Imagine that many expectant mothers have encountered this situation. At that time, the weather suddenly turned cold, and before they had time to add more clothes, they began to sneeze and runny nose, and they could feel chills in their bodies.
Especially when you are pregnant with a baby, your body is going through a lot of changes, and your resistance will naturally decrease. If you are not careful at all, you may be caught by a cold.
Many pregnant women are worried that taking drugs will affect their unborn babies, but they don't know what to do appropriately, leaving them in a state of both physical discomfort and anxiety.
In fact, for colds and colds whose symptoms are not particularly serious, we can completely start from the daily diet and use some mild and safe dietary treatments to promote the body's recovery.
First, distinguish whether it is a cold or not.
When pregnant women get cold, the most typical feeling is "fear of cold".
Even though he was covered with a quilt, he still felt chilly, even so cold that he would shiver.
At this time, there is generally not much sweating, or only very slight sweating.
At the same time, there will be a runny nose, and the phlegm coughed up when coughing is also white and relatively thin.
Some expectant mothers will experience headaches, muscle aches all over their body, little energy, and a loss of appetite.
If you look at the tongue coating, you will find that the tongue coating is a thin layer of white.
These symptoms are completely opposite to those of wind-heat and cold. The common symptoms of wind-heat and cold are sore throat, yellow mucus, and yellow phlegm. The throat appears dry, and you may want to drink water.
If you find that you have the symptoms of being afraid of cold, white phlegm, and runny nose mentioned earlier, then it is most likely that you have a cold.
Ginger brown sugar water is the most classic choice
When it comes to keeping out the cold, the first thing many families think of is ginger .
Ginger has a warm nature and has the effect of dispersing sweat to relieve external evils and warm the middle burner to stop vomiting. It is especially suitable for the symptoms of fear of cold, head pain, and nausea caused by wind-cold evils invading the skin surface and causing the initial stage of a cold.
The method used is also not complicated: cut the ginger into several slices, about two or three slices are enough. There is no need to have too much. Otherwise, if the taste is too strong, it will be difficult for some pregnant women to accept and swallow.
Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, brew with boiling water, or put it in a pot to cook, cook for five to ten minutes, and drink it while it's hot.
Brown sugar itself, which has the function of nourishing blood and warming the palace, when paired with ginger, can better help the body to sweat and dispel cold.
After drinking it, it is best to cover it with a quilt and rest for a while, so that the body can sweat a little. In this way, the symptoms of the cold will be significantly relieved.
What you need to pay attention to is that if your blood sugar is on the high side, or you have gestational diabetes, you must control the amount of brown sugar you use, or you may simply drink ginger water without adding sugar.
Green onion porridge is gentle and nourishing to the stomach
When people have a cold, many people will have a poor appetite and cannot eat food. At this time, it is most appropriate to serve a bowl of hot green onion porridge.
The white part near the root is the white part of the green onions we usually eat. It has the same properties as ginger in producing sweat and relieving the skin, and its nature is milder and will not be too irritating.
Prepare a small piece of green onion, cut into pieces and set aside.
Place an appropriate amount of rice to meet the needs in the pot, add water and cook it into porridge. When the porridge is almost ready, sprinkle the chopped green onion into it, then cook for another two or three minutes, and then turn off the heat.
The aroma of green onion wafts out with the heat, and just smelling it makes you feel very comfortable.
This bowl of porridge not only helps the body dispel the cold, but also replenishes the body with water and energy without any burden on the intestines and stomach.
If you think the taste is too bland, you can add a little salt to taste.
If some expectant mothers are not used to the taste of onions, they might as well chop the green onions into finer pieces and slightly extend the cooking time so that the onion flavor can be fully integrated into the porridge.
Drinking some hot noodle soup can also relieve discomfort
Many people of the older generation often say that if you have a cold, you can just eat a bowl of hot noodle soup and work up a sweat.
This sentence actually makes sense.
A steaming bowl of noodle soup, especially one with pepper, boiled noodle soup, or chopped green onion, will warm you up after drinking it, and your body will naturally start to sweat.
The process of sweating can help the body expel cold air and relieve cold sensitivity and headaches caused by colds.
Noodles themselves are easy to digest and absorb, will not burden the gastrointestinal tract, and can also provide the body with necessary carbohydrates.
When making soup noodles, you can add a few slices of ginger and some cabbage or green vegetables, so that the nutrition will be more balanced.
It should be noted that although pepper has a very good effect in repelling cold, it should not be placed too much. A little spiciness is enough. After all, the gastrointestinal tract of pregnant women is relatively sensitive.
Pay attention to rest is more important than anything else
Diet therapy is only a supplementary measure. For pregnant women, the most important thing after catching a cold is to rest properly.
With a baby in your belly, your body is already more tired than usual. If you suffer from a cold at this time, the consumption will become even greater.
Lie down when you can, and don't force yourself to do housework or work.
When sleeping, you should pay attention to keeping warm. You can cover yourself with an extra layer of thin quilt, but do not cover it too much. You should use the warmth and comfort felt by your body as the standard.
The room should be properly ventilated to keep the air fresh, but do not let the wind blow directly on you.
Drink plenty of warm water to help your body metabolize and detoxify.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the symptoms are not very serious, with the help of the above-mentioned dietary treatments and adequate rest, the symptoms can be significantly improved in two or three days.
If the temperature exceeds 38.5℃, or the symptoms become more severe, such as chest tightness and difficulty breathing, you must go to the hospital in time and must not hold on alone.
Medication must be used with extreme caution
Some expectant mothers feel that dietary therapy is slow to heal and want to take some cold medicine directly to make the symptoms disappear quickly.
This idea is understandable, but Pregnant women really need to be extremely careful when taking medicines .
There are many very common cold medicines on the market, such as Quick-acting Cold Capsules, Contac, Baijiahei, and Crack. They all contain histamine ingredients or other ingredients that may have an impact on the fetus.
Antipyretics such as aspirin and paracetamol should not be used casually by pregnant women.
Some Chinese patent medicines seem to be milder than Western medicines, but they are not completely safe and must be used under the guidance of a doctor.
If there is a real need for medication, doctors will usually recommend Chinese herbal medicines with heat-clearing and detoxifying effects such as isatis root, Daqingye, and honeysuckle, or Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, etc.
However, one principle should be remembered, that is, if you can use dietary therapy, do not use drugs. If you must use drugs, you must go to a regular hospital to find a doctor to prescribe it.
For pregnant women, colds and colds are really torturous. However, the good news is that they come and leave quickly.
Drinking ginger brown sugar water, eating scallion and white porridge, and using a bowl of hot noodle soup are all simple dietary therapy methods. Coupled with adequate rest and keeping warm, in most cases, the condition can get better on its own.
Every day, you need to pay attention to adding or removing clothes in a timely manner according to changes in the weather, go to crowded and crowded places as little as possible, keep your home well ventilated, and wash your hands clean. If you take all these preventive measures, colds will naturally be less likely to come to your door.
Keep in mind that the little life that is still gestating in your belly needs you to exist in a healthy state. Protect yourself properly. This is actually a kind of protection for the baby.
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