What to do if you have a high fever during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a special period for women. During this period, in order to ensure the health of pregnant women and not affect the normal development of the child, pregnant women must be very careful not to get sick. If you really get sick accidentally, for example, if you have symptoms of a high fever, you must go to the hospital and take medicine and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor. Below, I will introduce in detail how to solve the problem of high fever during pregnancy.

1. Find the cause of fever and enhance body resistance

Generally speaking, fever is caused by inflammation caused by colds or viral fevers. On the other hand, you must pay attention to rest and nutritional supplements. When you have a fever, your body's resistance is relatively poor, and you will have symptoms of dizziness and fatigue. At this time, you should pay more attention to rest, replenish nutrition, and enhance your body's resistance to disease.

2. Pay attention to the use of physical cooling

When a pregnant woman has a fever, it is necessary to take appropriate antipyretic measures. Because fever can affect the health of the mother and fetus, physical cooling methods that are harmless to the human body should be used to reduce the temperature moderately. Generally, you can take a warm shower, or wipe your body with a warm towel to take away the temperature from the body surface, apply a fever-reducing patch, or use an ice pack for ice compresses, etc.

3. Go to hospital for treatment

If the fever is too high or persists, you should go to the hospital in time to check the cause of the fever, rule out other complications, and receive reasonable treatment under the guidance of a doctor to find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine. Never think that fever is a minor matter and not go to the hospital for examination. This may sometimes harm the health of the fetus.

4. Avoid taking medicine without permission

When a pregnant woman has a fever, she should not take medicine to reduce the fever without the guidance of a doctor. This is mainly because drugs cannot be used casually during pregnancy, as some drugs will affect the healthy development of the fetus. Another reason is that after having a fever, if the cause is not found, simply wanting to reduce the fever is not a scientific method of reducing fever. The pathogen of the fever should be found first, and then scientific medication should be used.

Generally speaking, it is best not to take antibiotics. Although there is no clear evidence that antibiotics can cause fetal malformations, 30% of malformed babies have mothers who took antibiotics during pregnancy. Therefore, do not use antibiotics when you are not sure whether there is a bacterial infection.

During the second trimester, the fetus is relatively stable and appropriate medication can be taken under the guidance of a doctor. Treatment is usually with acetaminophen. Indomethacin cannot be used. Doctors generally list this drug as contraindicated during pregnancy.

Bupleurum-based drugs can be used. Bupleurum-based drugs are traditional Chinese medicines, so there are no special contraindications when taking them. It is more effective to use Bupleurum-based drugs in a timely manner when taking them in the early stages of a fever or when fever symptoms are caused by a cold.