A woman suffering from, bronchial asthma needs to be prepared for pregnancy.
Asthma should be treated during pregnancy, so there are many questions that must be resolved before the pregnancy. In order for it to proceed normally, complete control of the course of the disease is required. Thus, at the time of pregnancy, it is necessary to choose the right therapy, which will provide control over the disease, the technique of proper inhalation should be developed, the self-control should be trained, and an individual plan of behavior should be developed for an asthma attack. All these questions you can solve with the doctor - the pulmonologist.
But this is only the first part of the problem, which concerns the treatment of asthma. The other part is allergy issues. In most cases, in young women, bronchial asthma is associated, first of all, with the presence of sensitivity to a number of allergens. Epidermal, mold, pollen, household allergens are the main source that causes an exacerbation of the disease. Conversely, if you reduce or even eliminate contact with these allergens, it may be possible to improve the course of the disease during pregnancy, which is very important.
But what to implement the necessary measures in life, you need to know what special effect allergens have on the disease in a particular case. At the same time, examination and treatment can not be carried out when a woman is pregnant. Hence it follows that the examination of the allergist must be completed before the pregnancy begins. After this, you need to take a doctor's advice on how to organize a hypoallergenic life in the house and implement them. The more you know about your illness, the fewer problems will occur during pregnancy.
Indications for the treatment of bronchial asthma during pregnancy.
A lot of pregnant women try, justified, avoid taking medications during pregnancy. At the same time, the treatment of asthma is necessary in any case - harm that can cause a severe attack of bronchial asthma and hypoxia caused by it, is incommensurably higher than the possible harm from taking medications. In no case should asthma be exacerbated, since a huge risk is created for a woman's life. How to be in this case?
First of all, the treatment of a woman in the position should be prescribed only by a doctor, in no case do self-medication, as this can cause great harm, as well as the future, the child, and the mother herself. Close cooperation with a specialist is the necessary first condition for the treatment to be successful. It is necessary to approach strictly to the reception of any treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy, since it is at this time that the fetus is formed.
When you are treating bronchial asthma, you should give preference to inhalation drugs that act directly on the bronchus, while the concentration of the device is minimal in the blood. The main condition for treatment is the proper performance of inhalations.
It is recommended to use an inhaler that does not contain freon. Aerosol metered-dose inhalers should be taken with a spacer in order to reduce the risk of side effects.
For the treatment of bronchial asthma in pregnancy, the use of breastfeeding is not recommended, but if you are used to this method of treatment, then during pregnancy, you should beware of such herbs as:
- oregano, may cause miscarriage or disrupt the normal course of pregnancy.
- Hyssop medicinal, contributes to the violation of circulation in the placenta of the blood, because of what is possible oxygen starvation of the fetus.
- Ledum marsh - a poisonous plant, used in bronchial asthma as an expectorant. May cause vomiting, nausea.