New Thinking About Cystitis 

One of the saddest things people report is that their doctor has 'given up on them'.

Whilst it must be very upsetting for the person that happens to, it must also be frustrating be for the physician to have a patient who doesn't get better, despite their best efforts.

That said, giving up shows a lack of originality in thinking. When the allopathic approach does not work, there are two options.

1. Give up.

2. Try a different approach.

It is often forgotten that physicians have only had access to modern drugs and techniques for a hundred years or so. Before the advent of modern drugs, doctors were specialists in the chemistry and effects of natural products, and thus before the advent of modern antibiotics, and in fact from as far back as ancient Egyptian times, infection was often successfully treated naturally, using powerful natural antimicrobials like wild oregano oil.

Many types of bacteria such as MRSA and the Streptococcus variations respond better to natural treatments than they do to drugs that the bacteria may have developed a resistance to. No drug company is going to recommend, for example using dRibose for muscle and heart problems, echinacea and multi-billion strength probiotics for the immune system and gut health, horse chestnut against varicose veins, a combination of a natural sugar and a sugar alcohol for healthy teeth and gums, or Devil's Claw for back pain, but they are aware of the properties of these natural treatments, and a lot of drug research is based on trying to mimic what natural products already do effectively. So if you can 'think outside the box', there is a way forward and options have not run out.

Back to Cystitis.... E.coli, Klebsiella, Salmonella, and other gram negative bacteria with fimbrial capabilities, are prevented from attaching to mucous and epithelial cells by mannose. Waterfall D-Mannose has been particularly effective for many people, getting rid of UTI's and cystitis symptoms easily, in many cases, when antibiotics have repeatedly failed.

Natural dmannose, extracted from timber pulp has also shown itself to be an effective anti-inflammatory, reducing pain and symptoms, often dramatically, in patients who have been diagnosed with painful bladder syndrome, and interstitial cystitis. Men also report that mannose is getting rid of their antibiotic resistant bacterial prostatitis. Mannose activates macrophages, whose function it is to clean up cellular debris that causes inflammation. The presence of mannose stimulates fibroblasts to enhance the production of collagen and proteoglycans, which speeds healing, reduces reported pain levels, and helps to reduce the extent of scar tissue. Mannose also has been reported to have a normalising effect on the immune system, reducing the enzyme production that causes T cells to flow into damaged areas, thus acting as a natural anti-inflammatory agent. It may also reduce dependence on insulin by slowing down the absorbion of glucose.

There are many personal stories of individuals who have taken control of their own bladder health and successfully defeated problems that conventional medicine had failed to resolve. So there is a way forward. And no serious medical professional can afford to ignore alternative routes when allopathic medicine fails.