Abstract
Urinary tract infection (UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic, occurs very frequently in the population, especially amongpatients with diabetes. With the advent of newer medications such as sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, thereis greater focus on this disease. Cranberry products have been used earlier in various forms as a natural remedy for this disease.Certain compounds like flavonoids, distinctive proanthocyanidins with prominent active ingredients like phenolic acid inhibitthe adherence of fibrillae of Escherichia coli to the urothelial cells lining the urinary bladder. This article takes a brief look atthe disease and the role of cranberry as a natural remedy for UTI.
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