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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Throat Pain During Pregnancy

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Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015
Question: hello, my wife is pregnant and its fifth month goin to start in few days.
She is having slight cough and little pain in throat.
when she coughs she gets little pressure in her stomach.
what medicines and precautions she have to take.
Is this a serious problem?
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Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
precautions advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir, thanks for trusting us.
She is probably having throat infection which is most probably mild but still take following precautions -
- avoid cold water and beverages
- wear proper clothes and avoid sudden change in temperature
- take proper rest and good diet
- warm saline gargles at least thrice a day
- hot drinks like tea or hot coffee will give soothing feeling
- take cough syrup for dry cough thrice a day like benadryl or tusq-D syrup.
Try above mentioned measures and in case they don't help or worsens further then you will have to start antibiotic as soon as possible.
Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Throat Pain During Pregnancy

Brief Answer: precautions advised Detailed Answer: Hello sir, thanks for trusting us. She is probably having throat infection which is most probably mild but still take following precautions - - avoid cold water and beverages - wear proper clothes and avoid sudden change in temperature - take proper rest and good diet - warm saline gargles at least thrice a day - hot drinks like tea or hot coffee will give soothing feeling - take cough syrup for dry cough thrice a day like benadryl or tusq-D syrup. Try above mentioned measures and in case they don't help or worsens further then you will have to start antibiotic as soon as possible. Take care