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Does Cranberry Juice Work to Treat and Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?
Find out if you should add cranberry juice to your shopping cart to keep UTIs at bay.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Published on June 27, 2023It’s long been said that cranberry juice can help treat and/or prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), but it’s not exactly true. In this video, find out where the myth stems from and why cranberry juice isn’t an effective method, according to Stacia Woodcock, PharmD, Pharmacy Editor at GoodRx.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Stacia Woodcock, PharmDStacia Woodcock, PharmD, is a pharmacy editor for GoodRx. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky and is licensed in New York and Massachusetts.
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Bono, M. J., et al. (2022). Urinary tract infection. StatPearls.
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