How Does Cranberry Juice Affect Urinary Tract and Bladder Health?
Here is how it works. A urinary tract infection or a bladder infection in the simplest terms is an introduction of bacteria to the bladder or urinary tract. There is more than one kind of bacteria that can do the damage and some of them are antibiotic resistant. Research has indicated that vitamin C and pure 100% cranberry juice or cranberry capsules increase the production of an acid in urine. This in turn acidifies the urine and prevents the bacteria from attaching itself, stunting its growth. Both natural remedies make the sidewalls of the bladder and urinary tract “slippery”, making it difficult for bacteria to adhere. For some reason, it is also believed that while the bad bacteria is unable to grow in this environment, there are no apparent negative effects on the good bacteria that our bodies produce and need.
