What to do if you catch a cold and sneeze during early pregnancy?

Pregnant women are a special group of people. Their bodies are very fragile and their immune function is very low. They are easily infected by bacteria or viruses, and have colds or fevers. What should we do when pregnant women catch a cold? Is it just like a normal person catching a cold? Or do we need some special response measures or methods? These issues have always been a very serious problem, because it concerns not just one person, but the pregnant woman and the baby in her belly. So what should we do when a pregnant woman catches a cold?

Colds in pregnant women are the most common problem during pregnancy. Colds are minor illnesses and there are many causes of colds. Pregnant women are a special group of people, so can pregnant women take medicine for colds? What can pregnant women eat to get better quickly from a cold?

What to do if a pregnant woman catches a cold

1. If a pregnant woman only has simple cold symptoms, she can use some dietary therapies to treat it, such as drinking ginger and sugar water, maintaining a happy mood, and enhancing immunity.

2. If the cold symptoms are severe, for the health of the fetus, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. You can take some Chinese medicine to treat the cold, which will have little effect on the fetus.

3. Put down the heavy work at hand, rest more, avoid fatigue and stress, and reduce the occurrence of complications.

4. Taking a warm bath improves blood circulation, helps boost spirits and relieves discomfort.

5. Drink more water (and more soup) to replenish the body fluids lost during colds and fevers and help excrete toxic substances.

6. Remember to avoid certain foods! When you have a sore throat, eat less spicy, fried or stir-fried food; when you have a cough, eat less citrus fruits such as oranges and tangerines; when you have stomach discomfort, avoid drinking cold drinks and eat less greasy food.

7. Take vitamin C appropriately to relieve cold symptoms such as coughing and sneezing.

What fruits are good for a cold?

After catching a cold, people often have a decreased appetite. At this time, you can drink porridge, eat some light side dishes or fruits. So what fruits are good to eat when you have a cold? The first thing that comes to mind is pears. If you have a wind-heat cold, eating pears will definitely be beneficial and harmless. If you have a wind-cold cold, try to eat less. Therefore, the fruits you eat when you have a cold should be selected according to the type of cold.

Some people wonder, if it is a cold caused by wind and cold, since most fruits are cold in nature, will eating fruits make the cold worse? Taking 1,000 mg of vitamin C every day can reduce the number of colds a person catches by 45% and the number of days spent sick by 60%. Therefore, you can eat fruits during a cold, the key is to pay attention to which fruits are good to eat.

There are countless types of fruits in various shapes and appearances, so which fruit is the best at fighting colds? As mentioned earlier, vitamin C has a good effect on colds, and the vitamin C content in dark-colored fruits is higher than that in light-colored fruits. For example, mango, yellow apricot, yellow peach and other dark-colored fruits have relatively high vitamin C content, so you might as well choose these fruits to eat.

In addition, patients with colds should eat strawberries, citrus fruits, watermelon, papaya, and grapes. They are rich in vitamins C and A and are effective in treating colds.

If a pregnant woman catches a cold, it is best to use physical cooling methods and take medicine under the doctor's orders. Do not take medicine indiscriminately, as the consequences will be serious. It is best to eat some fruit and drink more ginger soup and maintain a happy mood. This is very effective in treating colds. Pregnant women should pay more attention to their bodies and avoid colds.