Cranberry juice really does relieve the discomfort of cystitis, scientists have discovered. Drinking the juice can cut the risk of repeated urinary tract infections, or UTIs, in women by more than a quarter and for children by more than half, a new study shows.
What is more, it can cut the risk of a repeat infection by 53 per cent for those who are susceptible to UTIs and who have had medical intervention. However, the fruit didn’t offer any benefits for elderly people, pregnant women or in people with bladder emptying problems.
Cranberry juice and cranberry healthcare supplements have long been promoted as a readily available solution to ward off the infection. But in a review in 2012, evidence from 24 trials showed that the cranberry products did not work in fighting UTIs.
