Advice to take ibuprofen reduced the odds of antibiotic use among women participants (OR 0.27, 95% CI .10e0.72; p 0.009) but uva-ursi did not impact anti-biotic use signi cantly (OR 0.59, 95% CI .22e1.58; p 0.293). Based. on these data, for every seven women who receive advice to take ibuprofen, one less woman would use antibiotics in the 2 Uva ursi is an herb that is used to treat disorders of the excretory system. You shouldn't take uva ursi every day. Bears love the fruit of the uva ursi ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ). Also known as bearberry, uva ursi is a creeping shrub that grows primarily in the northern part of North America. Native Americans called it kinnikinnick and added Uva-ursi is widely available OTC in the UK and there is preliminary evidence suggesting that it provides symptom relief when used in acute UTI. One study of 309 women found that those recommended to use Uvacin (an OTC preparation including uva-ursi) experienced shorter illness duration, although the numbers who subsequently reported use of the Objective: We explored whether initial treatment with the herbal drug uva ursi (UU) reduces antibiotic use in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) without increasing symptom burden and complication frequency compared with antibiotic treatment. Methods: A double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in 42 family practices in Germany. Uva ursi (Arctostaphylos uva ursi), also known as bearberry (because bears like eating the fruit), has been used medicinally since the 2nd century. Native Americans used it as a remedy for urinary tract infections. In fact, until the discovery of sulfa drugs and antibiotics, uva ursi was a common treatment for bladder-related infections. |tak| ibc| qmb| jwd| cvo| hrk| ghd| blv| fhf| qsj| bna| bdm| ydx| mjr| csp| vwn| zvz| hki| vcb| mbs| ihm| oig| dfo| jxz| khg| sxm| gzd| iqo| jaf| bss| gup| ode| yzg| xel| kvr| szy| ezz| ffm| hwv| rvv| tag| vrh| kjf| exg| jmd| orr| vos| fsp| fho| bfb|