Quite often pregnancy accompanies such an unpleasant disease, as cystitis, associated with inflammation of the bladder.
In pregnant women, symptoms of cystitis occur in 10% of cases. In this case, the inflammatory process can affect women's health, both at the earliest stages of pregnancy, and at later times.
Cystitis in early pregnancy can act as one of the first signs of an "interesting" position of a woman. It even happens that a woman turns to a gynecologist about cystitis, and eventually finds out that she is pregnant.
Can pregnancy cause cystitis?
Pregnancy may well provoke the development of inflammation of the bladder . This is because once the fertilization of the egg takes place, the hormonal background of the woman begins the process of restructuring, which in particular results in a decrease in immunity. And this, in turn, leads to active propagation of pathogens of infections, leading to the process of inflammation.
Pregnancy is also a favorable factor for exacerbation of old diseases. Therefore, if once a woman has already experienced cystitis, then with a high degree of probability the symptoms of this ailment can overtake it even during pregnancy.
Causes of cystitis in later terms of bearing a baby is: deterioration of blood supply to organs located in the small pelvis due to the compression of the blood vessels of the fetus, as well as compression of the urethra. All this contributes to incomplete emptying of the bladder, resulting in the formation of residual urine, which is a breeding ground for the reproduction of bacteria.
Signs of cystitis in pregnant women
Cystitis in pregnant women can occur in acute form, and perhaps in chronic.
With acute cystitis during pregnancy, a woman faces:
- frequent urge to urinate; while the very process of urination is very painful, after it persists a persistent desire to empty the bladder again;
- pains in the lower abdomen that may be traumatic, or a woman may feel minor soreness after urination, or it can be debilitating pain with an inability to retain urine;
- increased temperature;
- the presence of blood in the urine.
If during pregnancy there is exacerbation of chronic cystitis, then its symptoms may not be as bright and sharp. It all depends on the causes that caused the disease.
Sometimes the sensations of a pregnant woman with cystitis are similar to manifestations of other diseases, so when they occur, you should immediately contact your doctor.
If you do not cure cystitis, then the infection can go up to the kidneys, and then pyelonephritis will develop, posing a danger both to the health of the pregnant woman and her future child, as it causes intoxication of the whole organism.
For the diagnosis, the doctor prescribes the surrender of a general
For diagnostic purposes, ultrasound of the kidneys and bladder can be performed. In the presence of cystitis, the mucosa of the bladder thickens, the contents of this organ - cloudy. After diagnosing and prescribing appropriate treatment, a pregnant woman should follow all medical recommendations to ensure that the treatment is successful.