What is the fastest and most effective way to treat a cold and headache in pregnant women?

The causes of common cold headaches are mainly divided into neuralgia and pathogenic headaches. The reason why colds cause neuralgia headaches is that the viruses that cause colds induce peripheral inflammatory substances in the body, which have pain-inducing and vasodilation effects. The vasodilation pulls and stimulates the pain-sensing peripheral nerves, causing cold-induced neuralgia headaches.

Other pathogenic factors can also cause cold headaches. For example, an upper respiratory tract infection affecting the paranasal sinuses can cause a rhinogenic headache.

1. How to relieve cold and headache in pregnant women

1. Pregnant women may have colds and headaches due to poor sleep. At this time, they can massage their heads. Massaging the head with moderate force is an effective way to relieve migraines. The temple is an important acupoint for migraine massage. You can press it with your index finger, or you can use your fist to gently rotate back and forth from the temple to the hairline to massage.

2. Of course, if you feel the condition is serious, you can take some Chinese patent medicine such as Xiao Chaihu Granules, Four Seasons Antiviral, or Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid. You can either wash your feet with ginger soup or boil some ginger soup to drink.

3. If expectant mothers do some yoga appropriately, it can not only relieve headaches, but also exercise their bodies and lay a good foundation for childbirth! You can buy a CD of this kind, and when you have a headache, close your eyes and meditate for a while with the music, letting the harmonious sounds of nature make you forget the pain.

2. How to deal with cold and headache

1. Exercise

Moderate exercise and enhanced physical training can regulate the dilation and contraction function of blood vessels in the head. Getting up early every day to jog, breathe fresh air, ensure enough sleep, maintain a good attitude, and keep a good mood, which are very effective in relieving colds and headaches.

2. Keep quiet and ventilated

Reduce exposure to stimuli that cause headaches, such as strong light from television and computers, and strong rhythmic sound, and avoid the harm of noise. At the same time, make sure the rest room is well ventilated so that you can recuperate quietly and fully, which will help restore your health.

3. Soak your feet in hot water

Soak your feet in slightly warmer water for 15 minutes every night. The water should cover your ankles. It is best to soak until your feet turn red. This can help relieve headaches. Most of the time when you have a headache, your head will be congested. Taking a foot bath before going to bed can guide the blood to flow back from the head to the feet and cool down the head. After soaking your feet, dry them immediately and keep them warm.

4. Hair dryer

Use a hair dryer to heat the upper part of the shoulder blade between the Dazhui and Fengmen points on the back of the human body to make the skin slightly red and avoid skin burns. Warming the Dazhui point has an analgesic effect.

This article details methods to relieve and treat headaches during pregnancy. For a pregnant woman, if you want your headache to get better as soon as possible, it is best to actively take the methods introduced in this article to relieve your headache. In fact, as long as the appropriate method is chosen, pregnant women's headaches can be relieved quickly and effectively.