An expectant mother's immune system will gradually weaken from the moment she becomes pregnant. This is a natural process that ensures the continuity of the pregnancy by preventing the defense cells of the mother's body from attacking the baby. However, the pregnant body, whose resistance decreases during this process, will be vulnerable to diseases such as colds and flu.
Therefore, the most important step in combating colds, especially in pregnant women, is to protect against the disease and not to get sick at all. Even in the worst case scenario, the baby in the womb will not encounter the flu virus. The baby in the womb, to which the virus cannot pass directly and cause harm, will be negatively affected by the symptoms that the flu causes only in the mother.
What are the symptoms?
Cold; While it continues with runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, mild fever and malaise, flu infections progress more severely with symptoms such as high fever, chills, muscle pain, cough, difficulty in breathing, and severe headache.
Fever in colds usually reaches 38 degrees. While it does not exceed 38 degrees in flu, it can rise above 38 degrees. A cold usually lasts 7 days with medication and 1 week without medication. However, for a pregnant person, this situation will last for an average of 10-14 days.
What Should Be Done?
Therefore, during the flu period, you should rest well and drink plenty of water. It is necessary to overcome this process by taking vitamins and under the supervision of a doctor.
In particular, crowded environments should be avoided, hands should be washed frequently and cleaned with hand disinfectant. It is necessary to get the flu vaccine on time. It is also said that the vaccine protects the baby after birth by passing the antibodies formed to the baby.
What to Do When You Have the Flu
First of all, the body with the flu will want to rest. During this process, it is necessary to rest the body well. The patient should try to keep his body more vigorous by doing light exercises during periods when he feels well.
The environment should be well ventilated. A decrease in appetite may occur, especially with postnasal drip and mild nausea due to infection. But despite this, proper and regular nutrition should be continued to increase body resistance.
Especial care should be taken to take vitamin C. Orange, tangerine, Consumption of products such as grapefruit, kiwi, broccoli and spinach should be increased.
Especially in order to strengthen the immune system, zinc supplements should be made and plenty of fluids should be consumed. Liquid products such as herbal tea and fruit juice should be consumed. Since the body's fluid needs will increase in flu and cold diseases, various fluid consumptions will increase.
Fluid Needs Can Be Followed by Urine Color
The body's fluid needs can be followed by urine color. Light and clear urine color indicates that the body's fluid needs are sufficient, and dark yellow and orange indicates that the fluid requirement is insufficient.
The body's resistance can be increased with multivitamins given by the doctor during pregnancy. If there is a sore throat, lozenges can be used.
It is necessary to improve the quality of night sleep by using a high pillow or nasal strip before sleeping. You can gargle with salt water. Nasal congestion should be prevented with salt water and physiological saline. By humidifying the environment, it is necessary to prevent fluid loss due to the environment and dryness in the mucosal organs. It is also important to balance the temperature in the environment well. The environment should neither be too hot nor too cold.
Many of the flu medications used in daily life may be risky for pregnancy. Therefore, medication should not be used without consulting a physician.
Honey is Good for Colds
Another thing that is good for colds is honey. It should be consumed by mixing honey and black pepper. It can also be consumed preferably with warm water and lemon.
If the fever is above 38 degrees, if it has reached a state that prevents essential needs such as eating and sleeping, if there is a cough with green phlegm, if there is chest pain and wheezing along with the cough, If there is difficulty in breathing, severe pain in the sinuses and head, dizziness occurs, and the infection has not decreased even after 10-14 days, it means that the infection has reached a serious level. During this process, the patient needs to be treated more carefully under the supervision of a doctor.
The most important thing to pay attention to in case of flu and cold during pregnancy is to keep the body resistance high. is to work.
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