Description
Camden Medicals D-Mannose 500mg 180 Capsules
About the ingredients
D-Mannose
D-Mannose is a simple sugar (a hexose monosaccharide) found naturally in cranberries, peaches, apples, and some other fruits. It is sold in the UK as a food supplement, most commonly for urinary-tract-health support. There are no UK-authorised health claims for D-mannose. The biological rationale is well-defined: D-mannose binds the FimH adhesin on uropathogenic Escherichia coli, preventing the bacteria from sticking to the urothelial lining. The evidence base is mixed: smaller, mostly single-centre trials reported reduced recurrent-UTI rates, but the large UK primary-care MERIT randomised trial (2024) found no benefit over placebo. D-mannose has been studied for prevention in women with recurrent UTIs, not for treating acute UTIs — acute infection needs an NHS antibiotic pathway. Read more in the encyclopaedia



