I don't think the sugar would be a problem if you buy the actual cranberry and blend them with distilled water. You could use lots of water to dilute for taste and sugar content. I live in Canada and I would buy the capsules at a place called Alive Health Food store (their brand) they are cheap. They worked but I had to take a lot of them (a lot) then taper off. You may need a maintenance dose for a few months or it will come back. I just bumped them into me until the discomfort left other wise I would have had to take you know what the dreaded anitbiotics. It worked for me but now that I am cleansing I don't have any problems with bladder infections. Thank God. I know you need immediate relief right now but read about the fasting and Book 1 on MH's site and work yourself up to doing the OJ fast. I tried the oj fast in Nov/07. I made it 8 days but I was hungry all the time so I stopped. I waited for xmas to pass but stayed on a very strick diet. I even took my own veggies to xmas dinner. I am now on day 10 of the OJ fast. I am taking MH's herbs or I could not be doing this. The sorghum molasses helps relieve the hunger and they are full of minerals so they are good for you. I also take cayenne which helps heal ulcers/inflammation (I have crohn's). It is helping as I said I am on day 10.....only 30 days to go. I am determined to get through this because it is my last hope. I wish you luck and keep us posted.