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Urinary Infections During Pregnancy and How to Prevent It
Urinary tract infections are more common in women than in men, which is due among other things, that the urethra is shorter in females making it more prone to the transmission of bacteria.
Furthermore, in the case of pregnant women, these infections are compounded by the changes in the body, increase in hormones that make the kidney work harder or slow the weight exerted by the uterus on the bladder that makes you urinate more frequently usual.
To check for infections or if they persist too long, analysis of urine is included in all gynecological examinations throughout pregnancy to rank the importance and treatment as these infections can cause premature delivery reach.
The worst infection that you catch is that affecting the kidney
Given the possibility of it spreading to other body organs and the risk that entails for both mother and baby, hospitalization is necessary to deliver the drug intravenously.
Once the results are stable, will continue with oral antibiotic therapy.
Although there is a radical way to prevent infection, may be prevented by following certain points like
- Maximize the health of those areas of the bladder, vagina and anus, making it harder for bacteria
- Take extreme care with sex that often are mode of transmission of bacteria
- Drink plenty of fluids and eating vegetables to kill bacteria in the urine
- Do not hold the urge
- Dry the area very well and does not hold moisture (changed the bathing suit in the summer months after baths)
- Wear cotton underwear to allow perspiration
Urinary tract infections during pregnancy
The urinary and vaginal infections are among the most frequent pathologies in pregnancy. The biggest risk they entail is the appearance of contractions with the risk of premature birth.
Whenever you perform an early diagnosis, treatment is highly effective and safe for baby (with antibiotics in the first case and local antibiotics or antifungals in the second as the germs that cause). Few medications for those conditions that can be used without deleterious effects during pregnancy therefore should not be self-medicate or take advice from anyone other than the doctor.
Considering all this is very important that any doubt or symptoms consult the doctor because the consequences can be important and timely solution is easy.