What are Cranberry Pills?

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Cranberry pills are specially formulated nutritional supplements designed to deliver all the health benefits associated with cranberries. The pills are widely available in health food stores, and can be used to alleviate several health complaints. Because cranberry pills offer a concentrated form of cranberries, they offer more nutritional value than most commercial cranberry juices.

One of the advantages of cranberry juice pills is that they are a great way to get the health benefits of cranberries without having to drink diluted juices and juice blends. Depending on the composition of the cranberry tablets, a single cranberry pill may have a nutritional value similar to anywhere from seven to ten glasses of cranberry juice. Because of the higher concentration of nutrients, it is possible to begin experiencing benefits from the cranberry supplements in a relatively short period of time.

The benefits of cranberry pills cover a wide range of ailments. One of the more common uses of the pills is to minimize the pain experienced with a bladder infection. The properties of the cranberry compound help to soothe any inflammation and can work with various medications to help the body heal. Taking cranberry pills from time to time may also help prevent bladder infections from occurring.

Cranberry capsules can also help with the common male ailment of jock itch. Part of the reason that the cranberry pills help is that the combination of vitamins and nutrients contains in the cranberry help to restore a proper PH balance and ease the inflammation that causes the condition. The pills work much better than drinking commercially produced juices, since the pills contain pure cranberry juice.

In general, cranberry pills can help control free radicals in the body. The antioxidant qualities of the pills stem in part from the diverse blend of nutrients found in the juice. Vitamins A and C, along with most of the B vitamins are present in at least trace amounts. Important minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium are also found in cranberry pills.

There are some possible problems with taking cranberry pills. Among various side effects from cranberry pills are allergic reactions to the cranberries themselves, or a reaction caused by the interaction of the pills with a prescription medication. Before beginning any regimen using cranberry pills, it is a good idea to check with a healthcare professional and make sure there is no chance of an adverse reaction.

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1 in 9000 cranberry pill intakes are fatal due to the intestinal tracts that require the body to do unspeakable things.
- smartassdude
17
some people believe that cranberry pills have a large fructose rate but due to certain lab reports, this theory has been proved false.
- smartassdude
16
cranberry pills help with cramps in the intestinal tract but not in the alignment of circular refructions. it is a myth applying to the fact that the pills do possibly offset the nutritional value but due to a recent mythbusters episode, this myth has been proved false.
- anon52151
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i beleive that they do. i've passed a drug test. i drank a lot of water and took crandberry pills. you have to give it a chance to get clear so your urine will be almost clear but you drink a lot of water.
- anon51593
12
cranberry pills have worked for me! i smoked weed a lot, and i got clean over one weekend, taking cranberry pills and drinking cranberry juice and water. It worked for me.
- anon47108
11
do cranberry pills interact with birth control?
- anon45526
10
Are you kidding me? Clean your system for a drug test the old fashioned way - by not doing drugs in the first place! Duh!
- anon43629
9
So, what's the news? Do cranberry pills clean out your system for a drug test?
- anon43493
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I've recently started detoxing and have my UA in a couple of days. I'll let you know! I started a normal dosage according to the bottle, 1 pill three times a day and upped my dosage to two at a time rather than one as well as drinking *at least* a gallon of water a day..to be continued
- anon38848
5
I would like to know the same thing that someone had asked. Can cranberry pills clean your system of marijuana?
- anon38450
4
can cranberry pills clean your system of marijuana?
- gumbo
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can cranberry pills help clean your system for a drug test? (specifically for marijuana)???
- anon34071

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Last Modified: 11 November 2009

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