What are Some Remedies for the Common Cold?

Most women are more likely to catch a cold during pregnancy than usual, and because of the weakened resistance during pregnancy, the body is prone to fatigue and is more likely to cause a cold. Can use food therapy and medication.

Cold during pregnancy

Most women are more likely to catch a cold during pregnancy than usual, and because of the weakened resistance during pregnancy, the body is prone to fatigue and is more likely to cause a cold. Can use food therapy and medication.

Because of the special nature of pregnancy, the common cold will also make pregnant women feel like an enemy. Worry

Colds are common and frequently-occurring. Pregnant women's nasal, pharyngeal, and tracheal mucous membranes are thick, edema, and congestive, and their ability to resist disease is reduced. And pregnant women who have a cold are afraid that the medication will have an adverse effect on the fetus, and they do not know how to take care of them in the early stages of the cold, which will eventually make the cold develop severely and cause fever. In the first trimester, high fever affects embryonic cell development and is particularly harmful to the nervous system; high fever can also increase the stillbirth rate and cause miscarriage. Therefore, if a pregnant woman has a cold, she should take medication under the guidance of a doctor. In general, drinking more water or taking a hot bath can help your body recover, and it's safer. Symptomatic treatment: If you drink more ginger syrup, eat a light diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, and maintain smooth stool. In the first trimester, if you have headache or fever, you can take paracetamol or intramuscular injection of analgesia. If it is flu, the pregnancy should be stopped to prevent the virus from reaching the fetus. Drugs should be used with caution during the second trimester. Drugs that damage the auditory nerve, such as streptomyces gentis, streptomycin, and kanamycin, should be used with caution, and it is best not to use them. And the medication in the third trimester generally does not have much impact on pregnant women and fetuses. During pregnancy, the resistance to disease is reduced and colds are extremely easy. Expectant mothers because of the adjustment and adjustment of their own immune system, are less resistant to external viruses, so they are more susceptible to the invasion of cold viruses, and various uncomfortable symptoms will last for a long time, and even more severe than those who come to pregnancy! If you have a cold, expectant mothers should not delay it negatively and should actively seek medical treatment. The doctor will guide the solution based on the situation of the pregnant mother.

If a pregnant woman has a cold, it is necessary to distinguish clearly what caused the cold, which stage of the pregnancy occurred, and the causes of the cold and the onset of the period will have different effects on the fetus.

Colds are divided into common colds and flu-like colds. If it is just a common cold, it mainly manifests as sneezing, stuffy nose, and no fever. The symptoms are mild. You do not need to take cold medicine, and you can usually recover by yourself within a week. In this case, the cold of the pregnant woman has no effect on the fetus.

If the symptoms of the cold are severe, especially if the fever persists, and if the cold is caused by an influenza virus infection, the cold may have a certain effect on the fetus.

These effects come from:

People with mild cold symptoms

You don't have to take medicine for a few days to get better. If the condition becomes severe enough to require medication, it must be done with the consent and guidance of a doctor. Drink plenty of water and pay attention to rest. The cold will soon recover.

Have a high fever, a severe cough, or any other symptoms

It is recommended to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, especially internal medicine in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals.

First, ginger sugar tea

Method: 3-5 slices of ginger (washed and shredded), 5 grams of brown sugar, 500 ml of boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes, drink the tea while it is still hot. After taking the quilt, you should lie on your back to allow your body to sweat slightly. (Suitable for cold cold)

Second, chrysanthemum reed tea

Method: 5 grams of chrysanthemum and 10 grams of reed root, soak in 500 ml of boiling water, instead of citing tea. (Suitable for wind-heat type cold)

Third, orange peel ginger tea

Method: 10 grams of orange peel ginger, add water to fry, add 10-20 grams of red pond when drinking.

Fourth, apple honey water

Method: Peel 5 apples, cut into small pieces, add 1 liter of water, boil for 5 minutes, and naturally cool to about 40 ° C. Add an appropriate amount of honey and stir well. Drink a few times a day.

Five, ginger shredded soup

Method: 25 grams of ginger, sliced 50 grams of radish, add 500 ml of water, cook for 15 minutes, add the right amount of brown sugar, drink while hot.

Six onion garlic porridge

Method: Take 10 clean white onions, chopped, 3 cloves of garlic, 50 grams of rice, add water to cook porridge, and serve while hot.

Seven, Sydney pot

Method: Wash Sydney, shred the skin, add rock sugar, and steam in a casserole or clay pot. Suitable for wind-heat cough.

All the above preparations are only suitable for the case of mild cold symptoms. Once the symptoms are aggravated or delayed, please go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Core principle: Any medication used by pregnant women should be done under the guidance of a doctor

Antiviral drugs: Not recommended and should be performed under the guidance of a doctor.

Antipyretics. A cold is accompanied by high fever, and it usually indicates that the condition is serious and you should see a doctor in time. Indomethacin is an antipyretic drug for pregnant women, and aspirin should not be used after 32 weeks of pregnancy.

Antibiotics. If there is no clear evidence of bacterial infection in pregnant women with colds, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, yellowish sputum, and runny nose, antibiotics are not required. Because antibiotics can affect the fetus through the placenta, there is a 20% -40% possibility of harming the fetus. Under the guidance of a doctor, choose a safe antibiotic.

Expectorant and cough medicine. Generally safe, but cough medicines containing iodine preparations should not be used by pregnant women.

Prevention is paramount. During pregnancy, women should pay attention to rest, strengthen exercise, and maintain a strong body. During the epidemic, pay attention to personal hygiene, do not reach densely populated places, do not contact patients with colds, ventilate and ventilate the home, maintain proper temperature and humidity Maintain a good mood and increase resistance to disease. Once you have a cold, don't panic or take drugs indiscriminately, let alone don't mind this, you should go to the hospital for consultation in time.

Although the cold of pregnant women does not have a serious impact on the fetus, it is not always a good thing to get sick during pregnancy. If you can prevent colds effectively, it will be very beneficial for pregnant women and fetuses.

1. Get a flu shot, either before or at any stage of your pregnancy

According to China's influenza vaccination method, influenza vaccine can be given at any stage of pregnancy.

According to the WHO position paper on influenza vaccines, any pregnant woman during pregnancy is the first priority.

2. Go to a place where there is little air circulation as much as possible, and stay away from colds. As far as possible, family members should catch colds from pregnant women to avoid transmission.

3. Ventilate the room frequently.

4. Normally strengthen exercise, often bask in the sun, and have a regular life.

5. After cooling, drink a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger water and rest.

1. Rub the palms to take the sitting or standing position, rub the palms relatively quickly, and rub until the fever stops. Frequently rubbing your hands together and rubbing your hands have the following three benefits: First, people who work outdoors often do so to prevent the occurrence of frostbite. The second is that often rubbing hands, can make fingers more flexible and free, at the same time it also has certain health effects on the brain. Third, people who live and work indoors often rub their hands like this to promote blood circulation and metabolism and prevent colds.

2. Wipe the face With the rubbed palms of both sides, wipe both sides of the face, first wipe up and down, and then rotate and wipe, dozens of times each, to make the face heat.

3. Rub the big fish muscles on the palms of the nose (the muscles on the thumb side of the palms) against each other until they are hot, and then start the hot big fish muscles from the Yintang acupoint and rub it down the sides of the nose to the Yingxiang acupoint of the nose. (5 minutes below the outside of the nose), can be performed simultaneously with both hands, or in turns with both hands, a total of 32.

4. Press Yingxiang Acupoint and press the two abdomen fingers tightly on both sides of Yingxiang Acupoint to do clockwise and counter-clockwise massage, 10 times each, then press and press on the acupoint for 15 seconds to be effective.

5. Rub the palms of the bath surface and rub the palms of the two hands against each other. Hold the palm root against the forehead hairline, rub it from up to down to the forehead, and then rub along the mandible to both foreheads, back to the forehead, and repeat 16 times. With both ears fever, the face is comfortable and appropriate, because there are many acupoints in the earlobe corresponding to the facial organs, which has a cold prevention effect.

6. Kneading the Hegu acupoint firstly take the Hegu acupoint on one side, which is located beside the second metacarpal bone of the tiger's mouth, and rub the counter-clockwise direction with the thumb and abdomen of the other hand 16 times. Be careful not to deviate from the hole, and then press on the hole for 15 seconds. You must have a soreness and numbness to be effective, and then change hands.

7. Press the kneading wind pool to take the seat, and use the two fingers of your middle fingers to attach to the neck, "Fengchi acupoint" (between the depression and the mastoid of Zhengu Xianglong), and then press down gradually until the acupoints appear After the soreness and swelling, knead in a circular motion for 30-50 times from the inside to the outside (twice your fingers once a week) to spread the wind and evil.

8. Push the two hands of Yinyintang to the temple with the middle finger and ring finger together. Use the three-finger finger surface to wipe from Yintang acupoint (between the two eyebrows) to the temple (the middle of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the eye is moved backward by about one horizontal finger depression). 20-30 times.

The main pros and cons of anti-cold drugs are mostly compound preparations, which contain multiple components. Commonly available are quick-acting cold capsules, Gantongtong, Kangtaike, Baijiahei, Kangbide, Kegankang, cracker and so on. Amines should not be taken during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold medicines are mainly symptomatic medicines, which do not cure the symptoms and are not safe for pregnant women. Therefore, I recommend that pregnant women should not use anti-cold medicines.
Antiviral drugs have adverse effects on the fetus. Pregnant women are not easy to use them. If they must be used, they should be under the guidance of a doctor.
Antipyretics. A cold is accompanied by high fever, and it usually indicates that the condition is serious and you should see a doctor in time. Indomethacin is an antipyretic drug for pregnant women, and aspirin should not be used after 32 weeks of pregnancy.
Antibiotics. If there is no clear evidence of bacterial infection in pregnant women with colds, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, yellowish sputum, and runny nose, antibiotics are not required. Because antibiotics can affect the fetus through the placenta, there is a 20% -40% possibility of harming the fetus. Under the guidance of a doctor, choose a safe antibiotic.
Expectorant and cough medicine. Generally safe, but cough medicines containing iodine preparations should not be used by pregnant women