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Question: Urinary infection during pregnancy
Q: “I am five-and-a-half months pregnant and I have had a water infection for approximately five months. I have had three different sorts of antibiotics but have reacted with all of them. There is now talk of my kidneys being damaged. Will I still be able to give birth naturally or will I have to have…
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Tagged Antibiotic, Baby, Bacteria, Cystitis, infection, kidney, Pregnant, urinary tract infection
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Urine infections in pregnancy
If you are pregnant, you’re probably very familiar with the minor discomforts that can accompany your growing bump. Needing to empty your bladder more often, getting up a couple of times in the night for a wee and a dull ‘heaviness’ over your pubic bone are all common during pregnancy. However, sometimes these symptoms are…
Urine infections in pregnancy – Cystitis
Infections of the urinary tract (kidney, bladder and connecting tubes) are more common during pregnancy than at other times. There are two types of infection – cystitis (infection of the bladder), and pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys). Pyelonephritis is much more serious than cystitis, but cystitis may develop into pyelonephritis if not treated properly. There are a number of…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged bladder, burning sensation, causes, Cystitis, fever, infection, Pregnancy, preterm labour, pyelonephritis, treatment, Urine infection, vomiting
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Urinary frequency during pregnancy
In the first two or three months of your pregnancy, you may need to pee much more often than usual. This is because your womb starts to press on your bladder so that it can’t hold as much urine as usual. Also, the increased blood supply to your pelvic area can make your bladder feel full so that you…
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Tagged bladder, burning sensation, Cystitis, frequency, Pregnancy, Urine
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Urine infections
These are more common in young children than you might imagine and particularly affect girls. This is because the tube leading from the bladder to the outside is much shorter in girls than in boys, so germs have a shorter distance to travel. Urinary infections are often caused by a transferral of bacteria from the…
Fast help for cystitis
9 July 1999 Waiting for an appointment at the doctor’s surgery when you have the obvious symptoms of cystitis (an urgent need to pass water, and a nasty burning sensation when you do go) is enough to drive any woman to desperation. Now an American study has shown that for many women, a telephone consultation and three days…
