How to treat a minor cold during pregnancy?

Pregnant women are a special group of people. They have low immunity and limited mobility, and are easily susceptible to colds. Getting sick is undoubtedly a big deal for pregnant women. Therefore, in order to avoid catching a cold, pregnant mothers should pay attention to it. So what should we do when pregnant women catch a cold to help them better alleviate the symptoms of the cold? Here are several methods for your reference.

During pregnancy, due to some physiological changes, the resistance of pregnant women tends to decrease. Once protection is inadequate, colds will follow. What should pregnant women do if they catch a cold?

Generally speaking, pregnant women are prohibited from taking any medications during the first three months of pregnancy, because the first three months are the critical period for embryo formation. If a pregnant woman has a mild cold and the symptoms are not particularly severe, non-drug treatments such as massage, physical therapy, etc. can be adopted. And you should drink more boiled water, eat more vegetables and fruits, and keep your bowel movements smooth.

Medication should be used with caution during the second trimester. Drugs that are damaging to the auditory nerve, such as gentamicin, streptomycin, and kanamycin, should be used with caution, and it is best not to use them as much as possible. Generally speaking, taking medication in the late pregnancy will not have much impact on the pregnant woman or the fetus.

If a pregnant woman has influenza, she should follow her doctor's advice to see if she needs to terminate the pregnancy to prevent the virus from harming the fetus.

If you catch a cold or fever during pregnancy, you can follow your doctor's advice and choose some Chinese herbal medicines with fewer toxic and side effects. Isatis root, isatis indigotica leaf, forsythia suspensa, notopterygium wilfordii, honeysuckle, etc., which have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and resisting viruses, have good therapeutic effects. Chinese patent medicines and their preparations such as Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, tablets, granules, Compound Isatis Indigo Leaf Injection, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, etc. can be taken.

To sum up, pregnant women must pay attention to preventing colds, have a balanced diet, strengthen their physical fitness, and keep warm when the weather changes from hot to cold. Winter and spring are the seasons when colds are more common. Pregnant women are advised to avoid contact with patients with colds, avoid crowded places, and reduce the number of travel and business trips. These are effective ways to avoid infection with infectious diseases such as influenza.

Pregnant women with colds can relieve cold symptoms without taking medicine or injections:

1. Drinking chicken soup can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during a cold, and it is also effective in clearing respiratory viruses. Drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's own resistance and prevent the occurrence of colds. Adding some pepper, ginger and other seasonings to chicken soup, or eating it with noodles, can cure colds.

2. When your throat is itchy and painful at the beginning of a cold, immediately gargle and rinse your mouth and throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. It will be effective after about 10 times.

3. When a pregnant woman has a cough, she can beat an egg, add a small amount of white sugar and ginger juice, and drink it with half a cup of boiling water. It can relieve the cough after 2 to 3 times.

4. Pour hot water at about 42°C into a thermos teacup. People with a cold should put their mouth and nose into the cup and continuously inhale the hot steam three times a day.

If a pregnant woman catches a cold, is it best to use physical cooling? If the cold is serious, you should go to the hospital and wait for the doctor's advice. Pregnant women should also take corresponding measures to avoid contact with patients with colds. At the same time, they should keep a happy mood. In terms of diet, they should pay more attention to eating more vegetables and fruits and less spicy and sour foods.