During pregnancy, you need to be as careful as possible with medications - because they can affect its course and cause trouble for both the future mom and her fetus.
This is reported by the Dr. Evin website.
When pregnancy medications are necessary: three reasons
When prescribing medications to a woman in a pregnant woman's condition, the doctor determines if they are necessary and safe for the pregnant woman and fetus. Here are some reasons to take medicines.
- To prevent the occurrence of fetal neural tube defect, iodine deficiency, prevention of Rh conflict, etc.
- For the treatment of complications of pregnancy: threatened miscarriage, early toxicosis, iron deficiency anemia, etc.
- For the treatment of acute and chronic diseases: acute respiratory diseases, pyelonephritis, bronchial asthma, hemorrhoids, arterial hypertension, etc."
What does that phrase mean?
Many people may be alarmed by the phrase in the instructions to the drug: "The use of the drug in pregnancy is possible only when the expected benefit to the mother exceeds the potential risk to the fetus. The fact is that the possibility of taking various drugs in pregnancy is the least researched area of pharmacology. For ethical reasons, no studies are conducted on pregnant women to determine how toxic a particular drug is to the fetus. Therefore, there are no tables or formulas to calculate this risk.
When prescribing medication, the doctor is guided by clinical recommendations. It is recommended not to self-medicate in any case. Do not listen to friends or neighbors who "had the same, took it, and nothing. Take medications only as prescribed by a doctor.
How to avoid negative consequences when taking medications
- Read the instructions for use, paying attention to the permissible single and daily dosage, the possibility of use in pregnancy, the relationship with food intake (before, during or after meals).
- All medications are better to drink non-carbonated water, as interaction with juice, tea or milk can alter the effect of the active ingredient.
- You should not take all of your prescribed medications at once (by the handful), as this may alter the effects of each one.
- Do not take tablets (capsules) lying down: they can stick to the walls of the esophagus and begin to dissolve in it before reaching the stomach, and this is bad.
- Do not chew the tablets in your mouth. By rule, the medicine must reach the stomach or intestines and dissolve there.
Are supplements and herbs okay?
It is commonly believed that everything natural is safe, but, unfortunately, this is not the case. Even harmless herbs should not be used in pregnancy. There is no acute need for them, but it is impossible to know in advance whether or not they will have a negative impact on the fetus. Doctors do not recommend using dietary supplements. Usually they contain small doses of the active ingredient, but nevertheless they are still not recommended in pregnancy (read the instructions), as there is no evidence of their safety for the mother and future child.
It is important to realize that any medication during pregnancy can be dangerous, so you should resort to taking them only when you really can't do without drugs.
It is also advisable to learn that a woman with two uteruses was able to get pregnant with twins.
