Tonsillitis in pregnancy

Tonsillitis, observed during pregnancy, is usually a chronic form of the disease, which is in the stage of exacerbation. This disease is characterized by constant pain in the throat and a sense of discomfort in the location of palatine tonsils. The very inflammation is most often observed in the area, the so-called lymph glotoklochnogo ring. It is this that is the protective barrier on the path of pathogenic microorganisms trying to penetrate the oropharynx.

What causes tonsillitis in pregnant women?

Before you talk about how to treat tonsillitis in pregnancy, it is necessary to mention the main reasons for its development during this period. These are:

• the presence of the transferred angina in the anamnesis, which had a latent form and passed into a chronic process;
• hypothermia of the body;
• weakening of immunity;
• violation of the process of nasal breathing, which is observed in the anatomical curvature of the nasal septum, adenoiditis;
• sinusitis.

How is tonsillitis treated in pregnant women?

Treatment of such a disease, as well as any violation in women in the situation, should be carried out exclusively under the supervision of a doctor who monitors the course of pregnancy.

In most cases, the therapeutic process associated with tonsillitis that occurs during pregnancy is constructed as follows:

• an antibacterial or anti-inflammatory agent is prescribed. This stage of treatment is the greatest danger for the child. Therefore, doctors try not to prescribe such medications on short gestation terms;
• physiotherapy, for the use of which use antiseptic;
• washing of the oropharynx and lubrication with Lugol's solution of tonsils.

Also, often it is possible to prescribe as antiseptic agents aqueous solutions of propolis, with the help of which the treatment of the throat and tonsils is carried out. At the same time, in the treatment of tonsillitis in pregnancy, the administration of inhalations with solutions of medicinal plants, such as eucalyptus, sage, thyme, etc.,

Thus, exacerbation of tonsillitis during pregnancy requires medical intervention. All actions in the therapeutic process of such a violation should be approved by a doctor who prescribes medicines, indicating the dosage and frequency of their use. Only if all the requirements of the doctor are met, the woman will manage to cope with this kind of disease.