In particular, a huge number of future mothers in the period of gestation are forced to use rectal suppositories with indomethacin, especially in the early stages. In this article, we will tell you what the properties of this drug, and whether it can be taken during pregnancy.
Can I take candles with indomethacin during pregnancy?
In the overwhelming majority of cases, candles with indomethacin are prescribed to pregnant women with an increase in the tone of the uterus and a threatening spontaneous abortion. Due to the fact that the drug is used rectally, it exerts its effect extraordinarily quickly and helps prevent the development of severe complications.
The active substance of this drug - indomethacin, - has pronounced anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and antiplatelet properties. When using candles on the basis of this component during the period of gestation of the baby, the production of prostaglandins, which tones the muscle tissue, is blocked in the female body, as a result of which the probability of miscarriage is significantly reduced.
Although gynecologists often prescribe this remedy to their patients who are happily waiting for a new life, in fact, the instructions for the use of candles with indomethacin indicate that they are contraindicated in pregnancy.
Not surprisingly, because the active substance of this drug penetrates the placental barrier and in some cases can even provoke the death of an unborn baby in the womb. In addition, the use of candles with indomethacin during pregnancy can cause other serious consequences for the child, namely: failure to cover the arterial duct during the early postpartum period, or, on the contrary, its intrauterine closure, various platelet disorders, pulmonary hypertension, degenerative changes in the myocardium, intraventricular hemorrhage , renal failure and dysfunction, various lesions of the digestive tract and so on.
This is why it is necessary to treat this drug very carefully. However, most doctors agree that the expected benefit of using indomethacin in pregnancy for a future mother in the absence of contraindications significantly exceeds the likelihood of complications for an infant in the mother's womb. As a rule, according to the prescription of the doctor, women who are preparing for the birth of a baby, use 1 suppository 2-3 times a day until the condition is relieved and the unpleasant symptoms are removed.