Is there any harm in drinking cold medicine in early pregnancy?

A cold is a very uncomfortable disease symptom, but most people have low immunity, so the chance of catching a cold is also relatively high. In the early stages of a cold, appropriate medication should be chosen for treatment, so as to prevent the cold from developing into a more serious condition. But pregnant women cannot take any hormone-containing drugs randomly, so can pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy take cold granules?

Is there any harm in taking cold medicine during early pregnancy?

If the symptoms are mild, such as runny nose and sneezing, they will have little effect on the fetus and there is no need to take medicine. You will be fine after a few days of rest. However, in the early stages of pregnancy (5-14 weeks), which is mainly the time when the fetus's embryo develops and its organs are formed, if you have influenza and the symptoms are severe, it will have a greater impact on the fetus, and taking medicine during this period will also pose a greater risk to the fetus.

There are more than 300 known influenza viruses related to humans. Currently, 13 of them are known to affect the growth and development of the fetus after infecting the mother. The effects of cold medicines on the fetus may cause retardation, mental retardation, various deformities, premature birth, miscarriage, and even stillbirth.

After pregnancy, there are certain changes in the enzymes in the pregnant woman's body, which have a certain impact on the metabolic process of certain drugs. Drugs are not easy to detoxify and excrete, and may cause cumulative poisoning. During the early stages of pregnancy when fetal organs are forming, the effects of cold medicines on the fetus may be harmful to the fetus, so it is best not to take medicine for a cold. But everything has two sides. There are certain risks in taking medication during pregnancy, but it is not completely useless. The impact of some diseases on the fetus and mother far exceeds the impact of drugs. At this time, you should weigh the pros and cons and use the drugs rationally under the guidance of a doctor.

Most anti-cold medicines are compound preparations containing multiple ingredients. Common ones include Quick-Acting Cold Capsules, Ganmaotong, Contac, Baijiahei, Kangbid, Kegankang, Kuake, etc. Most of these medicines contain histamines and should not be taken during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold medicines are mainly symptomatic drugs and only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.