Severe cold and cough in pregnancy

malar · Oct 29, 2005

Dry cough during pregnancy

Hi,

My friend is pregnant (in her 1st trimester) and she keeps complaining that she gets very dry cough (that makes her cough pulling up from bottom of the stomach!). She checked with me whether is part of morning sickness in pregnancy?

To my knowledge, I know morning sickness causes vomitting and nausea feeling. But not sure of dry cough. I was sceptical to advice to take any cough syrup,etc. because in my opinion it is better to avoid internal medicines as much possible.

Have any of you gone through such dry cough during your pregnancy?

Please share your experience and any home remedy for the same.

Cheers,
Malar

Ami · Oct 31, 2005

Hi malar,

For both of my kids, had faced this particular cough problem. For my second kid, would get cough every month as it was fall/winter season and the doctor, as you said would not suggest even a mild dosage cough syrup.

Drinking plenty of warm flluids like milk or water will soothe yr throat and reduce the cough and will not hurt the stomach. In a day, two to three times, do steaming which is very effective. I dont know the name for medicinal ingredients in English; in tamil, we call sitharathai, athimathuram & panagarkandu, mixing all these three a pinch and adding in water, boil and drink which also will help a bit.

It will take atleast 1 week to 10 days to get out of the cough, but what to do? Have to go thro the same. Taking pepper with ghee rice will improve our immune in general and instead of plain water, omam or jeera water is good for cough too.

Hope this helps..

Happy Diwali to you & yr friend!!

shivaani · Dec 1, 2005

Milk with turmeric powder + pepper

Hi Malar,

In addition to Ami's suggestions, it is good to take boiled milk with turmeric powder + pepper (crushed) boiled in it. It soothes soar throat and good for dry cough.

Also, such natural stuff does not have any side effects on pregnant women.

Shakthi · Jan 30, 2006

Milk with panangkalkandu

Hi,

Drinking milk with panangkalkandu (tamil name, it is a type of jaggery that you get in crushed crystal form) helps reduce dry cough. It soothes your throat and is also good for digestion too. Also, you can get better taste and avoid sugar.

Good luck to your friend.

Shakthi

poornimahari · Sep 5, 2007

cold and nose block during 6weeks

hi everybody my friend is 6weeks pregnanat .she suffers from cold and nose block.she is sacrred to take medicince related to cold.can any body suggets wht to do for get relif from cold

arch174 · Sep 5, 2007

Re: cold and nose block during 6weeks

HI,
I read ur post..best natural remedy is salt water gargles/steam
Ask ur friend to avoid allergic situations like dust etc, & try to keep bowels clean..tHAT is important

poornimahari · Sep 6, 2007

Re: cold and nose block during 6weeks

thank u very much for ur useful suggestion

mbk · Sep 6, 2007

Re: cold and nose block during 6weeks

hi, i'm 8 wks pregnant and had some congestion as well. try using a neti pot and some breathing exercises to clear her blocked nose.

poornimahari · Sep 6, 2007

Re: cold and nose block during 6weeks

i think horse gram (kollu) .is good for col and nose blockage.anybody knows abt tht can tell.

seher945 · Oct 8, 2007

dry cough in pregnancy

hi,

I am SHABNAM from India, Maharashtra - In my 1st Trimester I am suffering from Dry Cough.

Please suggest. If you have any symptoms in your pregnancies.

Thanks
SHABNAM