Coughing is constant during pregnancy, especially in the late autumn of October. Many expectant mothers hold their stomachs and do not dare to cough too much for fear that the baby will die early. It would be even more embarrassing if the cough accidentally leads to urinary incontinence. Therefore, cough during pregnancy is a distressing symptom for pregnant women and obstetricians. If you cough too much or too hard, abdominal pressure can increase, leading to miscarriage or premature birth.
Why do pregnant women keep coughing? One of the possible causes is a cold, so its treatment is the same as for a common cold. But don’t be smart and take medicine indiscriminately (both Chinese and Western medicines are the same), because some Chinese and Western medicines for cough treatment can affect the fetus. For treatment, you must go to the hospital to see a doctor to avoid causing harm to the fetus.
However, some pregnant women\’s coughs are not caused by colds. Autumn is dry. According to traditional Chinese medicine, these expectant mothers are relatively weak in yin. As long as you are pregnant, you will keep coughing until the fetus is born, which is very harmful to the health of the fetus. The treatment method at this time is different from the cough caused by a cold, and must focus on relieving cough, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. Here we would like to introduce to you some long-term folk dietary treatments for coughs:
1. Rock sugar stewed pears: Peel the fresh pears, cut and core them, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and steam them in a pot until soft.
2. Grilled oranges: Use chopsticks to dig a hole in the center of the bottom of the orange, stuff it with a little salt, wrap it in aluminum foil, put it in the oven and bake it for 15-20 minutes, take it out, peel the orange peel and eat it while it\’s hot. Or dry the tangerine peel into tangerine peel, add water to make tea, and drink it in big gulps, it has a miraculous effect.
3. Stewed pears with Sichuan scallops: Use peeled and cored fresh pears, add 2 qian of Sichuan scallop powder, steam in a pot until soft, and eat while hot.
4. White radish syrup: Cut the white radish into 1 cm cubes, put it into a dry and clean container, fill it with honey, cover it tightly, and soak it for about 3 days. The water will seep out and mix with the honey, and store it in the refrigerator. ; Scoop out a little warm water and drink it every time, it is very effective in relieving cough. If you want to drink it temporarily but don\’t have time to soak it, you can grate the white radish, add 1/3 of the honey, mix well, and drink it with warm boiled water.
5. Candied kumquats: Wash the kumquats, poke two or three holes with toothpicks, add water to boil, add rock sugar, bring to a boil over low heat, and eat while hot. Let the uneaten food cool down and refrigerate it, and take out some hot food at a time.
6. Do not eat sweets such as candies and biscuits. Foods that are raw, cold, dry, and easy to cause internal heat, such as peanuts, melon seeds, fried foods, etc., should also be avoided.
7. Drink more warm water. Holding warm water in your mouth also has a good cough-relieving effect.
The above cough-relieving diet is effective for pregnant women and ordinary people (including adults and children) several times a day, so you might as well try it.