A pregnant woman, like any other person can get sick some inflammatory disease requiring antibiotics. Sometimes women are beginning to be treated with antibiotics alone or, on the contrary, panic when assigning them to these drugs. Neither one nor the other option would be wrong.

So you can or can not take antibiotics during pregnancy?

So the question is not worth it, there are states in which the use of antibiotics is needed. But pregnant women are assigned only those antibiotics that do not adversely affect the fetus and cause the woman's severe side effects.

All medicines, Applicability of pregnancy, should have proven and established safety and well-defined ways of their elimination from the body. This must always be taken into account gestational age, and in the case of prescribing a compulsory monitoring of pregnancies. This means that prescribe medicines during pregnancy may be a doctor.

All medicines are divided into groups according to their impact on the pregnant woman and the fetus:

• Group A - the drug has passed all laboratory and clinical trials as a result of which was not revealed any adverse effects on the fetus at any stage of pregnancy;
• Group B - were tested on animals as a result of which there was no evidence of adverse effects on the fetus; clinical trials (in pregnant women) were not carried out;
• Group C - the tests on animals have revealed adverse effects on the fetus; clinical trials have not been conducted, but the intended benefits of its reception may justify the potential risk;
• Group D - from research and practical applications of the drug were identified and proven adverse effect of the drug on the human fetus, but the expected benefits from its reception may justify the risk;
• X group - laboratory and clinical tests have revealed violations of the fetus Fetal development - week after week And the risk associated with the use of the drug in pregnant women is greater than the potential benefits.

However, despite this clear installation instructions are not always reflect the degree of the negative impact of drugs on the body of the pregnant woman and the fetus. But all clinical cases of complications or, on the contrary, the absence of complications in the application of a drug is always discussed at various seminars and in medical journals. Therefore, an obstetrician-gynecologist knows about the drug more often than it is written in the statement.

How does a pregnant woman and the fetus ampioks

Ampioks - combined broad-spectrum antibiotic, which is composed of two antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future? Belonging to the group of semisynthetic penicillins: ampicillin and oxacillin. Both of these drugs belong to the security group B, that is, they passed laboratory tests which did not reveal any adverse effects on the fetus. Clinical trials of the drug in pregnant women is not a reason, however, is working ampioks oud decades and has long passed all the tests in practice associated with its use changes in the fetus were found.

Fear can cause oxacillin capacity quickly enough to overcome the placental barrier and reduce the concentration in plasma and urine of women in the number of female sex hormones estrogen (in particular estriol), which can cause poor circulation in the placenta.

So to talk about the complete and absolute security ampioksa still do not have, so a woman in any case should not take it yourself, it may appoint a doctor, taking into account the state of the pregnant woman.

In some cases it is impossible to do without antibiotics and ampioks designate both inside and in the form of injections. Ampicillin has a bacteriostatic effect on pathogens by inhibiting reproduction of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. But it insensitive to certain types of staphylococci, which can produce the enzyme penicillinase, destroying the antibiotic.

Oxacillin has a narrower spectrum of action, but it is resistant to penicillinase.

Ampioks used in various bacterial infections (upper and lower respiratory tract, ENT organs, urinary and biliary tract, skin infections).

When receiving ampioksa may have such side effects as dysbacteriosis Dysbacteriosis - what brings self   (it adversely affects the normal intestinal microflora) and allergic reactions Allergic reactions: how to understand why you tickle in the throat . But when properly administered treatment ampioks is fairly safe drug for pregnant women.

Galina Romanenko

Anaferon - a drug that contains a very small (homeopathic) doses of active principle. But the action of this drug is associated with an effect on the immune system The immune system - how it works? And, during pregnancy, it is difficult to predict as is safe. Moreover, the clinical trials on pregnant women anaferon no reason.

The danger first - active substance

Immunosuppression during pregnancy is a physiological response of the body whose task - prevention of rejection of the embryo, then a fetus as a foreign body from the woman's body. Interfere in this process is undesirable because it is difficult to predict the consequences of such action.

Anaferon - a homeopathic remedy with antiviral action, which as the active principle consists of an antibody to the antiviral protein interferon gamma in the ultra-low dilutions. It is believed that small amounts of these antibodies can stimulate the formation of intrinsic (endogenous) interferon, and its early species - alpha- and beta-interferons, and then later species - gamma interferon. Also increases the formation of biologically active substances of cytokines that regulate intracellular and intercellular relationships.

Despite the fact that in the world there are already drugs that stimulate the formation of endogenous interferon, clinical studies on the effects on the body of a pregnant woman and the fetus were carried out.

Furthermore, anaferon has a direct stimulatory effect on the immune system. Under its influence activates cellular immunity, including phagocytosis - the destruction of the immune cells of infectious agents of any origin. Therefore anaferon also effective against bacterial and fungal infections.

Activated and humoral immunity: increasing amounts of antibodies (immunoglobulins), including a growing number of immunoglobulin A, which acts in the mucous membranes and does not transmit infection pathogens (viral, bacterial, fungal) inside the body.

Such an activating effect anaferon Anaferon - activates antiviral immunity   on the immune system of a pregnant woman is not yet understood, so it is difficult to say whether there during the treatment of any adverse effects or not.

Especially dangerous is the use of any drugs during the first trimester, that is, in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

In this regard, manufacturers recommend that pregnant women take anaferon only on prescription.

Risk of second - auxiliary substances - the basis of tablets anaferna

During pregnancy, there are always violations of the gastrointestinal tract. This is due mainly to the fact that the female sex hormone progesterone Progesterone - norm and pathology Which is produced during pregnancy in a large number, inhibits smooth muscle of the uterus (which prevents miscarriage), and with it the smooth muscle of the rest of the abdomen and pelvis. This leads to a decrease in intestinal motility, movement disorders of stool through the intestines, constipation, flatulence, spastic abdominal pain and so on.

The composition anaferon as adjuvant includes milk sugar (lactose). Daily drinking large amounts of lactose may lead to increased discomfort on the part of the gastrointestinal tract. Since pregnancy is almost always accompanied by constipation, the resulting toxic metabolic products and gases will be re-absorbed into the bloodstream and cause intoxication.

Danger third - allergic reactions

Allergic reactions while taking anaferon is rare, however, they should not be discounted. Any allergic reaction danger to pregnant women because they can have unpredictable consequences.

Allergy to anaferon often manifested as hives, swelling Prevention and treatment of edema - it is important to understand the root cause   Angioedema or various itchy rash.

Should I take anaferon during pregnancy?

Take anaferon during pregnancy is, but only on prescription. The fact is that any infection is also very dangerous for pregnant women and the doctor decides what in this case is more dangerous: a side effect of medication or an infection.

Anaferon is the safest anti-viral and immune stimulating drug. Or not to accept it during pregnancy, in what doses and for how long, decides physician. The woman must fully comply with all his appointments and recommendations.

Galina Romanenko