Can Cranberry Pills Help Us Overcome Prostatitis?

Eating Cranberry to protect the urinary tract is not the patent of women. Research also confirmed that Cranberry is good for the maintenance of the male prostate. Cranberry can help suppress prostatitis and prevent prostate hypertrophy, according to a British study.

 

 

There is evidence that cranberry powder and extract may help reduce urinary tract symptoms (such as frequent urination, urgent urination, and excessive urination at night) in men who are treated for prostate cancer, including non-bacterial prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Two studies also found that cranberry supplements may reduce prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood levels.

 

Study 1:

A study investigated the effect of cranberry fruit powder on the increase of PSA and/or BPH in 42 elderly men (average age 64 years) with moderate to severe urinary tract symptoms and chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.

 

Results:

It was proved that the symptoms of male patients who took cranberry powder for six months (3 capsules per day, 1500 mg Cranberry powder and 4.95 mg anthocyanin per day) were significantly improved, such as frequent and urgent urination, and weak urine flow.

 

 

Compared with men who don't eat cranberry powder, the biggest difference is that they need to urinate at night. After six months, the total PSA level of men taking cranberry capsules (from an average of 6.18 to 4.53 mcg / L) decreased by 80%. The level of patients who did not take cranberry capsules decreased a bit.

 

Study 2:

A study had investigated 62 men (average age about 62 years) with prostate cancer.

 

Results:

Those who took three dried cranberries (1500 mg / D) had an average PSA reduction of 22% 21-30 days before radical prostatectomy. Those who took placebo had an average PSA increase of 0.9%.

 

Dosage:

 

1. The daily dosage of 250 mg to 1500 mg Cranberry powder or 200 mg cranberry extract (containing 30% procyanidins) can moderately reduce LUTS, such as incomplete urination, frequency, intermittence, tension, urgent urination, weak urine flow and urination at nights.

 

2. The daily dose of 1500 g cranberry powder may reduce the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level in some men.

 

 

However, some clinical studies have also not found that cranberry or cranberry products can prevent and treat urinary tract infections. This may be related to the dosage and the destruction of the effective components during the processing. So we should treat cranberry health care function rationally. Nutrition products can not be directly used to treat diseases; it is the body mechanism regulator, nutritional supplement, only to prevent and regulate the sub-health status of the body.

 

Once diagnosed as prostatitis, timely medical treatment, and regular treatment is the right way. If you take health care products blindly, it may delay the treatment time or aggravate the condition, as well as other diseases. However, different diseases cannot be generalized because of different patients' conditions and their own physical quality. It is better to consult a nutritionist or doctor before taking them.

 

Because it is often difficult to exclude the infective factors in the prostate, even in patients with negative bacterial culture, there may be potential pathogen infection that is difficult to diagnose. Therefore, there is a consensus on the use of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic prostatitis, that is, the use of liposoluble antibiotics, such as quinolones, which are easy to dissolve in the prostatic acid fluid.

 

 

In the treatment, attention should be paid to the disorder of visceral function caused by the low immune function. It can be taken together with traditional Chinese herbal medicine, such as the common Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill, which has its own unique advantages. Without drug resistance, it can be taken at ease without worrying about the growth of intestinal drug-resistant bacteria.

 

In addition, under the effect of channel ushering drug, its effective concentration can reach the affected area of the focus and eliminate the inflammation of the reproductive, urinary tract from the root. In addition, anti-proliferation and anti-fibrosis effects can effectively prevent the proliferation of residual lesions. More importantly, it can also enhance the immunity of patients.

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