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What Causes Epithelial Cells In Urine During Pregnancy?
Question: My wife is 30 Wk pregnenct and for last 7 days she is passing urine in a very less quantitiy. during our visit to Dr, she suggested for a routine urine test and suggsted to come back after 2 weeks. Today I did the testing and report shows EPITHELIAL CELLS 20-30 and Bacteria (Detected).Should be re-visit the Dr now or can wait for 2 weeks. In the mean time is there any liquid intake that she should increase.
Brief Answer:
visit your doctor as soon as possible
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX, thanks for trusting health care magic.
Detection of bacteria and epithelial cells in urine is not a good indication and she needs to visit her gynecologist at the earliest because otherwise there are increased chances of preterm labor pains.
It is common after 30 weeks because pregnant uterus can press ureters and thus decrease output.
So visit your doctor at the earliest and till then ask her to increase the water intake to at least 2 litres a day and also she should lie down in lateral position (and never on her back) so as to relieve pressure from the ureters.
All the best.
visit your doctor as soon as possible
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX, thanks for trusting health care magic.
Detection of bacteria and epithelial cells in urine is not a good indication and she needs to visit her gynecologist at the earliest because otherwise there are increased chances of preterm labor pains.
It is common after 30 weeks because pregnant uterus can press ureters and thus decrease output.
So visit your doctor at the earliest and till then ask her to increase the water intake to at least 2 litres a day and also she should lie down in lateral position (and never on her back) so as to relieve pressure from the ureters.
All the best.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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