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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Cough During Pregnancy
Question: fever and cough and pregnant
Brief Answer:
Try warm saline gargles.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Mild fever and cough can be managed with rest steam warm saline gargles and increasing fluid intake. You can also try home remedies like ginger ale and honey or oral cough lozenges.
In case the cough is severe or there is high grade fever with chills then proper antibiotics will be needed after consulting your gynecologist.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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Try warm saline gargles.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Mild fever and cough can be managed with rest steam warm saline gargles and increasing fluid intake. You can also try home remedies like ginger ale and honey or oral cough lozenges.
In case the cough is severe or there is high grade fever with chills then proper antibiotics will be needed after consulting your gynecologist.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
i am worried if this would have caused any hurt to the embryo please explain
Brief Answer:
Does not harm baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Such mild cough and fever does not harm the baby. You need not worry.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Does not harm baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Such mild cough and fever does not harm the baby. You need not worry.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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