Can I use any drugs during pregnancy, and how they are harmful in different stages of pregnancy? Such questions women ask themselves often, so to avoid colds during pregnancy is almost impossible. A cold during pregnancy can be complicated.

Peculiarities of colds in pregnancy

Pregnant women are always reduced immunity Immunity - types and characteristics in children in adults It is the cause of colds, infections fastest various respiratory diseases and the emergence of complications of these diseases. Immunity is reduced during pregnancy because of hormonal changes and is a defensive reaction, otherwise the body would ottorgnul foreign body - the developing fetus. This, and the fact that any disease, as well as its treatment, may adversely affect the condition of the fetus, a pregnant woman should always remember and guard against colds, as well as contacts with patients with seasonal respiratory diseases. But this is not always possible.

As is known, the cause of colds more often viruses, but sometimes it can be a bacterial infection. Bacterial infections can be contracted, for example, by close contact, especially if the person is lowered immunity. That is infected with small children in children's groups. And you can "wake up" his own, dormant for the time being an infection, which is always present on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and pharynx (opportunistic pathogens), if you lower the immune system, for example, wet feet. Cold makes a person vulnerable to infection own.

What a pregnant woman, how to protect themselves from the disease

One way out of the situation in the minor illnesses can be Faringosept. Faringosept - a local antiseptic, which is allowed to be used during pregnancy because it is practically not absorbed into the blood and acts only locally in the mouth and throat. By Faringosept Faringosept: at the first sign of a cold   most sensitive opportunistic microorganisms that live in the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. These are different types of streptococci, staphylococci, pneumococci and other microorganisms. They are dangerous in that they can produce serious complications, such as the most common cause of severe autoimmune (allergic to its own tissue) disease is a beta-hemolytic streptococcus, which almost always resides on the tonsils and pharyngeal mucosa.

Treat colds in pregnancy is necessary that they have not given complications from both the mother and the one from the fetus. Unlike antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future?   Faringosept can begin to take on their own, but then you need to call the doctor.

The mechanism of action Faringosept

Faringosept available in tablets, which do not take into and resolved. Adults are recommended to take 5 tablets per day half an hour after a meal (after this you need at least two hours do not eat or drink). When resorption Faringosept enters the mucosa and salivary glands by stimulating the production of saliva. Its action is double: it inhibits the vital functions of pathogenic microflora of the oral cavity (bacteriostatic effect) and it washes away from the mucous membranes with plenty of saliva. At the same time soften and the main symptoms of the disease: reduced dryness and sore throat.

A special feature of this drug is that getting into the intestine, it does not inhibit his ability to live a normal microflora, which helps digest food, that is not cause dysbiosis. It is very important for pregnant women, as it is produced in the intestines of most immune cells, and at a dysbacteriosis Dysbacteriosis - what brings self   This process breaks down the immune system and decreases even more.

Indications for admission

Faringosept take pharyngitis and acute exacerbation of chronic pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis - it is the prevention of further spread of the inflammatory process of the mucous membranes in the throat airway. When angina, if there is pus in the throat and fever, Faringosept take, of course, possible, but it is not enough, you need to call the doctor for the appointment of additional treatment. Faringosept usually blends well with any antibacterial agents.

You can take Faringosept and if there were any problems with their teeth. For example, destroyed tooth began to hurt. This is a sign that destroyed his hard tissue and the infection got into the pulp inside the case. Fariingosept reduce inflammation, but, of course, it does not eliminate, the dentist need help here. Your dentist may prescribe Faringosept and after tooth extraction to prevent infection.

Faringosept - quality local antiseptic that can be applied to pregnant women on their own, but do not forget that any disease pregnancy should take place under medical supervision.

Galina Romanenko

Like all medicines, festal during pregnancy can be taken only if indicated and prescribed by a doctor. Festal - it is a safe drug, and it has no adverse effects on the pregnant woman and the fetus. But there are contraindications of the drug, and pregnancy - a condition which is unpredictable feature of reactions to medications that the woman previously normal transport.

Condition of the digestive system during pregnancy

During pregnancy, the status of all organs and systems of a woman's body changes under the influence of hormones. Home pregnancy - this increase secretion by the ovaries of the female sex hormone progesterone Progesterone - norm and pathology . The main task of progesterone - to reduce the motor activity of smooth muscle of the uterus and prevent miscarriage Miscarriage - why you lose the most precious thing? . Together with the suppression of motor activity of uterine smooth muscle is inhibited smooth muscles of the similar activities of all the organs of the abdominal cavity, including the stomach, intestines and bile ducts. Furthermore, in some cases, during pregnancy reduced gastric acidity.

All these changes lead to digestive disorders that are more or less present in all pregnant women. Exhibit such violations often constipation, heartburn (due to the relaxation of smooth muscle sphincter, located between the esophagus and stomach, heartburn can even be due to lower gastric acidity), abdominal distention (a large amount of gas in the intestine may be due to violations of the digestive process) , intestinal colic, and so on.

For most women, these changes occur is not very noticeable, others women suffer them very seriously and try to help themselves, including by means of such drug as a festal.

It always helps festal during pregnancy?

Festalum - a drug, which includes a complex of digestive enzymes for the digestion of proteins (proteases), fats (lipase) and carbohydrates (amylase), and dry extract of bovine bile. This drug helps to digest food, including fatty meat, fried, rich in carbohydrate. He also stimulate the production of their own enzymes of the digestive system. But festal not remove the main problems during pregnancy - heartburn and constipation.

Moreover, he could aggravate these problems when used for other purposes, as the side effects are nausea festal, diarrhea or constipation, abdominal pain Abdominal pain: Types and Symptoms , Decreased bile acid synthesis by the liver cells. Prolonged uncontrolled use festal there is also a risk of forming urinary tract stones - Festal contributes to the accumulation in the blood and urine uric acid from the salts which are formed urate stones.

With the permission of the doctor that the drug can be used in violation of a pregnant woman diet. It is known that during pregnancy, women often want something special, for example, fatty roasted meat, sweets, cakes and so on. Acceptance of such food, especially in large quantities can result in digestive problems. In order to prevent such violations, with errors in the diet can be taken festal. But the question of its application to be pre-negotiate with the doctor, as a festal Contraindications.

Contraindications festal

Pregnant women suffering from chronic pancreatitis festal should be used with caution, and only on prescription, since it is contraindicated during exacerbation of the disease - can cause significant deterioration. At the same time festal can be assigned to a pregnant woman suffering from chronic pancreatitis is acute as replacement therapy for digestive problems.

Contraindications Festalum well as intestinal obstruction, abnormal liver function, gallstones, obstructive jaundice, developed against blockage of the bile ducts. All these states are sharp and are accompanied by severe pain. In order to understand the reason of occurrence of acute abdominal pain Acute abdominal pain You need to call an ambulance. Separate application in this case, the festal may harm the woman and her condition worsen.

That is why the instructions, the manufacturer's (an international pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis), festal recommended during pregnancy only on prescription in the case where the intended benefits to the mother's body outweighs the potential risk to the fetus.

Galina Romanenko