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November 2015 Moms
lwentland
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cloudy urine
lwentland
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Is anyone else experiencing cloudy urine? I don't feel like I have a UTI at all. I am super concerned it's protein build up but, this early? I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow. I was diagnosed with preclampsia (sp?) with my 1st baby but not until week 39 and it was very mild. I'm hoping all it was is a case of me not drinking as much water as I should have yesterday. If it persists and more symptoms show up I will contact my doctor but for now drinking water and crossing my fingers.
Re: cloudy urine
It is relatively common for a pregnant woman to experience cloudy urine. It could be due to a number of causes, either serious or benign. It is, therefore, important to make the correct diagnosis to ensure the health of the expectant mother. Pregnancy brings about hormonal and dietary changes in women. Often, these changes account for alterations in the appearance of urine. Eating a lot of dairy products and having large meals before going to bed can cause cloudy urine. This is due to the build up of phosphate crystals that are relatively harmless and it goes away after urinating in the morning.
Allergic reactions can also be another cause of cloudy urine during pregnancy. Commonly, a pregnant woman has vaginal discharges that could account for cloudy urine, and it is often harmless. However, if it’s foul smelling, it should be checked by a doctor right away in order to be safe. Proteinuria, a condition during pregnancy wherein there is a passing of excess protein in the urine that could represent a large range of different problems also causes cloudy urine. And due to the effect of pregnancy to the urinary system, more women are prone to having a Urinary Tract Infection. This infection is treatable and as previously stated, it is characterized by cloudy urine, disruption to the normal urinary pattern, and burning or painful urination. Though the diagnosis of UTI could be a little difficult to make considering that sometimes, no pain during urination is noted. Add the fact that pregnancy brings about changes in hormones and dietary intake. And pregnancy itself disrupts usual urinary pattern so it’s difficult to tell and Diagnosis of cloudy urine can become inaccurate.
As a rule of thumb, if a change in urine is only experienced once or just for a day, then it’s only benign and you have absolutely nothing to worry about. If it persisted for more than a couple of days and it’s accompanied by other symptoms, then a medical diagnosis is already needed. In order to diagnose, usually a urinalysis is conducted. A pregnant woman is instructed to collect a mid stream urine sample for analysis. This is done to determine the type of infection. In most people, there’s no need for urinalysis. UTI can be easily treated. For a pregnant woman, however, it usually takes a longer time to treat that’s why urinalysis is most commonly performed.
Thank you ladies
MC 4/15
BFP 10/10/16