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Throat treatment during pregnancy. Video
A sore throat can be a symptom of both a mild cold and more severe laryngitis, pharyngitis, and sore throat. These diseases can be cured with antiseptic sprays, antibacterial lozenges, and tablets. However, during pregnancy, most medications are contraindicated, and therefore safe methods must be selected to combat sore throat.
Sore throat during pregnancy
Gargling with herbal decoctions
During pregnancy, drugs can only be used in emergency cases when the illness poses a threat to the life of the mother or child or threatens the development of serious complications. In other cases, it is advisable to adhere to other, safer, methods of treatment.
A safe and at the same time effective, method of treating a throat during pregnancy is rinsing with herbal decoctions. Providing a local anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, herbs help to quickly cope with hoarseness, sore throat, pain and other unpleasant sensations.
You can prepare decoctions from the following plants:
- camomile
- calendula flowers
- St. John’s Wort
- sage
- Oak bark
- eucalyptus leaves
It is better to use a warm broth for rinsing. It must be prepared as follows: mix 2 tablespoons of dry chopped herbs with 800 ml of cold water, bring to a boil, cool to 40 degrees and strain through a fine sieve or cheesecloth folded in several layers. The broth will work more effectively if you add 1-2 drops of iodine to it.
Gargle at least 6-8 times a day. When preparing the broth, you can mix anti-inflammatory herbs with each other. The duration of treatment is 5-7 days, even if the improvement occurred on the first day
It is possible to treat the throat with gargling not only for pregnant women, but also for lactating women.
Other treatments for hoarseness and sore throat
In addition to gargling, you can use other folk remedies for sore throat, such as honey. In moderation, it is not prohibited during pregnancy, while it can be used to treat not only colds, but also more serious diseases (bacterial infections, immunodeficiency, etc.).
You can relieve a sore throat, or even get rid of it for a while, by drinking a cup of honey tea. To prepare it, you only need a dessert spoon of honey and a glass of hot water, the temperature of which does not exceed 50 ° C (at a higher temperature, honey loses some of its useful properties). Dissolve honey in water, then drink tea in small sips.
To improve the taste, you can add a few drops of lemon juice to the tea.
An alternative to honey for treating sore throat during pregnancy is propolis. It should be chewed or sucked 2-3 times a day. However, it can only be used in small quantities. Otherwise, you may experience discomfort in the mouth, as well as nausea. The duration of propolis treatment is 2-3 days. After this time, there is usually no trace of a sore throat and a hoarse voice.
If the fight against a cold is unsuccessful, the sore throat increases, the temperature rises, sweating and other unpleasant sensations appear, it is better to stop self-medication and consult a doctor.
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