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Nov. 13th, 2016 at 11:34 AM
You need to stop trying to treat your UTI with cranberry juice, from ScienceAlert
(it's been now found that cranberry juice, even fully concentrated, or in capsules, is ineffective for UTI)
15 supplement ingredients to always avoid, from Consumer Reports
Supplements can make you sick, also from Consumer Reports
Comments
Maybe it does, or maybe it's just a placebo. What I do know is that people are much more likely to actually drink the water if they're taking a pill with it.
Of course, as with all home remedies, "if it doesn't work, go to a real doctor."
And yes re: water and pills, and seeing a physician
Edit: I presume the caffeine added to Excedrin (and related) is not the same as pure caffeine powder?
Edited 2016-11-14 02:00 am (UTC)
It's the same caffeine; the problems it can cause are dose-related.
A cup of coffee contains anywhere from 100 to 200 mg caffeine; most tablets, such as Excedrin, Fioricet, etc. have less than that. It's when one starts consuming several times that amount, at one time, that problems are likely to occur.
You might recall an article, a few years ago, about a 17-year-old who dropped dead right in the coffee shop, after drinking 7 espressos, one right after another...