pregnancy and urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections ( also known as bladder infections ) and pregnancy are not two things that you need at the same time. Even some doctors have a hard time curing UTI's at this time of your life because of the effects of taking antibiotics when you're carrying your unborn child.


All Bladder infections are treated by your doctor with antibiotics. This is the only treatment they have that will rid your body of the E-coli bacteria that causes infections in your urinary tract. The problem with taking antibiotics when you're pregnant is the type that are regularly prescribed for UTI's ( trimethoprim ) prevent your body from absorbing folic acid. Folic acid is a doctors recommended vitamin that is needed by pregnant women to aid the growth of the spinal cord in thier unborn child. Folic acid is more important in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Apart from that side effect of treating your urinary tract infection while you're pregnant with a prescription drug, it is best to avoid all prescription drugs and medicines while you're carrying your unborn child.

Fortunately there are other healthy alternatives for treating your bladder infection that don't involve any drugs. Home remedies for UTI's are being used by more women now because of the health benefits that they have. A home remedy won't weaken your immune system or kill off all your friendly bacteria like antibiotics do. This is why so many women get a yeast infection after a course of antibiotics.

Your home treatment will strengthen your immunity to UTI's, and you'll also learn how to keep them away for good. A home cure only needs products purchased from your local grocery store or supermarket, and these are products that people buy every day. The cost is usually less than $20 in total for your treatment so the savings you get are a benefit as well.

Home cures also have a much higher success rate, and they cure your infection in a lot less time. 12 hours is usually the time a natural remedy takes to work to cure a bladder infection so you could be cured by this time tomorrow.
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