What medicine should pregnant women take for colds

Cold is a very common disease in our lives. This disease can be suffered by both the elderly and the middle-aged, especially for some infectious diseases. The probability of its occurrence is very high. Pregnant women are particularly prone to colds during pregnancy because their body resistance is relatively poor. Because of pregnancy, many medicines cannot be taken. So what medicine is effective for pregnant women with colds?

How to reduce fever when pregnant women have a cold

Pregnant women should choose appropriate and safe methods to get rid of colds due to their special physical conditions. Once you catch a cold, you must pay attention to rest, avoid overwork, drink plenty of water, and avoid certain foods; seek medical attention promptly, take medication under the doctor's guidance, and do not take medication at will.

1. Control your body temperature

What should pregnant women do if they have a cold and fever? Many pregnant women will also have a fever during a cold. At this time, antipyretics must not be taken blindly. If you want to reduce the fever, you might as well use physical antipyretic methods. For example, place ice cubes on the forehead and neck, wipe with warm water or repeatedly wipe the body with a warm towel, etc., or you can use medication to reduce the temperature, but be careful not to take western medicines with large side effects such as analgin. Drugs such as gentamicin, streptomycin, and kanamycin should be used with caution, and it is best not to use them as much as possible.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

For pregnant women, medications should be avoided as much as possible during pregnancy, but for pregnant women with more severe colds, they can take Chinese medicine to relieve and cure the cold. Traditional Chinese medicine can not only effectively control the cold virus, but is also non-toxic. Therefore, it is the best choice for pregnant women. Therefore, pregnant women can take Chinese medicine under the guidance of a doctor when they have a cold.

3. Find out the cause of the fever

It must be reiterated that the pathogen that causes fever is more harmful to the mother and fetus than the fever itself. Therefore, when a pregnant woman has a fever, it is important to find out the cause of the fever and prescribe the right medicine, which is more important than simply reducing the fever.

4. Take some rest

When a pregnant woman catches a cold, she should immediately put down her heavy work, rest more, avoid fatigue and stress, and reduce the occurrence of complications. During the epidemic, pregnant women should pay attention to personal hygiene, avoid crowded places, avoid contact with patients with colds, ventilate their homes, maintain appropriate temperature and humidity, and maintain a good mood to help fight the virus.

What medicine should pregnant women take for cold and fever

If a pregnant woman has a cold or fever and the condition is not serious, it is recommended that she do not take any medicine, but should first use physical cooling methods to lower the body temperature. Especially in the first three months of pregnancy, which is an important period for the formation of fetal organs and the risk of pregnancy is also relatively high. Pregnant women should refrain from taking all medications at this time. If they catch a cold, they should be treated according to the following two situations.

Case 1: The pregnant woman's fever temperature does not exceed 38 degrees.

In this case, pregnant women generally experience mild cold symptoms such as runny nose and sneezing, which do not require treatment and will not have any effect on the fetus. If a pregnant woman has symptoms such as coughing, she can use medication reasonably under the guidance of a doctor and take some safe drugs that have no effect on the fetus.

Case 2 : When a pregnant woman catches a cold, her fever reaches over 39 degrees and lasts for more than 3 days.

If a pregnant woman catches a cold within 2 weeks after ovulation, she can take medicine without affecting the fetus. If you catch a cold 2 weeks after ovulation, taking medicine may affect the fetus because the fetus's central nervous system has begun to develop at this time. In this case, the doctor may advise the pregnant woman to terminate the pregnancy.

Pregnant women should use medications with caution, and drugs that are damaging to the nerves, such as gentamicin, streptomycin, and kanamycin, should be used with caution. If you have a fever, you can ask your doctor to choose some Chinese herbal medicines with fewer toxic and side effects. Isatis root, isatis indigotica leaf, forsythia suspensa, notopterygium wilfordii, honeysuckle, etc., which have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and resisting viruses, have good therapeutic effects. Chinese patent medicines such as Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, Compound Isatis Injection, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, etc. can be taken. Common anti-cold medicines such as Quick-Acting Cold Capsules, Ganmaotong, Contac, Baijiahei, Combid, Kegankang, Kuake, etc., most of these medicines contain histamines and should not be taken. Do not take anti-inflammatory drugs. If a cold is accompanied by a high fever, it usually indicates that the condition is serious and you should see a doctor immediately.