What to do when you have a cold and cough during pregnancy

  If you have a cold and cough, it is best not to take any medicine because of the special reasons of pregnant women, but if it is serious, you should follow the doctor’s prescription and choose the medicine that has few side effects and is not harmful to the pregnant woman and the fetus. It is also necessary to pay attention to more activities and to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to strengthen the body.  The main reason for catching a cold during pregnancy is that the body’s resistance decreases during pregnancy, and it is easier to catch a cold due to rapid temperature changes and viral and bacterial infections, which may be accompanied by a series of clinical symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose and headache.  As pregnant women are a special period, there are many drugs that may cause miscarriage or fetal malformation when they have a cold. If the symptoms are not relieved, it is recommended to go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor, follow the medical advice if necessary to use anti-inflammatory drugs such as penicillin and Shuang Huang Lian Chinese medicine for treatment. In daily life, pregnant women should drink more warm water, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, usually pregnant women should also pay attention to more activities, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as apples, pears, oranges, etc., to replenish vitamins and trace elements, pay attention to more rest and enhance physical fitness.  In short, pregnant women with cold and cough, try not to take medicine, when the symptoms are serious can be under the guidance of the doctor in accordance with medical advice appropriate to take Chinese medicine such as Banlangen. Pregnant women should eat lightly, mix meat and vegetables, increase nutrition, exercise properly and pay attention to keeping warm so as to improve their resistance.