How to treat a urinary tract infection during pregnancy?

Q. My friend in Europe was told by her doctor to take medicine for urinary tract infection and, when I look at this medicine description in English, I see it is contraindicated during pregnancy. Doctor has tried to scare her into taking the medicine, saying such infection could very possibly go to her kidneys and cause terrible troubles. But if a medicine is worse than the disease, what can be done?!

Please, if anyone knows effective and safe treatment for this ailment during pregnancy, do share! Thank you.

A. If you get a UTI during pregnancy, you need to go to your doctor, and take the antibiotics they prescribe you to clear it up. there really is no other way of getting rid of it. you can drink some cranberry juice to help. but that isn't going to take it away. the antibiotics won't hurt your baby. the doctor will prescribe some thing that is safe for use during pregnancy. woman get bladder/ UTI infections all the time during their pregnancy, and they take the medicine. the truth is, that its more dangerous to leave the infection untreated. believe me i know. i had a bladder infection once, and i didn't get it treated for a while, and then it spread to my kidneys, causing a bad kidney infection. it was so terrible. i got so sick. had a severely high fever. I went to the er, and i had to be hospitalized for a couple days. your friend shouldn't put her baby at risk. if she leaves this untreated and it spreads to her kidneys, which it most likely will, then it could risk hurting her baby. tell her to listen to her doctor.

good luck.

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What medications are safe to take during pregnancy?

Q. I am not sure what medications are safe to use during pregnancy.

Like advil, tylonol.. asprin... Im having some severe stomach pains, every 4 hours im starving i have to set an alarm so that i can get up and eat or i will be sick. But for after the morning sickness. what drugs or medications can i take that are safe to use during the first trimester.?

Thank you

A. Here's the whole list of OTC meds my Dr. gave me when I found out I was pregnant of stuff that's ok to take while pregnant,if it's not ok in first trimester,there's a note next to it.

Nasal congestion:
Actifed
Contac
Dristan
Sudafed
Tylenol Cold (any type of tylenol cold)

Cough:
Robitussin
Robitussin DM
House brand expectorant (any store brand)

Pain or Fever:
Tylenol (Regular or extra strength)

Heartburn or Sour Stomach:
Maalox
Mylanta
Rolaids
Tums

Constipation:
Colace

Diarrhea:
Imodium AD (don't take before 15 weeks)

Nausea:
Phenergan tablets or capsules

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Is it dangerous to have a sore throat, cough and colds with mild fever during pregnancy?

Q. My sore throat is not that bad, it is only aching but not too much compared before back when im not pregnant. I also have cough and colds with mild fever. But my head is aching too much since the day I had an implantion bleeding that lasted only almost a day. I didn't take any medicine at all aside from Vicks rubbed at my back. And now I'm eating oranges and drinking juice and lots of water. Is this normal or is this something to worry about. Thank you in advance.

A. My midwife said to go to the doctor if I have a fever of 100+ and am unable to bring it down after taking Tylenol.

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Is it normal to have a low grade fever during pregnancy?

Q. Im 24 weeks along. I have had night sweats on occasion. Right now I have a fever of 99.5. I have been eating normally, no headache or stomach ache I'm just concerned about the fever. Is this normal?

A. Your temp is usually about 1 degree higher when you're pregnant.. since normal temp is 98.6 degree's, having a 99.5 degree temp is not a fever... it's normal.

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