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Is it bad to bathe in a diluted amount of dettol antiseptic wash when pregnant (24 weeks)? it helps me with preventing utis otherwise i wouldn't do it

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Dettol: There shouldn't be any adverse effect using diluted dettol for bathing even during pregnancy, (unless one is allergic to dettol)

Answered 11/13/2020

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A member asked:

Is it bad to bathe in a diluted amount of dettol antiseptic wash when pregnant (24 weeks)? it helps me with preventing utis otherwise i wouldn't do it

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Victor Nwanguma answered

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