Flu Drugs During Pregnancy

Although the flu drugs easily available without prescription, but it is wise to avoid all kinds of drugs, including cold medicine during pregnancy. This is because the content of the drug can provide a variety of negative effects on the development of infants and expectant mothers.

Thus the experts always advise pregnant mothers to always keep his health in an effort to avoid unnecessary administration of drugs. Even if the mother was stricken with the flu, is expected to remain always a natural way of healing with adequate rest and eat foods rich in vitamins and minerals to support the body’s immunity to fight the flu.

But unfortunately, pregnant women often underestimate them by thinking: “if the drug can be sold freely without a prescription, means safe to use and does not need consultation at a specialist”. So it is not uncommon, in the winter like the current hit, many of the health of pregnant women are also affected by the weather and the flu and find a shortcut by taking cold medicines on the market.

For it is wise if all parties understand the functions contained in cold remedies itself in providing a different effect.

Decongestan
Cold medicines that contain decongestan and drunk directly, has been shown to increase the risk of fetal defects in the wall, especially at the age of 3 months of initial content.

Herbs
That carries the flu drug herbal content, not necessarily 100% using natural materials is not uncommon even in the form of additional material that just smells like a traditional herbal research and has never passed in reaction to pregnant women.So that only one type of material, is able to react differently on each individual especially pregnant women and fetuses.

Lozenges
Cold medicines that contain ingredients to ease breathing and reduce sore throat either in the form of candy, syrup, or with which it is sprayed directly into the mouth is generally also contain zinc and vitamin C. While the fact that pregnant women are only allowed to consume vitamin C as many as 80-100 mg, and zinc were 11 mg in one day.

Whereas excess vitamin C can be a boomerang for the body under certain circumstances to turn into free radicals, made the work of the kidneys, which can also damage the stomach and cause heartburn stimulate or contraction. Neither adverse effects of excess zinc will be able to suppress the immune system thereby increasing the risk of other diseases.