Cold-like symptoms in early pregnancy

When a woman just becomes pregnant, she should not only feel very happy, but also pay attention to her physical condition and any corresponding abnormalities that may occur in her body. Women in the early stages of pregnancy are very afraid of catching a cold, because a cold can have a serious impact on a pregnant woman's life. Some women find that they experience abnormal physical conditions in the early stages of pregnancy that are somewhat similar to a cold. What is going on?

Are early pregnancy symptoms like a cold?

In fact, some symptoms of early pregnancy are indeed similar to those of a cold. For example, in early pregnancy, there will be symptoms such as fatigue, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, fever, etc. The main symptoms of a cold are also fear of cold, and then gradually feel tired, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, fear of greasy smells, nausea and vomiting, etc. As the disease progresses, symptoms such as cough, runny nose or fever may also occur. From this we can see that the symptoms of early pregnancy are actually very similar to those of a cold, so many women who are pregnant for the first time and have no experience will treat the pregnancy reactions in the early stages of pregnancy as a cold.

What are the differences between early pregnancy symptoms and colds?

A cold usually causes symptoms such as runny nose, fever and joint pain, but these symptoms will not occur during pregnancy. Even if the body temperature rises, there is often no joint pain. After pregnancy, women’s menstruation will stop. If it is a cold, although there are many symptoms indicating that you may have a cold, the cold will not affect women’s menstruation at all. If a woman is planning to get pregnant and has cold symptoms, she needs to immediately use an early pregnancy test to check if she is pregnant. Do not take medicine indiscriminately to treat a cold, as it may have adverse effects on the fetus.

Through the introduction in this article, we can know that women may experience cold-like symptoms in the early stages of pregnancy. The cold symptoms of women in early pregnancy are actually somewhat different from real colds. If you observe carefully, you will find the difference between the two.