Vasoconstrictive drops during pregnancy

During 9 months of pregnancy, avoiding a cold or flu is almost impossible, because during this period of physiological and hormonal changes in the body's body immunity decreases. One of the most common symptoms of this condition is a runny nose, sneezing and stuffiness of the nose. That is why many expectant mothers are extremely concerned about the question whether it is possible to use vasoconstrictive drops during pregnancy. Let's consider this issue in more detail.

Features of the use of these drugs in the period of bearing crumbs

We all want to not harm our children, so if you have trouble breathing and you are experiencing ever-increasing discomfort associated with the release of mucus from the nose, the hand stretches behind the saving bubble. Let us dwell on the consequences of using vasoconstrictive drops during pregnancy:

1. Do not drip drugs of this type that you have left from time to time of pregnancy. Most often they are made on the basis of adrenaline and other substances, rapidly narrowing the vessels. In response to the question of why such vasoconstrictive drops can not be used during pregnancy, any gynecologist will explain to you that this leads to a narrowing of the capillary lumen not only in the nose, but also in other organs, including the uterus. After all, these drugs are perfectly absorbed into the blood and carried throughout the circulatory system. Therefore, vasoconstrictive drops during pregnancy can easily provoke a violation of blood flow in the placenta, and hence, the nutrition of the fetus.
2. These drugs with frequent and regular use can cause abnormalities in the fetal development of the fetus, and even miscarriages. It is important to know what dangerous vasoconstrictor drops during pregnancy are based on the following substances:

• pseudoephedrine - increased risk of tracheoesophageal fistula and underdevelopment of limbs;
• phenylephrine - serious cardiac abnormalities may appear in the fetal cardiovascular system;
• phenylpropanolamine - significantly increases the likelihood of malformations of the hearing.

For this reason, drips in the nose during the period of bearing a baby such drugs as Tizin, Naphthyzin, Sanorin, Ximelin, Otrivin, is prohibited. All described above explains the harmful vasoconstrictor drops during pregnancy from the categories listed above.

What can replace vasoconstrictive drops during pregnancy?

Of the permitted medicines, which you can facilitate your condition, we call drops on the basis of purified sea water (Salin, Aquamaris) containing essential oils of various plants ( Pinosol, Pinovit), homeopathic preparations ( Euphorbium compositum, EDAS-131) and drops considered means of folk medicine (Derinat based on milk of fish belonging to valuable breeds).