Post by Rob W. Case on Sept 7, 2010 0:56:07 GMT -6
I remember two particular times in my life where I had a very strong, uncomfortable pain in my left side. Eventually, the first time, I talked to my Dad about it. My Dad then told me that he talked to a doctor, and he said that if there is something wrong with your kidneys, then start drinking cranberry juice, and he didn’t mean the cheap stuff from concentrate, loaded with sugar and all sorts of additives and preservatives. He was talking about the straight-up cranberry juice—the expensive stuff- that costs nearly $8.00 a bottle.
And so… I did.
Within a few days, my pain went away entirely.
The only drawback in drinking undiluted cranberry juice is that it is very, very sour. Some people dilute it with the cheap cranberry juice, or water, but I advise against it. I think its best just to suck it in, and drink the juice straight up.
What is the Science Involved?
A pain in your side may very well be a urinary tract infection, or the start of one. Since the cranberry juice worked for me, I was fortunate enough not to have anything further than the pain and discomfort I experienced. At any rate, according to e-how.com, “Cranberries contain flavonoids that target the particular type of bacteria that latch themselves to the urinary tract cells and weakens them without disrupting the normal intestinal flora. The harmful bacteria get flushed out when you urinate.”
It is interesting. Years down the road, when this happened to me again, I went straight to the grocery store and bought another bottle of the undiluted, organic cranberry juice. Again, it did the trick, and when someone else complained of an excruciating pain in her side, I recommended what I recommend to you today, and within a week (you see, I think it took longer for her to heal because she kept diluting her cranberry juice with the cheap, Ocean Spray cranberry juice), or a little over, she was feeling good again.
How Much Should You Take?
E-How.com recommends that you have 2 to 4, 8oz. glasses of cranberry juice a day, along with 6 to 8 glasses of water. I personally think that spring water is the best. At any rate, the next time you have a pain in your side, keep this article in mind. It may save you a trip, and some money down the road.
And so… I did.
Within a few days, my pain went away entirely.
The only drawback in drinking undiluted cranberry juice is that it is very, very sour. Some people dilute it with the cheap cranberry juice, or water, but I advise against it. I think its best just to suck it in, and drink the juice straight up.
What is the Science Involved?
A pain in your side may very well be a urinary tract infection, or the start of one. Since the cranberry juice worked for me, I was fortunate enough not to have anything further than the pain and discomfort I experienced. At any rate, according to e-how.com, “Cranberries contain flavonoids that target the particular type of bacteria that latch themselves to the urinary tract cells and weakens them without disrupting the normal intestinal flora. The harmful bacteria get flushed out when you urinate.”
It is interesting. Years down the road, when this happened to me again, I went straight to the grocery store and bought another bottle of the undiluted, organic cranberry juice. Again, it did the trick, and when someone else complained of an excruciating pain in her side, I recommended what I recommend to you today, and within a week (you see, I think it took longer for her to heal because she kept diluting her cranberry juice with the cheap, Ocean Spray cranberry juice), or a little over, she was feeling good again.
How Much Should You Take?
E-How.com recommends that you have 2 to 4, 8oz. glasses of cranberry juice a day, along with 6 to 8 glasses of water. I personally think that spring water is the best. At any rate, the next time you have a pain in your side, keep this article in mind. It may save you a trip, and some money down the road.