What to do if you have a dry cough during pregnancy

Some pregnant women may experience some adverse reactions during pregnancy. For example, some pregnant women often feel itchy throat but have no phlegm, only dry cough. Every time a pregnant woman coughs, the muscles in her abdomen twitch. This may also affect the baby. If the coughing lasts for a long time, it will cause uterine contraction and may cause miscarriage. Let’s find out what to do if you have a dry cough during pregnancy.

It is something many people know that women cannot take any medicine casually after they become pregnant. If you are a pregnant woman, you'd better actively ensure your physical health so that you can give birth to a healthy and high-quality baby. Some pregnant women experience dry cough after becoming pregnant. So what should you do if you have a dry cough during pregnancy?

1. Drink honey water in the morning and evening to treat cough in pregnant women. When a pregnant woman has a cough, she can get relief by drinking honey water in the morning and evening. When drinking, you can let the honey water stay in your throat for a while, which can moisturize your throat.

2. Pears stewed with honey and rock sugar can help pregnant women relieve cough. After peeling and coreing the pears, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and water. After steaming, add appropriate amount of honey and then drink it. This method is intended to relieve cough and moisten the throat while having no effect on the fetus.

3. Stewed pear with Fritillaria cirrhosa can relieve cough. Chuanbei has a very good effect in relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Drinking it in water steamed with pears has a very good effect on improving cough in pregnant women.

4. Boil kumquats with rock sugar. Take three or five kumquats, wash them, poke a few holes with a toothpick, add rock sugar, boil them with water and drink.

5. White radish candy is good for relieving cough. Cut the white radish into small pieces, put it in a bottle, add appropriate amount of honey and seal it. After 12 hours, the radish will exude water and mix with honey. Taking an appropriate amount and drinking it with boiled water will have a very good cough-relieving effect.

6. Notes

When a pregnant woman has a cough, in addition to using the above methods to relieve the cough, she should also drink more water to keep her throat fully moist. If the cough is particularly severe or is caused by other diseases, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.