Bladder Infection During Pregnancy Posted: 06-30-07 06:48am
My wife has been to the doctor and we
recently found out she has a bladder
infection.she is also 5 months pregnant.2
nights after the doctors appt she started
having really painful abdominal pains.im
just trying to get some ideas of things i
can do to help the pain go away.i've
already purchased cranberry juice because
i heard that helps and she has already
been given medication for it,but im just
looking for something else maybe someone
else has tryed that really worked for
them.Thank You
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3166 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 06-30-07 08:26am
Take the medication as prescribed and she
should feel better within 24 hours.
Cranberry can ease the symptoms, but won't
clear it by any means.
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 06-30-07 08:29am
she can drink lots of water, 6-8 glasses a
day. unsweetened cranberry juice. cut
down on sugar and caffiene. She can try
rocking a little when she goes to the
bathroom to make sure all of it comes out.
the baby's head can sit on the bladder
and keep it from draining properly. try
rocking forward after emptying it to see
if more comes out. abstain from
intercourse until it has been treated and
she should always make sure to urinate
before and after when you do have sex.
while being treated, just blot it dry with
toilet paper then wipe front to back the
rest of the time to prevent it from
recurring. just use water when washing
because harsh soaps and scented sprays and
powders can make it worse. make sure
undies stay as dry as possible at all
times (women often have a lot of discharge
and maybe some leakage of urine during
pregnancy so pantyliners that are
breathable can help with this - make sure
they are changed often). well fitting,
not tight undies that are breathable
cotton. never hold in your urine; when
you need to go, go as soon as you can.
my doc said i could take tylenol for the
pain and discomfort and that helped me a
lot. she should make sure to take all of
the antibiotics prescribed even if she is
feeling better after a day or two.
i hope she is feeling better very soon. i
know they are very uncomfortable and
painful. mine went away very quickly once
it was being treated and hasn't come back
since. good luck.
* just wanted to add, i'm not saying you
should take tylenol, just that my doc said
it was okay.
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13936 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 07-01-07 15:50pm
drink lots of water and she has to take
her medicine
i had a bladder infection a week ago when
i went into the lab for blood work they
found out i had one
but its gone now
ooh and drink cranberry juice and stay
away form orange juice
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Dannzibelle
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Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 3707 Location: South East, England
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Posted: 07-02-07 02:23am
cranberry juice does help to ease the pain
but the only thing that will actually work
will be the meds she's been given, i felt
better the day after i started to take
mine
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