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11-21-2012 at 8:07 AM
artsymom17
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Bladder infection or GBS?

So I'm a little wigged out right now and annoyed...last Friday I woke up with really bad back pain and bad cramping, no spotting. I got freaked out and called the doctor when it wouldn't got away after 2-3 hours of being out of bed. They saw me and tested my urine and said I had the start of a bladder infection. They gave me medication for that and I've been taking it for almost 7 days now.

Today the nurse calls me and says I don't have that...I have GBS (group beta strep) which she said grows in our bodies normally but has gotten out of control and amoxicillin will clear it up. 

I'm not too keen on taking all these medicines but my bladder is making me slightly miserable. Anyone else have these issues before? did everything turn out OK? I want to take care of myself and get better but I want the baby to be OK more than anything.


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11-21-2012 at 8:37 AM
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I had my 12 week visit last week and they did a urine sample.  I got a call from my OB on Monday saying I have GBS and they called in amox for me.  I'm taking it b/c they told me to, even though any other time I've had anything while pg, I never take anything for it and just suffer through it.  This is something different that requires medication to treat it and I was told it will in no way harm the baby.

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11-21-2012 at 8:45 AM
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Thank you! Good to hear. I was just a little irritated since they thought it was one thing, put me on one medication and then now it is something else and I've been taking medication that I haven't needed.

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11-21-2012 at 9:40 AM
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GBS is a type of bacteria. It normally colonizes your particular body but when it gets out of control can cause an infection. So you do have a UTI caused by GBS if that makes any sense.

I had the same thing early on in pregnancy, took the course of antibiotics, which of course gave me a yeast infection. Once those were both treated I've been fine ever since.

At 35-37 weeks your OB would normally do a GBS swab vaginally/rectally to check and see if you have the bacteria present. Since you've tested positive for it in a UTI you won't need that done since you'll be considered GBS+ the remainder of the pregnancy, but you will need to be on antibiotics during labor/once your water breaks, as the bacteria can be harmful to the baby during delivery. The CDC website has some great information on GBS.


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11-21-2012 at 7:10 PM
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genmccarley:

GBS is a type of bacteria. It normally colonizes your particular body but when it gets out of control can cause an infection. So you do have a UTI caused by GBS if that makes any sense.

I had the same thing early on in pregnancy, took the course of antibiotics, which of course gave me a yeast infection. Once those were both treated I've been fine ever since.

At 35-37 weeks your OB would normally do a GBS swab vaginally/rectally to check and see if you have the bacteria present. Since you've tested positive for it in a UTI you won't need that done since you'll be considered GBS+ the remainder of the pregnancy, but you will need to be on antibiotics during labor/once your water breaks, as the bacteria can be harmful to the baby during delivery. The CDC website has some great information on GBS.

 

This exactly. It's a common bacteria that causes UTIs. 


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