What if there was a runny nose and sore throat during pregnancy?
It's very easy to catch a runny nose if you spend a lot of time in crowded places during the peak of cold season. And to get a sore throat, it's enough to just get your feet wet.Sore throat and runny nose when pregnant - truesigns of coldPhoto: GettyIn pregnancy, especially in the early stages, it is forbidden to use many medications and antibiotics - they are harmful to the child. Therefore it is necessary to know, by what safe means it is possible to facilitate the status. It is possible to avoid symptoms of a cold as follows:
- Pregnant is not recommendednasal drops, because they have a vasoconstrictive effect. To get rid of stuffy nose helps massage. With your fingertips you need to massage the bridge of the nose and the area near the wings of the nose.
- It is important several times a day to wash your nose with saline or a solution of table salt. This will save you from excess mucus and kill disease-causing bacteria.
- You can put in the nose of turundas with a couple drops of eucalyptus oil or tea tree or apply 1-2 drops at the wings of the nose.
- If the runny nose has just started, heat compresses will help. To the bridge of the nose and sinuses, a clean, warm cloth, heated with an iron, should be applied.
- Rinse the sore throat. For rinses use decoctions of chamomile, sage, calendula. The simplest recipe for a medicinal solution is a teaspoon of soda, diluted in a glass of warm water. The throat is rinsed several times a day.
- Easier to be able to do it with steaminhalations. To do this, you need to use a nebulizer - a small device, where the medicinal solution is poured, and after inhaling the steam, or applying the "grandmother's" recipe - to breathe over the pot with freshly brewed potatoes.
Strictly prohibited during pregnancy, soar your legs. This can provoke the appearance of bleeding, the threat of miscarriage or premature birth. When symptoms such as a rise in temperature above 38 ° C, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headache, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible. Uninfected in time, the cold can go to the genyantritis , bronchitis or even pneumonia. Pregnant women need to monitor their own well-being and take timely measures, even if the runny nose seems insignificant.