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Supplement

D-mannose

Supports broad cellular function with category-specific mechanisms.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Strong Evidence
LongevityMetabolic HealthEnergy

Composite Rating

3.9/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

97/100

High depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

58

Positive Lean • confidence Moderate

Safety Friction

100/100

High signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 12 • mentions 11 • links 24

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FDA disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Results may vary. Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women, individuals under 18, or those with known medical conditions without physician consultation.

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Implementation Blueprint

Goal alignment: Longevity, Metabolic Health, Energy.[228,380,401, etc.]

Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 200 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[228,380,401, etc.]

Category: other.[228,380,401, etc.]

Category

Other

Evidence Tier

HIGH

Daily Guide

Human-study daily dose: 200 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).

Dosing Guide

Human-study daily dose: 200 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Elevated adverse/interactions signal in literature; review medications and conditions before use.[228,380,401, etc.]
  • High interaction-signal count detected in literature search.[228,380,401, etc.]
  • Potential side effect: side effects[228,380,401, etc.]
  • Legacy caution group: Relying on it for severe/complicated UTIs (see doctor)[228,380,401, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 67 • RCTs: 9 • Meta: 1

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 0

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 88 • Interactions: 448

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

New Evidence

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

159 total studies · 4 recent

Timeline

20172025

Top Signal Metrics[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Animal-only studies

1,073

In vitro / tissue

463

Interaction signals

448

Total indexed

159

Safety adverse signals

88

Human studies

67

Community Direction Mix[228,380,401, etc.]

Weighted direction score: 58 (Positive Lean)

Benefit8 (73%)
Adverse1 (9%)
No Effect0 (0%)
Mixed2 (18%)

Evidence Quality Summary[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

High when >=2 human meta-analyses, or >=5 human RCTs with substantial human literature volume.

Animal-only studies

1,073

In vitro / tissue

463

Interaction signals

448

Total indexed

159

Safety adverse signals

88

Human studies

67

Randomized trials

9

Meta-analyses

1

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Meta-AnalysesLevel 1a1
Randomized TrialsLevel 1b9
Human Studies (other)Level 3-457
All IndexedAll levels159
97

Evidence Strength: High

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

Top Human Studies[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

PMID 39095666 • 2025 Apr

Nonantibiotic prophylaxis for urinary tract infections: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Infection

Open PubMed

PMID 36621376 • 2023 Jul

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a New D-Mannose-based Dietary Supplement to Placebo for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infections.

Eur Urol Focus

Open PubMed

PMID 38637262 • 2024 May-Jun

Randomized clinical trial of non-antibiotic prophylaxis with d-Mannose plus Proanthocyanidins vs. Proanthocyanidins alone for urinary tract infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria in de novo kidney transplant recipients: The Manotras study.

Nefrologia (Engl Ed)

Open PubMed

PMID 40162673 • 2025 Jul

Adding collagen, propolis plus quercetin, bacillus coagulans, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate to D-mannose avoids symptoms and prevents recurrence in women with recurrent urinary tract infections: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther

Open PubMed

PMID 37374369 • 2023 Jun 17

D-Mannose Plus Saccharomyces boulardii to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections and Discomfort after Cystoscopy: A Single-Center Prospective Randomized Pilot Study.

Medicina (Kaunas)

Open PubMed

PMID 31674202 • 2020 Apr

Cranberry, D-mannose and anti-inflammatory agents prevent lower urinary tract symptoms in women undergoing prolapse surgery.

Climacteric

Open PubMed

PMID 28608666 • 2017 Aug

[Evaluation of the effects of a natural dietary supplement with cranberry, Noxamicina® and D-mannose in recurrent urinary infections in perimenopausal women].

Minerva Ginecol

Open PubMed

PMID 39642888 • 2025 Jan 13

Mannose metabolism reshapes T cell differentiation to enhance anti-tumor immunity.

Cancer Cell

Open PubMed

PMID 36041061 • 2022 Aug 30

D-mannose for preventing and treating urinary tract infections.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Open PubMed

PMID 35313893 • 2022 Mar 22

Role of D-mannose in urinary tract infections - a narrative review.

Nutr J

Open PubMed

PMID 32561190 • 2020 Aug 28

Recurrent urinary tract infections: from pathogenesis to prevention.

Med Clin (Barc)

Open PubMed

PMID 30361493 • 2018 Dec

Nonantibiotic prevention and management of recurrent urinary tract infection.

Nat Rev Urol

Open PubMed

Community Report Frequency[228,380,401, etc.]

Benefit reports: 8

Adverse reports: 1

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 2

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.64

Top Reported Effects[228,380,401, etc.]

Benefits

  • no longer: 4
  • helpful: 3
  • better: 3
  • worked: 3
  • helped: 3
  • works: 2
  • energy: 1
  • improved: 1

Adverse

  • side effects: 1

No Effect

  • no effect: 1
  • waste of money: 1

Strong positive empirical sentiment with adequate confidence; boost recommendation priority.

Reddit evidence: 10 mentions (confidence 0.64) across Supplements, herbalism, Ureaplasma, CUTI.

Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).

GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [BLOCKED].

PerimeterX / captcha block encountered.

Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.

Human-study daily dose signal: 200 mg/day (confidence MEDIUM).

Extracted from 2 dosing mentions across 1 PubMed studies (mg/day).

Imported legacy community score: 9.0/10 (heuristic mapping confidence 1.00).

Imported legacy monthly cost signal: ~$15.00.

Legacy community note: Extremely popular among women with recurrent UTIs. Community reports dramatic reduction in UTI frequency. Often described as "life-changing" by chronic UTI sufferers. Growing mainstream acceptance.

Community Evidence Examples[228,380,401, etc.]

post • r/Supplements • benefit

Fructose Metabolism and the Energy Crisis of Modern Disease: A Research Journey ## The Metabolic Theory of Everything? This post is part personal reflection, part academic deep dive. I’ve spent the past several months exploring why so many…

Open mention

post • r/herbalism • mixed

Sos!! Antibiotic resistant and reoccurring UTI, Bv, yeast I need help. This is a long story but I started getting yeast and about 18months ago. 4.5 months ago my new partner and I started having sex and then the uti’s joined my other issue…

Open mention

post • r/Ureaplasma • mixed

I BEAT UREAPLASMA, E FAE AND ECOLI - HOW I DID IT Here is my exact timeline and everything I did. This has been the hardest 6 months of my life. February 3, 2021 - begin white discharge, urinary frequency, urinary retention and vulva pain …

Open mention

post • r/CUTI • benefit

Gutted to hear my urologist no longer recommends Hiprex 26F, have struggled with UTI’s caused by sex for over four years now. Back when the issue first started, I was taking postcoital Macrobid, which worked well! Eventually, though, I sch…

Open mention

post • r/TwoXChromosomes • benefit

PSA for UTI-prone women! I used to get horrendous UTIs, and nothing helped. I found something that works for me, so I hope it will work for you, too! I was reading a post on Reddit the other day about a woman who gets debilitating UTI's af…

Open mention

post • r/preppers • benefit

PSA for women and men who are also prepping for women! Please add the supplement D-mannose to your preps if you are a woman or have any women you want to keep safe! One in five women experience recurrent urinary tract infections, and I ima…

Open mention

post • r/CUTI • benefit

I finally healed my year long UTI Hi everyone. WOW do UTIs suck. I got this uti over a year ago and initially went on 3 courses of amoxicillin antibiotics since it wouldn't go away. I then started taking D Mannose daily which subsided most…

Open mention

post • r/Interstitialcystitis • benefit

How I basically cured IC and some things I've learned I've had interstitial cystitis for about 10 years. Started with a UTI I got from my wife, having sex and getting into an argument while she had a bad untreated UTI, and then not finishi…

Open mention

comment • r/herbalism • benefit

I had a similar time in my life where I was looping through these same 3 infections. I found a "yeast buster tincture" to help a lot taken for a week twice a day to get rid of a yeast infection. Common ingredients for one are Usnea Lichen,…

Open mention

comment • r/herbalism • unclear

Depending on which kind of infection : Berberine in an alkalic environment or d-mannose from cranberries or a streptomyces (nyastine for example) strain

Open mention

Retail Signal Examples

amazon

Amazon search for D-mannose

Rating: n/a | Reviews: n/a

Open product

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22d-mannose%22)%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22d-mannose%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22d-mannose%22)%20AND%20animals%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20NOT%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22d-mannose%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22d-mannose%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39095666/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36621376/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38637262/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40162673/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37374369/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31674202/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28608666/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39642888/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36041061/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35313893/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32561190/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30361493/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=D-mannose

Community Sources

  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=%22d-mannose%22%20(supplement%20OR%20dosage%20OR%20stack%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20review)%20(subreddit%3ASupplements%20OR%20subreddit%3ANootropics%20OR%20subreddit%3ABiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity%20OR%20subreddit%3ANutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AHubermanLab%20OR%20subreddit%3ASleep%20OR%20subreddit%3AFitness%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketoscience%20OR%20subreddit%3AStackAdvice)
  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=comments&t=all&limit=16&q=%22d-mannose%22%20(supplement%20OR%20capsule%20OR%20powder%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results%20OR%20side%20effects)
  • https://old.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/1m37s3w/fructose_metabolism_and_the_energy_crisis_of/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
  • https://old.reddit.com/r/herbalism/comments/173tlmy/sos_antibiotic_resistant_and_reoccurring_uti_bv/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
  • https://old.reddit.com/r/Ureaplasma/comments/pozb3z/i_beat_ureaplasma_e_fae_and_ecoli_how_i_did_it/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
  • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=D-mannose

Scientific Evidence Notes[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

1. PubMed evidence summary: D-mannose

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.

Outcome: Tier HIGH; humans 67, RCTs 9, meta-analyses 1.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
2. Nonantibiotic prophylaxis for urinary tract infections: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 39095666 from Infection.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
3. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a New D-Mannose-based Dietary Supplement to Placebo for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infections.

PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 36621376 from Eur Urol Focus.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
4. Randomized clinical trial of non-antibiotic prophylaxis with d-Mannose plus Proanthocyanidins vs. Proanthocyanidins alone for urinary tract infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria in de novo kidney transplant recipients: The Manotras study.

PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 38637262 from Nefrologia (Engl Ed).

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
5. Adding collagen, propolis plus quercetin, bacillus coagulans, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate to D-mannose avoids symptoms and prevents recurrence in women with recurrent urinary tract infections: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 40162673 from Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
6. D-Mannose Plus Saccharomyces boulardii to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections and Discomfort after Cystoscopy: A Single-Center Prospective Randomized Pilot Study.

PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 37374369 from Medicina (Kaunas).

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
7. Cranberry, D-mannose and anti-inflammatory agents prevent lower urinary tract symptoms in women undergoing prolapse surgery.

PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 31674202 from Climacteric.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
8. [Evaluation of the effects of a natural dietary supplement with cranberry, Noxamicina® and D-mannose in recurrent urinary infections in perimenopausal women].

PUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 28608666 from Minerva Ginecol.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
9. Mannose metabolism reshapes T cell differentiation to enhance anti-tumor immunity.

PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 39642888 from Cancer Cell.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
10. D-mannose for preventing and treating urinary tract infections.

PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 36041061 from Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
11. Role of D-mannose in urinary tract infections - a narrative review.

PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 35313893 from Nutr J.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
12. Recurrent urinary tract infections: from pathogenesis to prevention.

PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 32561190 from Med Clin (Barc).

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source
13. Nonantibiotic prevention and management of recurrent urinary tract infection.

PUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 30361493 from Nat Rev Urol.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2805,3136,3437, etc.]

Open source