Cough medicine suitable for pregnant women

Cough is one of the common symptoms of respiratory diseases, usually caused by fever, colds, tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other diseases. Experts say that many cough suppressants used to treat coughs often have an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, and pregnant women should be particularly careful when choosing cough suppressants.

What to do during a cold during pregnancy

There are many different types of colds. During pregnancy, it is better for pregnant women to relieve and treat colds through diet therapy instead of taking medicine. Therefore, when a cold occurs in the early stage, the following methods can be used!

1. Wind-heat cold often occurs in summer when the temperature is relatively high. Wind-heat cold can cause symptoms such as sore throat, nasal congestion, dry mouth, and fever.

Solution: In the early stage of wind-heat cold, you should eat more cool fruits, such as pears and sugarcane.

2. Colds often occur in winter when the temperature is relatively cold. Colds are accompanied by symptoms such as chills, fever, and nasal congestion.

Solution: Cook some ginger porridge or ginger water. Ginger is a good raw material for treating fever, cough and phlegm. It has the effects of resolving phlegm, dispelling cold, replenishing qi and blood, and relieving asthma. Therefore, you can cook some ginger porridge or ginger water in the early stage of a cold.

3. Influenza is an acute disease with persistent high fever, but symptoms such as nasal congestion and sore throat are not very obvious.

Solution: It is best to use physical cooling methods for fever, such as wrapping ice cubes in a towel and putting them on the forehead, or constantly wiping the body with a wet towel, which can have the effect of reducing fever.