Rotavirus infection, also called intestinal flu, affects everything - and kids, and adults, and pregnant women. "Pick up" this dangerous virus can be anywhere and anytime - through contaminated water, poor-quality food, unwashed hands, and directly from a sick person. In general, the main way of infection is considered contact-household. When pregnancy should be very careful and follow all measures to prevent intestinal flu.
The main prevention of rotavirus infection during pregnancy is careful attention to one's lifestyle, nutrition, environment. Be sure to keep track of what and how you eat or drink, wash your hands several times a day (especially after a toilet and travel in public transport), reduce contacts with other people if possible.
Diagnosis and threats to the fetus
Pregnant women find it difficult to detect intestinal flu in time. Symptoms are often "masked" for toxicosis of pregnant women and other conditions. Usually rotavirus infection does not pose a serious threat to the fetus, because the virus affects the intestine of a woman, and does not have any effect on the fetus. The main threat of rotavirus for a woman in the situation is the threat of dehydration and weakening of the body. This can already affect the baby. For example, dehydration can lead to a lack of oxygen in the fetus, lead to miscarriage or premature birth. In extremely rare cases, this can even lead to death.
Symptoms
The disease, of course, is unsafe, but you should not be frightened in advance. All these troubles can simply be avoided by initiating timely therapy for rotavirus infection during pregnancy. The initial symptoms of intestinal flu in a pregnant woman are no different from the symptoms that accompany rotavirus in other cases. The main symptoms are diarrhea, nausea with vomiting, severe pain in the abdomen, an increase in the overall body temperature. All these conditions, with timely and proper treatment, gradually subside after 3-4 days. In any case, the treatment of rotavirus infection should be taken as soon as possible.
Treatment
The use of some special antibiotics during pregnancy does not usually suggest, although they can be prescribed by a doctor in certain cases. The main thing in the first manifestations of intestinal flu is to fill the lost fluid in the body to avoid dehydration. It will take bed rest, general peace, in parallel - you need to drink abundantly mineral water without gas, fruit drinks, compotes. It will also be useful to use a solution of electrolytes, rehydration drugs, which are sold in a pharmacy. With a significant increase in basal temperature will have to resort to taking antipyretics. Reduce the temperature can also be physical methods - use compresses or wiping with water. Compresses in the form of gauze soaked in a weak vinegar solution are applied to the forehead, hands and ankles.
To quickly remove the infection from the body, astringents and absorbents will also be needed. Which of them is best for you, the doctor will tell. For pregnant women, the best adsorbent is activated charcoal. Polysorb or smect is also allowed. It may also be necessary to use enzyme preparations, since their own enzymes with rotavirus infection are usually not enough to digest food. Also, pregnant women are shown to use lactobacilli, which restore the intestinal microflora.
Diet
With rotavirus infection, a pregnant woman will have to follow a special diet. It will be necessary to exclude foods that irritate the intestines from the diet. Preference should be given to gentle and mild diet. Dairy products, fatty, fried and salty dishes, fresh fruits and vegetables, confectionery and all kinds of sweets are completely excluded. The presence in the diet of mucous porridge on the water, stewed and wiped vegetables, mashed potatoes, rice broth, jelly, unsweetened dry biscuits is encouraged.
If the issue of elimination of rotavirus is approached correctly, the prognosis for a pregnant woman will be favorable. Symptoms go through therapy (this may take up to 5 days). The general well-being of a woman will improve, and the baby will remain safe, without experiencing the influence of the poor state of health of its sick mother.