Expectorant medicines during pregnancy should be prescribed by a doctorPhoto: GettyExpectorant during pregnancy can be prepared according to the popular prescriptionPhoto: Getty

Expectorant drugs during pregnancy

With the help of cough reflex, the body cleansesrespiratory tract from dust, mucus, harmful microorganisms. Sometimes it is a manifestation of allergy, but more often it serves as a symptom of colds: bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, rhinitis, pneumonia. When prescribing drugs, it is necessary to take into account the nature of cough. A hot fit, barking, choking cough without mucus is called dry. He is treated with drugs that suppress the cough reflex. Expectorants and mucolytics help with wet cough. Regardless of how the disease progresses, the doctor should prescribe medications. Only he knows what drugs and in what quantities a pregnant woman can be taken. Therapists, as a rule, recommend drinking vegetable syrups to women who are carrying a child. Mandatory requirement for such drugs - they should not be alcohol. Unlike tablets, syrups act quickly and gently. Expectorant during pregnancy may contain extracts of mallow, thyme, primrose, plantain, licorice, althea. If the herbal preparation does not help, the doctor may prescribe funds with ambroxol and bromhexine.

Folk remedies for cough

Prepare a safe expectorant syrup you canon their own. To do this, black radish root vegetables are peeled and grated. When the resulting slurry pour out the juice, it is filtered through cheesecloth. Radish juice is mixed with two teaspoons of honey. Drink syrup three times a day on a tablespoon. Special chest preparations help with coughing. Medical decoction can also be prepared according to one of the following recipes:

• Dried figs (4 pcs.) Pour milk (600 ml). Boil down until the broth turns brown. Strain. Drink three times a day for 0.5 glass.
• In a liter of water, boil peeled onions (0.5 kg) with the addition of honey (2 tbsp. L.) And sugar (0.4 kg). After 3 hours, cool, strain. Drink 4-6 times a day in a tablespoon.
• Raisin (50 g) pour boiling water (glass). Infuse under the cover for half an hour. Strain, add onion juice (3 tablespoons). Drink at one time before bedtime.

The phlegm will flow more easily, 3-4 times a day.day to do soda and honey inhalation. You can also brew shredded sage at the rate of 2 tablespoons of raw materials for a glass of boiling water. In a third of an hour, when the grass is infused, proceed to inhale the fumes. Important: you can do inhalations on condition that there is no fever. So, expectorants - syrups and tablets - are prescribed with a wet cough. In pregnancy, it is desirable to be treated with herbal remedies that do not increase blood pressure and do not cause contraction of the uterine muscles.

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