and the antibiotics antibiotics ?tend to make me feel worse x

I got it off the Internet. Just Google d mannose. I have decided to give it a go alongside the antibiotic. I have had it for over a month on second lot of antibiotics so getting desperate

Thankyou, I've tried everything even cranberry juice ?

I think you'll find that cranberry juice has a high sugar content, which I would want to steer clear of. However I have heard good things about cranberry extract in table form. Good luck, and try to keep as healthy as possible. S

It is just horrible isn't it. Even though I am on antibiotics the constant urge to pee every 20 mins or so is still there. I don't know why they are not working my urine test came back that bug was sensitive to trimethoprim.

Pm me melons and I'll give you the website.such as lot of info on it.x

I've been like it since surgery but got told my bladder has dropped , I get up in the night at least 3times I end up so tired I ignored my last urine infection and it ended up in my kidneys which I ended up on trimethoprim for two weeks but no matter matter? what I try the bugs keep coming back

You could try the d mannose but you need to find out if the infection is e coli apparently it only works for that bacteria. I have only used it today so will let you know if my symptoms improve. When you are on antibiotics do they make you feel better because they are not doing anything for me.

Yes that is true,but you can start taking it while being tested. Its all safe.

That's because they bury into bladder wall until your run down there start again. They are very immune to antibiotics and once you have taken them they can become used to them.. Research is your best Alli.

I use cranberry jic from a company called Biona. It's pure pressed organic juice so nothing added. I dilute it it's water as its an acquired taste due to no sugar. 

I believe d mannose is basically sugar

Its a naturally occurring sugar that's foud in blueberries, cranberies but doesn't go through our liver therefore very safe for us.xx