The Mannose Pages. Mannose is d-mannose, a simple sugar. In many cases, bladder or kidney infections can become chronic or stop responding to antibiotics.
Antibiotics are almost always an inferior treatment choice, anyway.
Mannose does a better job in eliminating even chronic problems, and it doesn't have the side-effects or other problems associated with antibiotics. That is why urination does not remove the bacteria. Mannose , it turns out, sticks to the E.coli better than they stick to the lining of the urinary tract. When a sizable dose of Mannose is taken, it spills into the urinary tract and coats the bacteria so they cannot adhere to the lining. They are then rinsed away by urine.