Pregnant woman with sore throat and swallowing pain

Sore throat often occurs in daily life. It is usually caused by inflammation and can gradually improve by taking anti-inflammatory drugs. However, pregnant women should not take medicine casually when they have sore throat. At this time, not only should the cause be found, but also gentler methods should be used to relieve it so as not to affect the development of the fetus. So, how should pregnant women deal with sore throat and pain when swallowing saliva?

Causes of sore throat during pregnancy

1. It may be due to inflammation

2. It may be a cold

3. It may be pharyngitis or tonsillitis

4. It may be an external irritant

5. It may be mumps or other diseases

Measures for sore throat during pregnancy:

1. Let pregnant women brew a piece of Sterculia lychnophora every day, which can help relieve throat pain, detoxification and relieve symptoms of dry and sore throat. It is better to use hot water at about 80 degrees when brewing. Drink it for 2-3 days and you will see obvious effects.

2. If it is just a slight sore throat, dryness or itching, you can gargle and rinse your throat with concentrated salt water. Gargle and rinse your throat once every 10 minutes. It will be effective after more than 10 times. Salt can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, relieve sore throat, and gargle 5-8 times a day, which can significantly reduce sore throat.

3. When a pregnant woman has a sore throat, her immunity is relatively low, so she should be given more nutritious foods, such as chicken soup, bone soup, etc., which can improve her immunity and help relieve sore throat symptoms.

4. Pears and rock sugar can relieve the symptoms of sore throat caused by colds in pregnant women. The method is to wash the pears, cut them into slices, add water and rock sugar and cook them together. Cover the pot and cook for a while. Then you can eat the pears and drink the water.

5. You can eat some fruits that reduce heat, such as oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruits.

6. When pregnant women have a sore throat, they should reduce work stress and pay more attention to rest.

7. Drinking more warm water and urinating more often can help clear out toxins from the body. This is also a way to solve a sore throat.

8. Don't get upset when you have a sore throat, otherwise it will only make the condition worse. You can go out and relax, breathe fresh air, and maintain a good attitude. This can effectively relieve throat pain and avoid the occurrence of other cold symptoms.

9. You can eat more foods that nourish yin, moisten dryness, promote fluid production and nourish the lungs, such as mangosteen, grapes, pears, bananas, milk, apples, watermelons, etc. Eat less stimulating, spicy and greasy food.

10. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter foods have the effect of relieving heat and eliminating fatigue, so bitter foods such as bitter melon, almonds, celery, kale, bitter herbs, and kuding tea have good effects on reducing fire.

11. Drinking green tea can solve the problem of sore throat because green tea is cool in nature and has the effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

12. If you have a sore throat in winter, you can eat some kumquats. Kumquats are rich in nutrients, containing vitamins A, B1, B2, C and calcium, which can eliminate throat inflammation.