What can pregnant women eat to quickly reduce phlegm?

Cough is a common symptom among pregnant women with fever and cold. Although there are many cough suppressants nowadays, most of them have serious side effects and are not suitable for pregnant women. In fact, the best way for pregnant women to treat cough is to eat a reasonable diet. Here I will explain to you what pregnant women can eat to reduce phlegm and relieve cough?

What can pregnant women eat to reduce phlegm and relieve cough?

Stewed pears with loquat leaves and rock sugar: Choose pears with yellow and rough skin, wash them without peeling them, hollow out the middle, stuff about 10 to 30 grams of old rock sugar into them, put them in a bowl, steam them in water for 30 to 60 minutes, and eat the pulp with the sauce.

If the phlegm is sticky, add 2 to 6 grams of "Fritillaria cirrhosa powder". First boil it with 100 to 200cc of water for about 5 to 10 minutes, then steam it with the rock sugar pear, and eat it together with the sauce. Loquat leaves are very good traditional Chinese medicine for relieving cough, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, reducing phlegm and relieving asthma, clearing away heat, detoxifying and reducing phlegm, and have little side effects on the human body.

Radish, ginger and pear tea: appropriate amount of radish, ginger slices and pears, cut into slices, boil in water and drink as tea.

Radish stewed with maltose syrup: 2 radishes, 60 grams of maltose syrup, stew until cooked.

Water chestnut and sea urchin soup: 60 grams of fresh water chestnuts, 30 grams of sea urchin (desalted), stew in boiling water.

Tremella soup: 6 grams of Tremella, soak overnight, add 10 dates, and boil with appropriate amount of water, then add rock sugar and drink.

Steamed egg: 1 raw egg, 1 spoon each of sugar and vegetable oil. Method: Put the eggs (peeled) in a bowl (no need to stir), add sugar and oil, and steam until cooked. Take once before bedtime. Generally, taking it twice will cure a cough. For those with severe cough, taking it three or four times will have significant effects.

Scallion porridge: 1 liang of glutinous rice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 scallions with roots, and 3 qian of vinegar. Cook glutinous rice in the usual way. When it is almost cooked, add ginger, onion and vinegar, stir and drink it while it is hot. This porridge is mainly used to treat cough caused by cold blocking the lungs.

Honey egg soup: 35 grams of pure honey, 1 raw egg. Bring 300 grams of honey to a boil, add the egg and cook until slightly boiling. It can relieve cough and moisten the lungs. Suitable for dry cough due to dry lung and cough with excessive sputum. Take it all at once, on an empty stomach in the morning, noon and evening.

What should pregnant women pay attention to when coughing

1. Pregnant women should pay attention to keeping warm in their daily lives to prevent coughing caused by cold.

2. Ensure adequate sleep, which is the magic weapon to defeat many diseases. Expectant mothers also need to pay attention to ensuring their sleep quality. If you don't sleep well at night, you must find time to make up for it during the day.

3. Try not to go to crowded places to prevent yourself from being infected by others and coughing.

4. Moderate exercise can help pregnant mothers keep their bodies in a better state and reduce the occurrence of coughing.

5. Pay attention to indoor ventilation at home. If many people in the home have a fever or a cold, you should pay attention to disinfection to prevent infection.