Can pregnant women drink Isatis root granules when they have a cold?

Can pregnant women take Isatis root granules if they have a fever or a cold? If there is no direct evidence of established bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., there is no need for antibiotics. Because antibiotics can act on the fetus' body through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% chance of causing harm to the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

Can pregnant women with fever and cold take Isatis root granules?

What medicine a pregnant woman takes for a cold may affect the safety of the fetus, so it must be treated with caution, and it is best to take the medicine under the specific guidance of a doctor.

1. Anti-cold granules: Most of them are compound Chinese medicine preparations with a variety of ingredients. Common ones include Strong Cold Capsules, Ganmaotong, Contac, Baijiahei, Kangbid, Kegankang, Kuake, etc. Most of these medicines contain nitrosamines and are not suitable for taking during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold granules are mainly symptomatic drugs, which cannot cure the disease, and are not safe drugs for pregnant women. Therefore, experts suggest that pregnant women should not take anti-cold granules.

2. Antiviral drugs: They have adverse effects on the fetus and are not suitable for use by pregnant women. If they must be used, specific guidance from a doctor is required.

3. Antipyretics: Fever and colds accompanied by high fever are often a sign of serious illness and you should go to the hospital immediately. Indomethacin is an antipyretic drug that pregnant women should avoid taking, and aspirin is also not suitable for use after 32 weeks of pregnancy.

4. Antibiotics: Pregnant women with fever and colds who have no direct evidence of established bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., do not need antibiotics. Because antibiotics can act on the fetus' body through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% chance of causing harm to the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

5. Expectorants and cough suppressants: Generally safe, but cough suppressants containing iodine-containing traditional Chinese medicine preparations are not suitable for pregnant women.