Pregnancy - urine infection - shower gel

[sharon2016]

Hi all,

I'm 19 weeks pregnant and pretty sure I now have my second urine infection. I've never had them before being pregnant but I am told they are very common in pregnancy. I'm going to the doctor to have a urine test and get any necessary tablets again.

Can anyone recommend anyways to avoid getting a urine infection again? I was also wondering if anyone can recommend any natural shower gels as I heard that perfumed ones (that I use) are not very good for 'down there'!

Thanks X

Drink lots and lots of water to help prevent.

Things you can do:

• drink LOADS of water daily
• take cranberry capsules (do not drink the juice - it's sweetened with so much sugar which feeds the bacteria and makes it worse)
• make sure you're peeing before/after sex (if you think that might be a trigger)

I think there are a few brands of shower stuff which is ok for down there - I know Canestan do one.