Often happens that the nose lays in women even before they learned about the future of motherhood, and they get rid of the cold only after the birth of a child. Now we are talking about the common cold of pregnant women (vasomotor rhinitis), a very common phenomenon. It is caused by hormonal changes in the body, which provoke the occurrence of edema of the mucosa. Often rhinitis develops in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy and passes after the birth of the baby. A special treatment course for such a disease is not needed, but here it is necessary to restore free breathing. Below are a few methods to facilitate breathing, but choose for yourself should be the most secure.
If suddenly there was a runny nose and an unexpected sneeze without interruption, then this may be a sign of an allergic reaction, for example, on flowering in the spring or poplar fluff in the summer. Allergy requires urgent measures, which can only be advised by a doctor. But if the cough and the fever are added to the symptoms, then, most likely, a viral disease that needs to be treated, and urgently. Viral infection can be dangerous for the future mother, and for the baby. Especially it concerns early terms of pregnancy.
But whatever the reason for the occurrence of the common cold, it is, in theory, the doctor should prescribe and prescribe the appropriate treatment. The doctor should tell you: how and how to cure a runny nose in the light of your "interesting" situation, explain what you can do, and what - can not. But if you suddenly did not get to the doctor, or he did not give you enough time, you can help some recommendations, which we will give below.
Treatment of hormonal rhinitis during pregnancy.
Drops. Of course, any treatment of rhinitis begins with them, because it's much easier: took drops, dripped, and it's the end. As if doctors did not dissuade pregnant women from using vasoconstrictive drugs, many ladies warnings are ignored. We call you once again: do not do this! Try the following breathing techniques. And if nothing will help you, then take on drugs that narrow the blood vessels, but only a couple of times a day for three days, and only in children's doses! These drugs narrow not only the "necessary" to you vessels, but also the vessels of the placenta, which can cause hypoxia. Vasoconstrictors can raise blood pressure and cause spasm, which is not very pleasant. By the way, after the application of drops, the mucosal edema will arise again, and very soon, and you will have to take up again drops. That's why you need to follow the instructions and bury as much as recommended by the manufacturer, because it has long been proven that droplets cause the addictive effect. Do not allow this, use safe folk remedies!
Treatment of a common cold with folk remedies.
You can try to drip into the nose of apple or carrot juice (5 or 8 drops) or infusions of herbs. They can be used three to four times a day.
The most responsible future mothers can make a soda-tannic remedy for the treatment of rhinitis. Brew a teaspoon of tea with a glass of boiling water, evaporate for 15 minutes, strain and add a teaspoon of soda. Bury the solution on a pair of pipettes three times a day.
Drinks with a cold.
To consume a lot of fluids during pregnancy, you need not only at elevated temperature or cough, but also with rhinitis. Water loss of the body must be timely replenished, and with a cold the body can lose more than two liters of fluid. For drinking all kinds of teas, broths of herbs, fruit drinks, milk with honey are suitable. Vitamin drinks are also useful: tea with a slice of lemon, compote from currant, boar. Drinking with rose hips requires compliance with cooking technology. Dried flowers of wild rose boil for 3 to 5 minutes with a little sugar added, so as not to destroy vitamin C.
With a cold, the hot tincture of plantain, strawberry leaves, St. John's wort can help. A couple of tablespoons of herbs pour a glass of boiling water, we insist for 30 minutes, filter and drink thrice a day in half a glass. The same drink can be made from willow bark, oregano and coltsfoot and it perfectly helps with nasal congestion .
Treatment of a cold in pregnancy: procedure.
Sessions of thermal procedures. Conducting thermal procedures during pregnancy, such as hovering legs or applying mustard plasters, is not recommended. And the heat directed at a certain area of the body will not be superfluous. On the base of the nose you can put hot bags with sand or salt, or boiled eggs. The main thing - do not burn yourself. On feet it is necessary to put on woolen socks, they perfectly warm. For thermal procedures, you can buy a blue lamp, which, incidentally, later useful to the baby.
Inhalations. An excellent remedy against the common cold is garlic-onion inhalation. We cut garlic and onions into a teapot, pour boiling water and inhale steam with both nostrils, substituting them to the nozzle of the brewer. The main thing is not to overdo it and burn the mucous membrane.
Inhalations can be done using infusions of herbs and menthol oil. Breathing will be free after four daily procedures.
To restore free breathing, comfortable conditions are also necessary, one of which is the access of fresh circulating air, so the room should be ventilated as often as possible.
Before you go to bed, put your pillow higher, which will help reduce puffiness.
Massage. Reducing the swelling of the nasal mucosa can help and simple massage. You just need to massage your fingers with the area of the outer base of the nostril. For massage, you can use the long-known star or ointment Doctor MOM. Balm is applied to the region of nose bridge, temples. Massage can be done quite often.
Of course, ladies should pay special attention to the treatment of rhinitis during pregnancy. Think: if it's hard for you to breathe, what's your baby? Regardless of what caused the inflammation, it is necessary to choose the safest ways to treat this disease. Do not resort immediately to the help of vasoconstrictive drops. Try the tools of traditional healers. Let them not act instantly, and let you wait a little for the result, but it will take a very short time, and it will be easier for both you and the baby to breathe. People's recipes are time-tested, and pharmacy drops will wait ...