Can pregnant women drink Isatis Root Granules when they have a cold?

Can pregnant women take Isatis root granules if they have a fever or a cold? If there is no direct evidence of established bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., there is no need for antibiotics. Because antibiotics can act on the fetus' body through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% chance of causing harm to the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

Can pregnant women with fever and cold take Isatis root granules?

What medicine a pregnant woman takes for a cold may affect the safety of the fetus, so it must be treated with caution, and it is best to take the medicine under the specific guidance of a doctor.

1. Anti-cold granules: Most of them are compound Chinese medicine preparations with a variety of ingredients. Common ones include Strong Cold Capsules, Ganmaotong, Contac, Baijiahei, Kangbid, Kegankang, Kuake, etc. Most of these medicines contain nitrosamines and are not suitable for taking during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold granules are mainly symptomatic drugs, which cannot cure the disease, and are not safe drugs for pregnant women. Therefore, experts suggest that pregnant women should not take anti-cold granules.

2. Antiviral drugs: They have adverse effects on the fetus and are not suitable for use by pregnant women. If they must be used, specific guidance from a doctor is required.

3. Antipyretics: Fever and colds accompanied by high fever are often a sign of serious illness and you should go to the hospital immediately. Indomethacin is an antipyretic drug that pregnant women should avoid taking, and aspirin is also not suitable for use after 32 weeks of pregnancy.

4. Antibiotics: Pregnant women with fever and colds who have no direct evidence of established bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., do not need antibiotics. Because antibiotics can act on the fetus' body through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% chance of causing harm to the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

5. Expectorants and cough suppressants: Generally safe, but cough suppressants containing iodine-containing traditional Chinese medicine preparations are not suitable for pregnant women.

Causes of fever and cold in pregnant women

1. Changes in human body standards during pregnancy

In the early stages of pregnancy, the body's physical condition changes and pregnancy reactions worsen, leading to morning sickness, anorexia, and poor sleep. At the same time, the body is weak and exercise is reduced, which can easily lead to low immunity, making it easier for cold pathogens to invade the body. This is also the reason why some pregnant women suffer from repeated fevers and colds in the early stages of pregnancy and feel that their physical condition has deteriorated drastically.

2. Changes in respiratory mucosa

After a woman becomes pregnant, the mucosa of her respiratory system will become edematous and thickened, making her very susceptible to cold symptoms.

3. Changes in the inhalation effect

At 18 weeks, the oxygen consumption of pregnant women increases by 10-20% (50% of which is consumed by the fetus). The ventilation capacity of the lungs increases by 40%. In order to meet the oxygen needs of the pregnant woman herself and the fetus, pregnant women usually overventilate. The fetus has no breathing function in the pregnant mother's body and relies entirely on the pregnant mother to inhale oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. Therefore, pregnant women often feel chest tightness, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. Due to excessive ventilation, inhalation of a large amount of dust, and the influence of changes in the respiratory mucosa, it is easy to cause a cold.

4. Reduced defense of the whole body or respiratory system

Catching a cold, getting caught in the rain, sudden climate changes, overwork, etc. can reduce the defense function of the whole body or respiratory system, causing pathogens or bacteria that already exist in the respiratory tract or invade from the outside to multiply rapidly, thus causing a cold.