Do you still need to treat E-coli at 100xE6 cfu/L ?

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Originally Posted by mustang3

I have...started about 10 days ago, not really sure if it works at all. Anyone have the dosage of the D-Mannose?

I have used d-mannose for over 10 years. I use the powder, not the capsules. I dissolve a heaping teaspoon of powder in a 8 oz of water 3 to 4 times a day. I also drink copious amounts of extra water. The effect is within a day or so for an entrenched infection. Less than a day if I get to it at the first sign of an infection. I have, knock on wood, not had an antibiotic for a bladder infection in 11 years.

My understanding is the d-mannose blocks a receptor that e-coli uses to attach to the bladder wall.The d-mannose apparently attaches to the e-coli where the bladder wall cell would, and this blocks the attachment to the bladder wall. I have also read that d-mannose is food for the e-coli, the bacteria will leave the bladder wall for the d-mannose. Once the d-mannose is loaded with e-coli, you void and the bacteria is sent to e-coli heaven. If this theory is correct, it is important to use an overdose of the d-mannose (you are growing bacteria and when it runs out of the d-mannose food it turns on you bigger than ever), and also important to void frequently (as you are actually speeding up the growth rate of the bacteria).

The take away is to use 3 or 4 teaspoons of d-mannose per day (in my theory too little could make things worse), up the water intake, and void often (e-coli heaven).

My understanding is that d-mannose is a naturally occurring sugar that humans do not use. It is sent straight from the intestine to the kidneys to the bladder, and there is little interaction with our body, and no danger that you will hurt yourself with dosages of several teaspoons a day. Of course, I am not in any way trained in this and you need to judge for yourself.

Good luck.