What to do if pregnant women have swollen and painful gums? Pay more attention to four aspects

Swollen and painful gums are symptoms that most people experience nowadays, and pregnant women will also experience this condition during pregnancy. During pregnancy, women's hormone levels increase, so the original chronic gum inflammation will also worsen.

1. Adjust your diet

Most of the swollen and painful gums are caused by getting angry, so pregnant women should pay attention to their diet, usually eat light food, and add more fruits and vegetables every day. You should also eat foods that reduce internal heat in moderation, but be cautious when eating foods that are too spicy, greasy, or high in calories, which can easily cause internal heat. In addition, you should develop the habit of brushing your teeth on time in the morning and evening and rinsing your mouth after meals to ensure oral cleanliness.

2. Rinse your mouth with salt water

Rinse your mouth as soon as possible after each meal and drink a mouthful of light salt water. Hold it in your mouth for five minutes and then spit it out. This can effectively relieve swollen and painful gums. Salty soy milk has the effect of cooling down and reducing internal heat, so mothers who often suffer from internal heat can drink more of it.

3. Sterilization with hydrogen peroxide

Pregnant women's swollen and painful gums are often complicated by gingivitis and gingivitis and hypertrophy. If there is still pus on the gums at this time, you can choose to rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide solution (the ratio of hydrogen peroxide to saline is 1:99), which can effectively reduce gum irritation, sterilize and disinfect, and clean the mouth.

4. Use medication appropriately

Avoid taking medications during pregnancy if possible. However, if the condition is very serious, pregnant women still need to take some medications under the guidance of a doctor to prevent the condition from affecting their life and the health of the fetus.

How to treat swollen and painful gums in pregnant women

Western medicine treatment methods

1. Medication

Most doctors recommend Tylenol tablets, which have strong analgesic ability and do not contain aspirin, so they will not aggravate the problem of bleeding gums. However, it is important to remind you that you should try not to take medicine during pregnancy. If you must take medicine, you should take it carefully according to the doctor's instructions.

2. Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets

The greatest effect of this drug is to prevent and treat respiratory infections by reducing heat. It should be discontinued immediately if diarrhea occurs.

3. Vitamin C

When you are deficient in vitamin C, you should take additional vitamin C tablets under the guidance of a doctor. At the same time, in your daily diet, eat more foods rich in VC, such as vegetables, fruits, etc.

4. Teeth cleaning

For patients with more serious conditions, such as enlarged gums and pus discharge from gingival pockets, you can choose some mild, non-irritating mouthwashes that do not contain antibiotics. 1% hydrogen peroxide solution is a very good choice.

· Treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine

1. Chinese medicine prescription

Prescription 1

Ingredients: 4 qian of Piper longum, 4 liang of Sichuan pepper, 1 qian of Borneolum, 4 liang of Angelica dahurica, 4 qian of Rhizoma Anthophyllae, 4 qian of Alpinia officinalis, 4 qian of Asarum.

Usage: Grind the above Chinese medicine into fine powder, then apply it to the affected area and induce saliva to flow out. This has a good effect on swollen and painful gums and toothache.