Cystitis

[sarafet]

Hi guys,

For the last week I've had really bad cystitis, I've just found out I'm pg, and my Doctor is sending off a urine sample at the moment. It's absolute agony when I pee, and I'm needing to go every 30 minutes or so

During the night I nearly don't make it to the toilet on time Has anyone experienced this during pregnancy and have any advice on how I can treat it until I get anti-bis? I've tried sachets you put in water and drink which alter the acidity of the urine, but they haven't worked.

Thanks everyone

Sarah xxx

 

[tots hope]

I think cranberry juice is good for UTI and cyctitis - get to the shop and get loads of it. Never had cystitis myself but one of my friends daughters has UTI's weekly and she drinks loads of cranberry juice which has helped!

Hope this info helps x x x

 

[sarafet]

yeah i've heard about that TH, i'll give it a try, anything to stop this pain

i've got 2 urine samples to do and i can only manage one at a time bc so little comes out when i pee

xxx

 

[happy-chick]

Yeah as tots hope said cranberry juice is recommended and also lemon & barley is supposed to be good too, drink plenty of fluids especially water to try and flush you out.

UTI's are common in pregnancy and can be treated with a course of antibiotics, hope it clears up for you asap

 

[Squiggle]

I've had this before, drink lots and lots of water, that seemed to help me.

 

[Sherlock]

Cranberry juice is good for it. I've only had cystitis once, years ago and I remember it being really bloody painful. And the needing to pee every 5 minutes was insane, so you have my sympathy

I'm drinking 2 glasses of cranberry juice a day at the moment to try to keep cystitis at bay. Apparently it does happen more frequently in pregnancy anyways, as we pee more

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[muppetmummy]

I thought that although cranberry juice is a good preventative, it can make your wee more stingy if you've actually got cystitis at the time

 

[sarafet]

all i know about th cranberry juice is it's supposed to remove the bacteria from the lining of your bladder, so i imagine t's doing more good than harm. my cystits is getting better now thankfully

xxx