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Suggest Treatment For UTI During Pregnancy

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Posted on Tue, 7 Mar 2017
Question: My wife is 32 weeks pregnanet and in her urine test it looks like she had uti.

so doctor prescribed BD-CEF 500 twice a day and also bifilac once a day.

also she is taking following drugs

1. Thyronorm 25mcg once in monring
2. argitas 10 g once a day
3. Triple A cal D once a day
4. ecosprin 75 once a day
5. mashyne 1000 once a day
6 Intafol-D once a day
7. Duphaston 18mg twice a day

so i wanted to know that medicine prescribed for UTI is safe for unborn baby and my wife

also is it safe to take with other prescribed medicines

please let me know as we are little worried also please check attached urine report
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Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
I have seen urine report. In fact 8-10 pus cells in a female is normal.

Detailed Answer:
Hi welcome to health care magic,

I have seen urine report. In fact 8-10 pus cells in a female is normal.

BD CEF 500 is safe in 8 weeks of pregnancy for your wife and unborn kid.

And there is no significant interaction with other drugs.

But it is safer now to put her on lemon barley water/Cranberry juice to prevent further infection.

You can revert back.

Regards


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Geeta Sundar (38 hours later)
Hi

thank you for your reply.
please check attached updated report with urine culture and let me what need to do.

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Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Your wife has E-coli infection that is difficult to totally eradicate.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I have checked the reports.

Your wife has E-coli infection that is difficult to totally eradicate. She has already taken BD CEF for it.

Another drug to which she is sensitive is Nitrofurantin (Furadentin) but it is unsafe in the last two-4 weeks of pregnancy. So I will not advise it.

Please only put her on Cranberry juice 2 tsf twice/ Cranbe capsule--one capsule twice a day. It will dislodge the bacteria that stick firmly to bladder wall and clear the infection. Do not give any further antibiotics.

You can revert back.

Regards
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Suggest Treatment For UTI During Pregnancy

Brief Answer: I have seen urine report. In fact 8-10 pus cells in a female is normal. Detailed Answer: Hi welcome to health care magic, I have seen urine report. In fact 8-10 pus cells in a female is normal. BD CEF 500 is safe in 8 weeks of pregnancy for your wife and unborn kid. And there is no significant interaction with other drugs. But it is safer now to put her on lemon barley water/Cranberry juice to prevent further infection. You can revert back. Regards