Nature's Bounty Cranberry 4200mg With Vitamin C, Urinary Health & Immune Support, Cranberry Concentrate, 250 Rapid Release Softgels

Does NOT Contain The Vital UTI Inhibitor In Sufficient Quantity

I've been buying this for years and have now discovered that my money has been completely wasted. Studies have now shown that cranberry juice and inexpensive supplements (like this) are useless in preventing UTI's. Recent studies show that a supplement MUST have a minimum of 36 mg of PACs (proanthocyanidins) to begin to be effective. Further, these PACs must be in a soluble (bio-active) form and cannot be just from cranberry skins, stems or seeds. It must be extracted from the pure juice concentrate. Unfortunately, this is expensive to do. So, you will be paying about 70 cents per pill, instead of 5 cents. The best value that I could find is a product called "CranCap", here on Amazon. If it makes you feel good to take such useless cranberry pills that do not have the only important ingredient in them, then buy the Nature Bounty, or any of the similarly cheap products. However, know that you are getting virtually nothing for your money. If more people buy the truly effective products, and abandon these snake oil products, then the price would ultimately come down

257 persons found it helpful

So Glad It Worked For Me

For the past several months I had a persistent UTI, which always got worse after being intimate with my partner. I was tired of having to go to my doctor constantly for antibiotics (which obviously aren't healthy for you in the long run). Last time I was there, I asked her what I could do to prevent UTIs. She suggested Azo Cranberry; I tried it, it worked wonderfully, and my UTI symptoms went away. The problem was that it wasn't cost efficient for me and the pills were also bulky to swallow; I don't know if it's just me, but they also had a weird fishy taste. I decided to research different cranberry pills on Amazon and decided on Nature's Bounty based on the reviews and the amount of pills per bottle. By this time, I had been off of Azo for a week and my symptoms came back. I started taking Nature's Bounty on January 19th when it came in the mail. It is now January 27th and I no longer have any symptoms. The recommended dosage is two pills three times a day, but I take two pills every morning and only take another two pills in the evening if I become intimate with my partner. The dosage may be different for other people. The pills are a little over a centimeter in length, smooth in texture, and football-shaped which made it easier for me to swallow. I didn't detect any taste

165 persons found it helpful

Confusing label? Maybe this will help

Several reviews mention that the label is misleading and that they feel they are getting less than is being claimed. My understanding from reading the information on the bottle is that the first part of the confusion could arise from the claim of 4200 mg. equivalent from ONE softgel printed on the front and 8,400 mg. on the rear "supplement facts" label - but the latter is for a serving size of TWO softgels, so they really mean the same thing. The manufacturer's claim on the back panel is that each TWO softgels contains 168 mg of a concentrate (50:1 strength) and that it is the equivalent of (or is derived from) 8400 mg. of fresh cranberries. ONE softgel therefore contains 84 mg of the concentrate and is equivalent to 4200 mg of fresh cranberries, because the concentration is 50:1. They are not claiming that there is 4200 mg of the actual concentrate per pill, but that the amount of concentrate present in one pill is the same as eating 4200 mg of fresh cranberries. If one were to take natural, unconcentrated cranberries packaged in capsules of the same size as these (84 mg. per capsule) then one would need to swallow 50 capsules in order to consume the amount of cranberries present in one of these highly concentrated capsules. (= 4200 mg of cranberries/84 mg per capsule). Some have complained that these are not concentrated enough. While it may be possible to take fewer pills of a competing product, it would necessarily have to be even more concentrated, i.e., greater than 50:1. This is the strongest one I've found but I'm sure I have not looked at every single brand on the market. BTW, this Nature's Bounty product with the claim of 4200 mg. on the front of the bottle is the one in current production. The bottle that claims 1680 mg or "Triple Strength" is an older product that is no longer being manufactured

105 persons found it helpful

Great Cranberry pills

I have been ordering this brand since October 2015, so we have been taking this brand of cranberry for almost a year now. My mom and I take 1 of these soft-gels every morning to help prevent UTI's. It is something she learned about doing a long time ago when she used to get UTI's all the time, cranberry pills helped stop that for her. She eventually stopped taking the cranberry pills because a Dr. told her they do nothing. So about a year later she got one again, she cleared that up with D-mannose, and went straight back onto cranberry pills, and put me on them too. These have 4200 mg with vitamin c in one soft-gel so one is all we take

80 persons found it helpful

Cranberry with Vitamin C has been a great addition to my list of supplements.

Cranberry helps my body to fight against urinary tract infections. I sadly admit that I eat more sugar than I should. When I have to much sugar in my body it can cause a UTI, possibly because I cannot process it out of my body quickly enough. The best thing for me to do would be to change my eating habits which I've done to a certain degree. I'm just not ready to completely cut sugar out of my diet. Cranberry alone will not prevent infections but in my case it does help my body process sugar through my system. It is NOT a cure all and if you think you have a urinary tract, bladder of kidney infection you DO NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR right away. Nature's Bounty Cranberry with Vitamin C 4200 mg, 250 Softgels **I purchased this product on 9/16/17. This is my honest opinion about this product. The makers of Nature's Bounty Cranberry with Vitamin C did not ask for nor influence my review in any way

48 persons found it helpful

Reliable and it works excellent for UTI treatment and prevention

Am prone to UTI's so a friend told me to take cranberry pills. I tried others and they were able to slow the uti's down a bit but when I lucked onto this brand, I haven't had a UTI since. Am in hospital right now with a foley catheter and even so, I'm still taking my cranberry pills daily and haven't had a problem with UTI's at all. This will be my regular pills for my life

34 persons found it helpful

Solved a Urinary Tract Problem!

There's not a lot of pros and cons to write about a product like this. My wife and I were dealing with a very unpleasant experience after each time we...[clears throat]...ya know. She would get a yeast infection almost every time...and when we started trying for children (I'm sure you can figure out what we did differently) she got an infection EVERY time. I remembered that these infections happened with a few girlfriends before my wife, as well. I knew the problem was with me, so I saw 5 doctors (yes, five) and got the same story from all of them. "You're 100% clean, no infections, no diseases, you just have a different pH than your wife." Makes sense, I suppose. Knowing cranberry juice often helps to alleviate urinary tract infections for many people, I thought, "maybe cranberry could also help regulate whatever the heck makes my pH so much different from my wife's." Instead of drinking unreasonable amounts of cranberry juice, I tried these. Three each morning, that's it. In about 2 weeks our little problem had been solved! No more yeast infections! I continue to take these every morning (sometimes I forget for as long as a week with no issues) and everything is normal now. Thank goodness

25 persons found it helpful

I have been taking these exact ones for years & I no longer have chronic UTIs!!!

Cranberry extract is a great way to keep a healthy urinary track & these are the best I've come across in years...price, quantity & quality. I have gotten chronic UTIs since I was around 18 & now I'm 40. Nothing seemed to work. I was experiencing the frequent need to urinate, burning & pain when going...sometimes a couple times a month. I would go into my PCP & they would have me take the usual urine strip test & it would always came back saying I had an infection. Then, the doctor would prescribe me, yet again, an antibiotic to get rid of it. I had taken one of the antibiotic so many times that my infections became no longer sensitive to it. So, I was prescribed, yet again, another antibiotic. My mom told me about drinking a glass of cranberry juice every morning before digesting anything else. I have a sensitive stomach & it hurts to drink anything cold before I eat so I would microwave it. Warm tart cranberry juice tastes much worse than cold...take my word for it! So, I went on-line & did my research because I didn't know much about supplements & came across cranberry pills. I have compared prices & strengths of many cranberry pills & Nature's Bounty always came out being the best deal for the cost especially when I could get the 250 count for around $10/$11. I could only find that deal when my home stores would have a BOGO free sale going on...until I found them on Amazon. I have been buying these on Amazon for over 2 years now & will never go to any other manufacturer or distributor. Now, on the days that I don't drink enough water...too busy,which is alot, I'll take 6 pills 2 times a day instead of the recommended 2 pills, 3 times a day. If you won't take my word for it, then compared fruit concentrate in milligrams (this one is 4,200 mg very small gel capsule, price (this is on average on Amazon $11) & quantity (this bottle is 250). After collecting all this information, figure out the dosage recommened per day (always mind the extract milligrams, thats very important!). I did all that & this is the best cranberry pill out there & soooo small! Also, I normally get a sinus infection once or twice a year & of course, normally a cold or flu too. With the quantity of Vitamin C that is in these...I very rarely get sick since I started taking these. Please note: there is Vitamin E in these as well & Vitamin E is known to thin your blood so consult your doctor especially before having surgery. To complete this review...I will repeat that I have been taking these exact cranberry pills for years & have many less UTIs. I will continue taking them for many more years to come. They work great & the price for the quantity & quality is awesome

24 persons found it helpful

Swallow for Your Health

Personal Summary: I got these because my GYN told me cranberry pills would help prevent future yeast infections and UTIs, so I gave it a try. I've been having on/off uncomfortable-ness "down there" for the past 3 years. I got these in Late August, and now, four months later, after taking 4 a day (2 after breakfast, 2 after dinner) I can say that I have not had any pains or issues since October. It is a huge relief on my life, and honestly anyone who has these problems should at least give these a try. Pill Review: Ok, this is where my 4 stars come in. I'm not scared of pills this size...I'd say I am a solid 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 of pill taking (with 1 being that person who has only gummy vitamins and 10 being the one who's swallowing huge prenatal vitamins dry) but something about the shape of these pills just does not work with me. It's about half an inch at it's longest but it's like a little American football ball that won't go down for me. I compared a pill to keys on an average laptop keyboar

24 persons found it helpful

These are my go-to for preventing UTIs

I am prone to chronic UTIs, so my doctor suggested taking a daily cranberry supplement to help (FYI: cranberry juice doesn't help; the amount of cranberry is way too little to have any therapeutic benefit and the sugar feeds the bacteria) . Since starting these, I very rarely have an issue. When I do, a dose or two of D-Mannose wipes it out completely. I know for a fact that these cranberry supplements work, because when I've stopped taking them in the past, I start having UTI symptoms after just a few weeks. If you have issues with UTIs, I highly recommend them

21 persons found it helpful