UTI

[mum2A&L]

I found out today, that ive got yet another UTI! Im still on meds for the last one!!!

I was put on Amoxicillin for the 1st one, Flucloxacillin for the 2nd one. Got no idea what they are going to do about this one. They have sent tests off to see what will get rid of it . I just feel like i have shifted one 'problem' and another one appears! Its all too much today

Has anyone else had problems with infections? Is there anything else (apart from drinking loads of fluids and LOADS of tips to the loo) that i can do to help?

 

[Jaidy]

Sorry to hear you've got ANOTHER UTI hun, your not having it very good lately are you??

Hope it clears up soon

 

[mum2A&L]

Sorry to hear you've got ANOTHER UTI hun, your not having it very good lately are you??

Hope it clears up soon

Thanks hun! I just seems to keep comming. I guess the only good thing is its all to do with me - baby is fine (although gave us a fright yesterday. She was lying on her cord and it made her trace come up funny!! had three docs and 2 midwifes looking at it).

 

[skatty]

I think drinking cranberry juice helps

 

[budge]

soda water and cranberry juice.

 

[mum2A&L]

looks like i am going to have to send OH out to buy some cranberry juice

 

[Jaidy]

soda water and cranberry juice.

Yeah Ive heard thats good for cystitis

 

[Lyndsey]

Cranberry juice is excellent as it reduces the acidity of your urine and makes it hard for the bacteria to live. Also you can buy wipes for that specific area that help to cut down on the amount of bacteria that can be transmitted... they are from canestan and can be found at boots or other chemists....

Also avoid any acidic foods ( citrus fruits or curries) as again these push up the acidity of your urine this making it easier for the bacteria to breed...

If you have an infection now then the antibiotics will be needed to clear it but the other things that I have mentioned should help with any discomfort and can help to avoid reoccurance in the future......

Hope this helps!

 

[mum2A&L]

thanks everyone.

Got an appointment with the Fetal assesment unit in an hour - test results should be back, so hopefuly they can get me on the right meds to clear it. I will try cranberry juice and lay off the curries

It just got a bit too much yesterday

 

[Minxy]

I can only add to what others have suggested

No sex, wipe front to back and take cranberry tablets if the juice is too much.

I'm on long term anti-biotics to avoid UTI's because of a kidney condition. I follow all the rules, apart from the NO sex (I do have a son! ) and have avoided infection for 7 years.

Good Luck and a big , water infections are the pits!

 

[gemaandfirstbaby]

i hve had 3 water infections one after the other. as soon as the midwife tests my urine i know what she is going to say it gets on my nurves and the alway ask me if i have taken the tablets ad of course i have taken them becuase i dont wana risk goin to labour early. cause my midwife explained that it can set ur contractions off early. I was born at 29wks cause my mum had a water infection and she didnt take th tablets cause she tought that it would harm me and i was born early!!