Treatment of upper respiratory tract infection during breastfeeding

Upper respiratory tract infection during lactation. First of all, this phenomenon will cause coughing. Generally speaking, it is easy for mothers to cough, which will cause a certain impact on the child during breastfeeding. Sometimes we worry that the impact of the medicine on the baby is very great. Then let us learn about upper respiratory tract infection during lactation and how we should treat it.

As the saying goes, "Drinking radish and cabbage soup regularly keeps the doctor away from medicine." These two vegetables are very effective when taken in the early stages of a cold, and it is even more beneficial to eat them more often.

Expectant mothers are one of the groups of people who are most afraid of colds. The cold virus can cause harm to the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy. If accompanied by high fever, the harm is even more worrying. What makes expectant mothers even more uncomfortable is that they cannot take medicine casually after catching a cold. Here are some dietary remedies for treating colds:

1. Radish and cabbage

Radish and cabbage soup: use 250 grams of cabbage heart and 60 grams of white radish, add water and boil, then add 10-20 grams of brown sugar, eat the vegetables and drink the soup.

Vegetable root soup: Wash and slice 3 pieces of cabbage roots, add 7 green onion roots, boil the soup, add sugar and drink it while hot.

Radish soup: Slice 150 grams of white radish, add 900 ml of water, boil until 600 ml, add 5 grams of white sugar, drink one cup while it is hot, and then drink another cup after half an hour.

Rice vinegar radish: 250 grams of radish, appropriate amount of rice vinegar, wash and slice the radish, soak in vinegar for one hour, and serve as a dish with rice.

2. Ginger

Tangerine peel and ginger tea: 10 grams each of tangerine peel and ginger, boil in water, add 10-20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

Ginger and garlic tea: 15 grams each of garlic and ginger, cut into slices, add a bowl of water, boil until half a bowl remains, add 10-20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

Ginger and sugar drink: 15 grams of ginger slices, 3 pieces of 3 cm long green onion, add 50 grams of water and boil, add brown sugar when drinking.

These types of ginger tea should be taken while hot, then cover yourself with a blanket and sweat slightly. It is best to take a nap, which will help lower body temperature and relieve headaches.

No matter which method is adopted, the key is to drink more water and urinate more frequently. In this way, the waste produced by the body's metabolism can be discharged in time, keeping the body in a "clean" state, which helps resist the invasion of cold viruses.

If you have an upper respiratory tract infection during breastfeeding, you can choose to drink more water and eat more fruits to replenish water. In order to recover better, you can try some dietary therapy methods. If you take medicine, it will also have an adverse effect on the child's growth.