Sudden on coming UTI feeling

[Matrak]

Hi all,

just wondering what is your experience. I am 5 weeks pregnant and peeing like mad.
However I am getting what feels like very sudden UTI symptoms. It can literally come on within half an hour of being fine.
the pain is intense, burning just sitting down, desperately needing a pee etc and not feeling like I am emptying my bladder. I also feel the need to empty my bowels.
i am also making sure I pee when I need to but not always possible.

One day can be fine and then like today it’s horrendous. I’ve found drinking lots helps but is this normal?

Thanks x

Hi,
I can't offer any advice but I experienced very similar symptoms at about 4am this morning! I drank a pint of water, took some paracetamol and then managed to fall back to sleep for a bit. I expected the symptoms to continue through today but they've disappeared.
I'm making sure I'm drinking plenty now and hoping that it doesn't return.
(I'm also about 5weeks!)

It may well be a UTI. I got recurring UTIs in pregnancy, never have them otherwise.

Ask your midwife or gp to send off a sample.

Thanks both, yesterday was awful but I downed a bottle of water as I think my hormones are irritating my bladder 🤷‍♀️

I have Interstitial cystitis which I think has made a massive impact on my bladder.

ididnt have this in my first pregnancy (ended in miscarriage)