Patient's question:
Treatment condition: Traditional Chinese Medicine; Platycodon root, licorice root, motherwort, loquat leaves, thyme, Perilla root, scutellaria root, bamboo shoot, tangerine peel, prepared pinellia root.Help needed: Do these herbs have an impact on the fetus?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, severe coughing during pregnancy can affect the fetus. In your case, it seems the condition hasn't been fully cured, so it's best to actively cooperate with treatment. Your body has a naturally yin deficiency constitution, and coughing occurs as soon as you become pregnant, persisting until the baby is born, which greatly harms the fetus's health. At this stage, the treatment method differs from coughing caused by colds and must focus on stopping coughing and nourishing yin to moisturize the lungs. You can use rock sugar-cooked pears, which have the effects of stopping coughing and reducing phlegm, and will not affect the fetus.If it's just a common cold with fever, you can rest, drink more water, keep the room well-ventilated, and consider using traditional Chinese medicine with and antiviral effects to help alleviate symptoms and shorten the duration of the illness. Xiao Chaihu granules and Banlangen granules are widely used. For pregnant women with coughing and nasal congestion, some Chinese patent medicines can be selected for symptomatic treatment.