Ujauzito na kukojoa sana

Swali:

Ninatatizo la kwenda haja ndogo kila Mara wakati wa usiku lakini kwa mchana sio sana, huwa nashuku naeza kuwa na mimba ya karibu mwezi moja, inaeza kuwa ujauzito ndo husababisha?

Jibu:

Jibu linaweza kuwa Ndio au Hapana

Mojawapo ya dalili ya awali ya ujauzito ni kukojoa mara kwa mara, dalili hii huweza ambatana na dalili zingine zifuatazo;

• Kuvimba matiti

• Maumivu ya matiti

• Kichefuchefu

• Kichefuchefu na kutapika

• Uchovu

• Kupenda kula aina fulani ya chakula

• Kupendelea sana kula aina fulani ya chakula

• Kiunguli

• Haja kubwa kuwa ngumu

Muda wa kukojoa sana

Kati ya wanawake 100, wanawake zaidi ya 80 wameripoti kukojoa sana wakati wa usiku wakati idadi ni hupatwa na dalili hii baada ya kucha.

Ikiwa una ujauzito, utapatwa mchanganyiko wa dalili hizo zinazoweza kutokea na kuondoka.

Wakati gani kukojoa mara kwa mara huashiria dalili isiyo ya kawaida?

Endapo unapata dalili ya kukojoa mara kwa mara inayoambatana na dalili zifuatazo inaweza kuwa si dalili ya inayosababishwa na ujauzito bali inaweza kusababishwa na maambukizi kwenye njia ya mkojo.

• Maumivu wakati wa kukojoa

• Kukojoa kwa shida au kushindwa kutoa mkojo

• Maumivu ya tumbo

• Homa

• Kukojoa mkojo mzito au wenye mawingu

Ukipatwa na dalili hii unapaswa kufika kituo cha afya karibu nawe kwa uchunguzi na tiba.

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