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Suggest Treatment For Throat Infection During Pregnancy
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...hey I m scared because my throat has been bothering me for about a year I m pregnant 6 months but before then I had night sweats cold and flu symptoms 6 weeks after my boyfriend cheated on me headaches rashes on my legs sides of face and arms 1 swollen lymph node under my chin scaly rashes on my breast and now I just got tested it was negative but I m still having an irritated throat and a little blood in my mucus and rashes under my breast ui have frequent yiest infections and I m scared
Wed, 18 May 2016
Hallow Dear,
Please get confirmed from the Obstetrician or an ENT surgeon whether you are having throat infection or this is a complication of the rash you had, probably due to viral infection.
Bacterial throat infection will have to be treated by some antibiotics. However, during pregnancy, certain antibiotics like Tetracycline are not advised due to their teratogenicity. Hence, take antibiotics only with the advice of Obstetrician.
In addition, avoid cold and chilled food or drinks. Hot gargles with salt water or Listerine solution will help you. Half teaspoonful of turmeric powder and 2 tsf of sugar in a glassful of hot water will help bring down the infection.
Ignoring the infection may spread in the body through blood. It may be harmful to the baby also.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Please get confirmed from the Obstetrician or an ENT surgeon whether you are having throat infection or this is a complication of the rash you had, probably due to viral infection.
Bacterial throat infection will have to be treated by some antibiotics. However, during pregnancy, certain antibiotics like Tetracycline are not advised due to their teratogenicity. Hence, take antibiotics only with the advice of Obstetrician.
In addition, avoid cold and chilled food or drinks. Hot gargles with salt water or Listerine solution will help you. Half teaspoonful of turmeric powder and 2 tsf of sugar in a glassful of hot water will help bring down the infection.
Ignoring the infection may spread in the body through blood. It may be harmful to the baby also.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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