Im 20 weeks along and never had this before and also wondering if pregnancy can cause this to happen more frequently in pregnant women
UTI's (urinary tract infections) are very common for pregnant women, especially if you've had them before, but they are also considered to be more serious while pregnant, because it can lead to a kidney infection.
The treatment I usually got was either Cipro or Macrobid, though once I stayed overnight in the hospital and had IV antibiotics, but I can't remember the name. They are usually these awful horse-sized pills, and you have to take them I think 3 times a day for a week.
I have had several of them, and I was treated four times during my pregnancy. I pretty much had the same symptoms each time:
frequent urination
a funny, kinda 'tickling from the inside' feeling as I went (not quite the burning sensation that most people feel)
feeling like I can't empty my bladder all the way
having to pee again 2 minutes after I last went
all of the sudden feeling like I have to go *now*
cloudy, bad smelling urine
Once, it progressed beyond there, and my symptoms that time also included severe back and side pain, nausea, and a very, very slight fever. That was the time I had the IV.
Like I said, it is a very common thing for a pregnant woman to experience, but you should tell your doctor very soon, if not tomorrow, that you think you have one, because it could turn into a kidney infection. They'll have you come in and pee in a cup, and the nurse will use one of those little test-strip thingys, and they'll tell you right away if you have one.
Good luck, and congratulations on the baby!
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