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Cloudy urine

by Peg Plumbo

question
I am due in 11 days time and yesterday, when I saw the doctor, she said my urine looked ‘cloudy’. They asked me for another sample to see if there was any kind of infection present so they will be aware of it at the time of delivery. What would cause an infection? Should I be drinking more water or cranberry juice?

answer
I once heard it said that, ‘Urine should be clear at least once a day’. Maybe this is an inaccurate saying, but cloudy urine in the absence of symptoms is generally of no consequence.

The only time I even mention the condition of urine to my patients is when I see that it is very concentrated, and dark in colour. This means that they should be drinking more. Every pregnant woman should drink about half a gallon of fluids every day. This should help dilute and clear up the urine.

Drinking cranberry juice acidifies the urine and would be helpful in preventing urinary tract infections, but would not help much in your case.

As long as you are having no symptoms of urinary infection, and there is no significant amount of protein in the urine, I would not worry about this.

Most urine collections in pregnancy are not ‘clean catches’ either, so vaginal contamination is probable.

Hope this is reassuring and thanks for writing.

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