After pregnancy, pregnant women’s body enzymes have certain changes, which have a certain effect on the metabolic process of certain drugs. Drugs are not easily detoxified and excreted, and can have accumulative poisoning. In early pregnancy, when the fetal organs are formed, drugs have a certain effect on the fetus, so it is better not to take drugs for colds. But some diseases themselves on the fetus, the mother’s impact far more than the impact of drugs, then, should weigh the pros and cons, under the guidance of doctors, reasonable use of drugs. 1, anti-cold medicine: most of them are compound preparations, containing a variety of ingredients, common quick-acting cold capsule, cold pass, Contec, white plus black, Compeed, gram feeling Kang, fast gram, etc., most of these drugs contain histamines, should not be taken during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold medicine is mainly symptomatic drugs, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and is not a safe drug for pregnant women, so experts recommend that pregnant women are best not to use anti-cold medicine. 2, antiviral drugs: all have adverse effects on the fetus, pregnant women should not use, if you must use, there should be a doctor’s guidance. 3, antipyretic drugs: cold with high fever, more signs of serious illness, should see a doctor in a timely manner. Anti-inflammatory pain is a contraindicated antipyretic for pregnant women, aspirin should not be used after 32 weeks of pregnancy. 4, antibacterial agents: pregnant women with colds such as no clear evidence of bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., can be used without antibacterial agents. Because antimicrobial agents can act on the fetus through the placenta, there is a 20%-40% possibility of harm to the fetus, under the guidance of the doctor, choose safe antimicrobial agents. 5, expectorant, cough medicine: generally safer, but cough medicine containing iodine preparation, pregnant women should not use. What kind of medicine do pregnant women take for colds? 1.Early Pregnancy In this 3 months pregnant women should prohibit all drugs, if a cold should be treated according to the following two situations. Situation 1: The cold is not feverish, or the temperature does not exceed 38 degrees when fever is present. In this case, pregnant women usually have mild cold symptoms such as runny nose and sneezing, which can be left untreated and will have no effect on the fetus. If a pregnant woman has cough and other symptoms, she can take medicines that are safe and have no effect on the fetus under the guidance of a doctor. Situation 2: If a pregnant woman has a fever of 39 degrees or more and it lasts for more than 3 days. If a pregnant woman has a cold within 2 weeks after ovulation, she can take medicine without affecting the fetus. If the flu occurs after 2 weeks of ovulation, the medication may affect the fetus because the central nervous system of the fetus has already started to develop. In this case, the doctor may advise the pregnant woman to terminate the pregnancy. 2. Mid-pregnancy At this time, medication should be used with caution, and drugs that are harmful to the fetus should be used with caution, preferably not at all. If you have a fever, you can ask your doctor to choose some herbal medicines with less toxic side effects. For most of the common anti-cold medicines, they should not be taken. If the cold is accompanied by a high fever, much sign of a serious condition should see a doctor in a timely manner, do not take anti-inflammatory pain, which is a contraindicated anti-fever medicine for pregnant women. 3, late pregnancy This time to take cold medicine is generally not much impact on pregnant women, the fetus. You can choose the right medicine under the advice of your doctor. What are the cold medicines for pregnant women? Cold medicine for pregnant women can have a choice of herbal ingredients with less toxic side effects such as: Panax quinquefolium, Dacryophyllum, Forsythia, Qianglong, Jinyinhua, etc.. It has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying and antiviral. The Chinese patent medicines that contain the above herbal ingredients for cold and flu for pregnant women are Banlangen granules, Yin Qiao Jie Toxic tablets, Yin Qiao Jie Toxic granules, cold and flu clearing granules, etc. Chinese patent medicines such as Yin Qiao Jie Toxin Pill, Compound Da Qing Ye Injection, Yin Huang Oral Liquid, etc. can be taken. Can common cold medications such as quick-acting cold capsule, cold and flu, Contec, Baijiahei, Kangbid, Kexin, Crypto, etc. be used as cold medications for pregnant women? Because most of these drugs contain histamine ingredients, pregnant women are not allowed to take them. There are also antipyretic drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol which are not suitable as anti-cold medication for pregnant women. To sum up, there are very few cold medicines for pregnant women, and conventional cold medicines are not allowed to be taken by pregnant women. If a pregnant woman’s cold symptoms are not serious, no fever, just a cold and runny nose, so the pregnant woman should pay more attention to rest, can eat appropriate food therapy such as ginger soup to improve the symptoms of the cold. However, if the symptoms of cold are very serious, such as persistent high fever of 39 degrees or more, the condition of cold itself has posed a threat to the health of the fetus, you should consult a doctor and take medication under the guidance of a doctor.