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Urine Reddish Orange At 8 1/2 Months Pregnancy
im 8 1/2 months pregnant and today when I went to potty it was reddish orange and on the toilet paper it had the same color? what does it mean? my urine never came out like that before, and I just started with my Braxton hicks contractions yesterday..
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
Hi and welcome to healthcare magic.
There are two possibilities for these symptoms:
1. It is cervical discharge mixed with urine giving it a red color. This is a sign of impending labor and the contractions may well be early labor contractions or a sign of placental separation inside the uterus. Placental separation inside the uterus [abruption in medical terms] is an emergency as it is not good for the baby.
2. It is a urine infection or urine stone leading to hematuria or blood in urine.
In any case at 81/2 months of pregnancy, it is not advisable to ignore these and I suggest that you visit your doctor or the ER whichever is available at the moment and get an examination to see if the cervix is open or if there is a bleed. In addition get a urine examination for presence of infection and an ultrasound for babies well being and status of placenta if needed [as will be advised by your doctor after examination and confirmation if this is labor or abruption or infection] and urine stones.
So I suggest that you visit your healthcare facility at the earliest and get yourself evaluated.
Hope I was able to help. Have a safe delivery and safe motherhood.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant OB Gy.
There are two possibilities for these symptoms:
1. It is cervical discharge mixed with urine giving it a red color. This is a sign of impending labor and the contractions may well be early labor contractions or a sign of placental separation inside the uterus. Placental separation inside the uterus [abruption in medical terms] is an emergency as it is not good for the baby.
2. It is a urine infection or urine stone leading to hematuria or blood in urine.
In any case at 81/2 months of pregnancy, it is not advisable to ignore these and I suggest that you visit your doctor or the ER whichever is available at the moment and get an examination to see if the cervix is open or if there is a bleed. In addition get a urine examination for presence of infection and an ultrasound for babies well being and status of placenta if needed [as will be advised by your doctor after examination and confirmation if this is labor or abruption or infection] and urine stones.
So I suggest that you visit your healthcare facility at the earliest and get yourself evaluated.
Hope I was able to help. Have a safe delivery and safe motherhood.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant OB Gy.
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