I'm pregnant and have UTI. What should I do?

Originally Posted by Idalia

Last week, I had difficulty urinating and there was this shooting pain every time I went to the toilet. Good thing I didn't just took the Cotrimoxazole med I've been taking whenever I had Urinary Tract Infection before I got pregnant. I went to my OB GYN and told her the symptoms. I had my urinalysis and my UTI is confirmed. She gave me Cefalexin.

Now I wanna know if there's anything I could take, like herbs or something, to cure UTI during pregnancy. I know Cefalexin is safe but I feel a bit uncomfortable taking antibiotics now that I'm pregnant. Or are there any side effects taking antibiotics when expecting?