What should pregnant women do if they have nasal congestion and runny nose?

Pregnant women catch a cold and have a runny nose and nasal congestion during pregnancy, but they dare not take medicine, so they just bear it. In fact, it is not only taking medicine that can relieve the symptoms of runny nose. You can also achieve the effect of relief by eating some food. Pay more attention to keeping warm, drink more water, and make some chicken soup, which can also improve the symptoms of runny nose.

What to do if a pregnant woman has a cold and a runny nose

When pregnant women have a cold and a runny nose, they are afraid of getting injections and taking medicines for fear of affecting the baby's health. At this time, you might as well try the following methods. If a pregnant woman catches a cold, the fetus will suffer from oxygen deprivation in the uterus, so she still needs to take the necessary medicines. Mild colds such as sneezing, runny nose, and cough can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, such as Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, cold and fever reducing granules, Isatis root granules, etc. Severe colds, such as fever, sneezing, coughing, and yellow and thick nasal discharge, often indicate a complicated infection and require the use of antibiotics. Penicillins are the first choice. When penicillin cannot be used due to allergy, lincomycin, clindamycin, or erythromycin can be used instead. Use physical methods to help pregnant women reduce fever whenever possible. Encourage pregnant women to drink more water and eat more fruits to excrete toxins through urine. If the high fever persists, use Claritin or Tylenol if necessary. Pregnant women must seek medical help if they catch a cold and never try to endure it and delay treatment.

What to do if a pregnant woman has a cold and a stuffy nose

If pregnant women have mild symptoms of cold and nasal congestion, they do not need to take any medication. They just need to rest more, keep warm, and drink more boiled water. If the cold symptoms are severe, you need to go to the hospital and take medicine under the guidance of a doctor. Do not take medicine on your own.

Tips for nursing pregnant women with cold and stuffy nose

When your throat starts to itch and hurt when you catch a cold, immediately gargle and rinse your mouth and throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. Do this more than 10 times and you will see the effect.

Drinking chicken soup can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during a cold, and it has a good effect on clearing respiratory viruses. Therefore, drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's resistance of pregnant women and prevent the occurrence of colds.

Use a metal spoon to warm it in boiling water, and then place it on the surface of your palm to massage the cold treatment point without scalding your hands. This point is between the thumb and index finger of the left hand (near the base of the thumb) and on the palm surface below the second joint of the right thumb. If there is something that feels unusual somewhere, massage that area more. After a while of hot massage, stimulate the area with a spoon soaked in cold water. If the symptoms of cold or cough are mild, stimulation 5-10 times according to the above method will achieve the desired effect.

Pour hot water into a cup, and the pregnant woman should place her mouth and nose into the cup and continuously inhale the hot steam, 3 times a day.