How to eliminate cough during pregnancy in the early stages of folk methods?

Treatment of expectant mothers, especially in the firsttrimester, requires a careful and professional approach. Most pharmaceutical drugs are contraindicated at this stage. There is a small list left, from which only a doctor can choose. You can try traditional medicine and herbs on your own.cough in early pregnancyCough in early and late pregnancy is notshould be ignored. Photo: Getty For the treatment of cough during pregnancy, plants, essential oils, honey, milk and spices are actively used. Always carefully study the instructions, some plants are contraindicated in the first or next trimesters. Worthy methods of getting rid of cough:

  • Inhalations with herbal decoctions and essential oils. An effective and safe way to get rid of problems with the throat and lungs. Well proven industrial inhalers, but no less useful steam baths with broths or with the usual potatoes in uniform.
  • Rinse throat with warm broths. In the first trimester, you can use chamomile, St. John's wort, calendula, eucalyptus, yarrow. The procedure is carried out every 2 hours. The broth can be brewed once a day.
  • A plentiful warm drink dilutes sputum and speeds upher departure. Any liquid will do, but among the popular medicinal drinks, milk with honey and butter is especially useful for cough relief. It not only softens the throat, but also gently warms up, increases immunity.
  • Drink expectorant and antitussive infusionsonly after a doctor's recommendation. If the cough does not go away within 5 days, you should see a doctor. Perhaps this is a symptom of a more serious illness than a cold. In this case, the woman is prescribed an examination - digital fluorography or tomography. Signs that you should seek help:

    • excruciating dry cough;
    • viscous sputum;
    • temperature;
    • pain during breathing, shortness of breath;
    • vomiting after a fit of coughing.

    It is important to identify and eliminate the cause of such acondition as soon as possible. The doctor will prescribe an adequate treatment after the diagnosis. Cough in late pregnancy requires attention not less than in the first and second trimesters. It can provoke hypoxia in the baby and cause premature birth. It should be treated regardless of the period of pregnancy.

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