Urinary tract infections really suck and I get them on a regular basis when I'm sexually active, so just in case there are other women or friends of such women reading my journal, I want to pass this along :) The other day Patri found out about this stuff called D-Mannose from a www.vrp.com article. Its an indigestible form of sugar which bonds to the bacteria which cause UTIs, and therefore stops the bacteria from bonding to the walls of the urinary tract and bladder, hence preventing infection. It can be taken every few hours as a UTI cure, or it can be taken once a day as a preventative.

I've been using it for the last few weeks, and since it basically tastes like Kool Aid except a lot better, I've been doing the preventitory method ;) I'm pretty sure that its working: I've been UTI free in scenarios where I'm pretty sure I would have gotten one without, although coincidence is always possible.

Its a hell of a lot better for one's health than taking antibiotics, particularly taking antibiotics on a regular basis, and I don't have to pay lots of money and time to see a doctor or go through intense pain on a regular basis anymore :)