What medicine can I take for swollen and painful gums during breastfeeding?

Because the physical constitution of pregnant women is very special, they must not take medicine randomly when they have certain symptoms. Many new mothers will suffer from various oral diseases during breastfeeding, especially swollen and painful gums. The swollen and painful gums during breastfeeding have a great impact on us. Its frequent pain not only hinders our usual diet, but also hinders our normal social life, affecting our appearance.

What Chinese medicine can I take for swollen and painful gums during breastfeeding?

It is generally recommended that breastfeeding mothers do not need to take any medication. Because the ingredients of the medicine may be transmitted to the baby through breast milk, this may have an adverse effect on the baby's health and growth. Some medicines may even affect the baby's head growth. Therefore, it is recommended that for the health of the baby, it is best not to take medicine, and some diet therapy can be used to relieve pain first.

What should I do if I can't take medicine? Below are some tips to help pregnant women relieve pain and help solve the problem of not being able to take medicine.

1. Ginger can effectively relieve toothache

Ginger can relieve toothache because it contains gingerol, shogaol, citral and capsaicin, which have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial effects.

When you have a toothache, just cut a small piece of ginger and bite it on the handle to relieve the pain. It can be reused multiple times and can be kept in your mouth while sleeping.

2. Three good ways to treat toothache with garlic

Method 1: When you have a toothache, break the top of the garlic clove to let the garlic juice overflow, and rub it on your hands several times to relieve pain.

Method 2: Mash the garlic and apply a small amount on the Hegu acupoints on both hands. It has an excellent analgesic effect on seasonal allergic toothaches.

Method three: Peel the single garlic and put it on the stove to cook. Cut it while it is hot and use it to burn the painful tooth. Replace the garlic after it cools down. Repeat several times. When people with caries have toothache, they can pick out the contents of the cavity and stuff it with some minced garlic to relieve pain and prevent corrosion.

3. Peppercorns for toothache

Method 1: Put 1-2 peppercorns into the injured area and bite hard until the toothache stops after 30 seconds.

Method 2: Take 5-10 grams of dried peppercorns, put them in a small stainless steel pot, add appropriate amount of pure water, put it on the fire to boil and then cook for 3-5 minutes. After it cools down, add 50 grams of pure grain wine (Erguotou will be fine). After it cools down, filter the ginger water and pour it into a small glass bottle. When you have a toothache, dip cotton wool in this water and stuff it into the painful area and bite it. It is more effective if you stuff it into the tooth cavity.

4. Vinegar for toothache

Method 1: Take 6-7 pills of Liushen Pills, put some vinegar in a small bottle and soak them for 15-20 minutes, then use a cotton swab to wipe the toothbrush several times a day to relieve pain.

Method 2: When your front teeth hurt, you can use vinegar to boil wolfberry and white hyacinth to gargle, which has a significant analgesic effect. In addition, adding a small amount of vinegar to the whitening toothpaste when brushing your teeth can remove smoke and tea stains on your front teeth and keep them white.