What to do if you have an urgent need to urinate during pregnancy

After becoming pregnant, many women find that they often feel the urge to urinate and can never hold it back, especially at night, and they always have to go to the bathroom, which seriously affects their sleep quality. Some people are very worried about the constant urge to urinate, wondering if they have some disease. As a result, they go to the hospital for blood and urine tests, but no problems are found. In fact, unless the urinary tract infection is caused by gynecological inflammation and requires early treatment, the urgency of urination that generally occurs after pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon and there is no need to worry.

1. Symptoms of frequent urination during pregnancy

1. Normal frequent urination in pregnant women has the following manifestations:

The frequency of urination increases, with more than 7 times during the day and more than 2 times at night, and the interval between urinations is within 2 hours; there is no urgency, pain, fever, or back pain when urinating; the urine color is normal, not turbid, and there is no hematuria; after the baby is born, the frequent urination will soon be relieved.

2. Abnormal frequent urination in pregnant women has the following manifestations:

The frequency of urination increases, accompanied by urgency, pain, fever, back pain, etc., and the urine always feels incomplete; the urine is turbid, and even hematuria occurs; the "three more symptoms" of excessive thirst, excessive drinking, and excessive urination appear. This may be a sign of a urinary tract infection and should be treated with medical attention.

2. Causes of frequent urination during pregnancy

Frequent urination during pregnancy is more obvious in the early and late stages of pregnancy. This is mainly because as the uterus gradually grows, the relative position of the organs in the pelvic cavity changes, causing the pressure on the bladder to increase and its capacity to decrease. Even a small amount of urine will make pregnant women feel the urge to urinate, leading to frequent urination. At the same time, studies have shown that changes in hormone secretion in the body are also one of the causes of frequent urination.

3. What to do if pregnant women have frequent urination

1. Do anal contraction exercises regularly

This can train the tone of the pelvic floor muscles and help control urination. You can also do pelvic relaxation exercises, which can help prevent stress incontinence. That means kneeling on all fours in a crawling motion, straightening your back, contracting your hip muscles, and pushing your pelvis toward your abdomen. Arch your back for a few seconds and then relax. But do it within your means.

2. Drink enough water

To alleviate frequent urination during pregnancy, expectant mothers can start by changing their daily life and water intake. In other words, you should drink water in moderation, but don't drink too much or in large quantities. When you go out, if you feel like urinating, you must go to the toilet and try not to hold your urine to avoid bladder inflammation or bacterial infection.

3. Seek medical attention promptly

If you feel pain when urinating, or the urge to urinate is unbearable, it is very likely that you have a bladder inflammation or bacterial infection. You must see a doctor immediately. If the treatment is not timely and thorough, it can often make the condition worse or cause it to become chronic, affecting the health of the mother and fetus.

4. Does holding urine during pregnancy affect the fetus?

Holding urine during pregnancy has no effect on the fetus. However, it will have an impact on yourself. The pregnant woman's kidneys are already under a heavy burden during pregnancy. If she holds her urine, it will increase the burden on her kidneys and easily cause kidney problems. The bladder that stores urine in the human body has a certain degree of elasticity. Normally, the bladder is very small, but when the amount of urine increases, the bladder becomes enlarged. If you do not urinate in time for a long time, the bladder will lose its elasticity and cannot return to its original state. In addition, this will prevent the body from excreting waste and may also cause uremia.