Treatment for cold and cough during early pregnancy

Since the human body's immunity is low in the early stages of pregnancy, and if you don't pay attention to keeping warm at this time, you may easily catch a cold. So in the following article we will introduce the colds and coughs in the early stages of pregnancy, which are very painful for friends. How should we deal with them?

Most 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 medicine is mainly symptomatic, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and it is not safe for pregnant women, so the author recommends that pregnant women should not use cold medicine. Antiviral drugs have adverse effects on the fetus and are not suitable for pregnant women.

If it must be used, it should be done under the guidance of a doctor. Antipyretics. Colds accompanied by high fever often indicate a serious condition and should be treated with a doctor in a timely manner. Indomethacin is a contraindicated antipyretic for pregnant women, and aspirin should not be used after 32 weeks of pregnancy. Antibiotics. Pregnant women with colds do not need antibiotics if there is no clear evidence of bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc. Because antibiotics can act on the fetus through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% possibility of harming the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

Above we have learned about colds and coughs in early pregnancy. Friends must remember not to use medicines. You can choose some medicines suitable for pregnant friends, or it is best to choose diet therapy.