What to do if you have a cough during late pregnancy

We all know that coughing always makes people feel very uncomfortable, especially when such symptoms occur in the late pregnancy, it will be even more uncomfortable and sometimes it will cause a very bad mood and irritability, which is particularly detrimental to the health of the body and the growth of the fetus. And we all know that pregnant women cannot take medicine blindly throughout the pregnancy, because the medicine will affect the fetus. So what should we do if we cough in the late pregnancy? Let's find out below.

What to do if you have a cough during late pregnancy

Pregnant women in special periods have reduced immunity and are more susceptible to bacterial infections, which can cause coughing and other symptoms. If the cough is severe, you should go to the hospital in time and consult a doctor for targeted medication. If it is not serious, you can use dietary therapy:

1. When you first have symptoms of a cough, you should drink more boiled water. You can also boil pears, rock sugar and red dates in water to drink.

2. If the pregnant woman has a cough with phlegm and the phlegm is yellow and sticky, and she feels thirsty and has sore throat, and is a wind-heat cough, you can use 6 grams of cored Fritillaria cirrhosa, boil a pear with rock sugar, and drink it as tea.

3. If a pregnant woman has a cold cough with symptoms such as thin white tongue coating and thin white sputum, you can boil ginger slices, brown sugar and garlic in water to warm the lungs and relieve the cough.

4. If a pregnant woman suffers from phlegm-heat cough, such as coughing with a lot of phlegm, bitter taste in the mouth and thirst, she can put loquat flowers and rock sugar in a casserole, add water and boil them to make tea. It has the effect of clearing heat, reducing phlegm and relieving cough. However, this method is not suitable for pregnant women who are afraid of cold and have fever.

[Does a pregnant woman’s cough have any impact on the fetus? 】

Many pregnant mothers have experienced coughing but are afraid to cough. Generally speaking, a pregnant woman's cough will not have much impact on the fetus. However, if the cough is frequent and intense, it may increase the abdominal pressure and induce miscarriage or premature birth.

In addition, pregnant women should not take Chinese or Western medicine to treat coughs without authorization, because coughs can be divided into wind-heat, wind-cold, phlegm-heat coughs, etc. For the health of the fetus in the abdomen, pregnant mothers who need to take medicine for coughs must do so under the guidance of a doctor.

The above is an introduction to what to do if you have a cough in the late pregnancy. After understanding it, we know that we cannot take medicine blindly in the late pregnancy. When such symptoms occur, we must find the cause. In addition, these symptoms can be relieved through diet. You can eat some pears or drink some sterculia lychnophora soaked in water. These can have a good effect on relieving coughs.