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  • Jul 25, 2010, 06:30 AM
    nadine22
    Are water infections and miscarriages linked?
    Last week I had really bad stomach pains to the point I was doubled over but also had all the signs of a water infection. I seen my doctor and they confirmed it was a water infection and gave me some medication even though I did state I was blood present as well. Later on during the evening it was getting worse (blood) and I had a clot. Worried out of my head I called the out of the hours doctors where an on call nurse said I might have had a miscarriage.
    I was just wondering has this happened to anyone else?
  • Jul 25, 2010, 06:43 AM
    J_9

    By water infection I assume you mean UTI or urinary tract infection?

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    even though I did state I was blood present
    Can you clarify the above? What do you mean by "blood present?"

    Have you been diagnosed as pregnant? If so, by whom and how far along?
  • Jul 25, 2010, 07:02 AM
    nadine22
    i.e. blood every time I went the loo... nah it wasn't clarified because I would have only been about 2 weeks gone but as soon as that blood clot came out... all my symptoms went... and so did the water infection
  • Jul 25, 2010, 07:07 AM
    J_9

    Most miscarriages, if indeed you were pregnant, are usually of an unknown origin. Rarely, if ever, is a miscarriage diagnosed strictly from a UTI.

    At 2 weeks, if you were indeed pregnant, most women don't even know they are pregnant that early. The common cause of miscarriage that early is of a chromosomal abnormality.
  • Jul 25, 2010, 07:14 AM
    nadine22

    Yeah I know that because I didn't know I was until I described all my symptoms to the on call nurse who said it's a possibility I might be having a miscarriage
  • Jul 25, 2010, 07:21 AM
    J_9
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    Originally Posted by nadine22 View Post
    yeah i know that coz i didnt know i was until i described all my symptoms to the on call nurse who said its a possibility i might be having a miscarriage

    As a nurse, I can tell you that I NEVER tell a patient that they are or are not possibly pregnant over the phone. The symptoms of pregnancy can be caused by a number of other illnesses.

    A possibility of pregnancy includes a positive pregnancy test, among other indicators. Pregnancy, as an OB nurse, is never diagnosed without a shadow of a doubt, without at LEAST an ultrasound.

    There are a few things that can cause a positive urine and/or blood pregnancy test when there is actually no pregnancy occurring.

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