During pregnancy, great care must be taken with the remedies used to alleviate the symptoms. Pregnant women are not advised to take any cold medicine and cold medicine without medical advice as they may cause problems for the baby.
Therefore, one should first choose home remedies such as mint or lemon teas or a mixture of honey and orange and if the throat is irritated, one can try gargling with salt and water. See other home remedies for colds.
In addition, the pregnant woman should eat a healthy diet by eating 5 times a day fruits and vegetables and drinking 1.5 to 2 liters of water a day for a good recovery.
What to do if you have a fever or aches
During a flu or cold, symptoms such as headache, sore throat or body and fever are very common and in these cases the pregnant woman can take paracetamol, which is considered the medicine with less risks for the baby.
The recommended dose is usually 500 mg every 8 hours, but it should never be used without first talking to the doctor.
What to do if you have a runny nose or stuffy nose
Having a stuffy nose or coryza is also a very common symptom during a cold. In these cases, the pregnant woman can use an isotonic saline solution of sea water, such as Nasoclean for example and go wearing it on the nose throughout the day.
In addition, the pregnant woman can still use an air humidifier as it increases the humidity of the air, facilitating breathing and helping the nose to unclog. The pregnant woman can also inhale saline using an inhaler to help moisten the airways and thereby unclog the nose.
What to do to strengthen the immune system
To boost the immune system, one can make guava juice because it is rich in vitamin C and in phytochemicals with antimicrobial properties. In addition, coconut milk is rich in lauric acid, which the body converts into the antiviral and antibacterial substance, such as monolaurin, helping to combat the cold.
Ingredients
- 1 guava,
- 4 passion fruit with pulp and seeds,
- 150 ml of coconut milk.
Mode of preparation
To prepare this juice, it is necessary to extract the guava juice and the orange and to beat in the blender with the remaining ingredients, until creamy. This juice has about 71 mg of vitamin C, which does not exceed the recommended daily dose of vitamin C for pregnant women that is 85 mg per day.
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