Features of rhinitis of pregnant women: how to distinguish it from the usual, allergic and vasomotor

Runny nose is an unpleasant condition, familiar to most of us. We cheer them several times a year and do not perceive it as a serious disease, because everyone knows that the runny nose passes for 7-10 days. Completely different is pregnancy. This is a condition in which even the usual viral rhinitis is very undesirable, since any disease during this period can adversely affect the health of the fetus and lead to its hypoxia. And as luck would have it, pregnant women are more prone to rhinitis than others. But does he always have a viral etiology? Let's understand.

Causes and symptoms

The so-called pregnant rhinitis starts to bother the expectant mother usually at the end of the first trimester. It is accompanied by the symptoms characteristic for this ailment:

• nasal congestion;
• shortness of breath;
• increased mucus secretion;
• sneezing;
• watery eyes.

Against the background of all of the above deteriorates the dream, which negatively affects the overall condition.

The cause of rhinitis is the hormonal changes that occur in the body of a woman, as well as the gradually increasing volume of blood.

In combination, these factors lead to swelling of the mucous membranes, and the result is an annoying runny nose, often accompanying the pregnant to the very childbirth, and it happens that some time after them, until the hormonal background comes back to normal.

How to distinguish hormonal rhinitis from viral? Only by the presence or absence of concomitant cold symptoms: cough, chills, sore throat, fever. If the malaise is accompanied by at least one of these symptoms - most likely, there is an acute respiratory viral infection, which requires appropriate treatment under the supervision of a doctor. In case the future mother finds it difficult to determine her condition herself( this often happens at the very beginning of ARI, when the symptoms are not yet fully manifested), it is necessary to consult a specialist. Read how to prepare a radish with honey from a cough.

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Can I get rid of

How to treat a runny nose during pregnancy? In order to cure the disease in the early stages, we must get rid of the causes that cause it. If viral rhinitis overcomes, all forces are sent to fight infection, if allergic - it is necessary to protect the patient from the stimulus. Is this possible in the case of a hormonal rhinitis? No, because the provoking changes that occur in the body of a pregnant woman are absolutely natural and natural.

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What should I do?

If it is impossible to defeat an ailment, then we must try to facilitate its manifestations. There is a question, that it is possible for pregnant women from an allergic rhinitis.

Runny nose will be much easier to transfer if the future mother will follow a few simple recommendations.

1. Maintain the humidity in the apartment, especially in the bedroom, at a level of at least 70% .How to achieve this? At plus temperature, often ventilate the room. In this case, of course, you need to take care of not catching a cold - dress warmly, or even go to the next room for ten minutes. Fresh air will help to normalize not only the level of humidity, but also the temperature. In winter everything is a bit more complicated - the frosty air refreshes the room, but does not moisten it. The situation is aggravated by central heating, which adversely affects the microclimate in the apartment. In this case, a household humidifier will come to the rescue. If there is no possibility to buy the device, tanks( buckets, basins) with water, arranged at the corners, will help. To prevent contamination, water should be changed every day. A simple towel is also a wet towel hung on the battery.
2. To conduct hygiene of the nose .The purer the nose, the easier it is to breathe. How to achieve this, if you can not use vasoconstrictive drops? To help come the usual saline solution( 1 teaspoon of sea salt per 0.5 liters of water), which should be washed with the nasal cavity. This is done with a syringe without a needle. If you do not want to prepare the solution yourself, you can buy a ready-made pharmacy( Humer, Aquamaris, Marimer, Otrivin).This is done in order to prevent the drying of the mucous membrane - in this case it ceases to fulfill its filter functions for microbes, and hormonal rhinitis can develop into a cold. Do not be too zealous with a note: constant sniffing of the nose can at best increase puffiness, and at worst - provoke otitis.
3. Sleep with the raised head of the .This will help a few pillows or a folded blanket. The optimal angle of inclination is 40 º.With this position of the body, the stuffiness of the nose decreases significantly and the sleep normalizes.

You can not buy corticosteroids, vasoconstrictors and other drugs that facilitate nasal breathing - they can cause irreparable harm to the fetus. Any treatment should be coordinated with the doctor conducting the pregnancy.

Treatment of an allergic rhinitis in pregnancy

Well, what if the rhinitis in a pregnant woman is not hormonal? This is likely, because just like any person, a future mother can be prone to other varieties of rhinitis - allergic and vasomotor.

Allergic rhinitis is characterized by the same manifestations as the hormonal, but it is often accompanied by a paroxysmal sneezing and pain in the eyes. It can spontaneously occur not only in women who have previously been hypersensitive to allergens - the changes occurring in the body( increasing levels of estrogen and progesterone) often provoke the most unexpected reactions. The cause of the disease can become contact with the following substances:

• household dust;
• pet hair, feathers of birds;
• pollen of flowering plants, poplar fluff;
• home tick( its places of habitation - pillows, blankets, carpets, bedspreads, upholstered furniture);
• household chemicals, cosmetics, medicines;
• food products;
• the products of vital activity of helminths.

How is allergic rhinitis treated during pregnancy? What does the doctor do in case of manifestation of the disease? First of all, he learns what changes have taken place in everyday life: whether new furniture was bought, whether household chemistry was changing, whether significant changes in the diet had occurred, and also to assign appropriate tests. Task number 1 - identifying the allergen. If this does not work, we will have to act more radically - to replace the down pillows and blankets with bed linen with hypoallergenic filler, to get rid of carpeting, long-sleeved bedspreads and everything dust can accumulate on. Pets should be temporarily given to relatives or friends.

As for the medical treatment of allergies, during pregnancy doctors prescribe it very reluctantly and only in cases where more gentle methods have not brought relief. May prescribe a spray for allergies to pregnant women.

In allergic rhinitis, a pregnant woman should in no case ignore the appointment of a doctor or self-medicate. For all seeming harmlessness, the disease can provoke fetal hypoxia, because it causes difficulties with breathing in the mother, so treating it should be taken with all seriousness.

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Treatment of vasomotor rhinitis

Vasomotor rhinitis of pregnant women is often confused with hormone, because it has the same symptoms - nasal congestion, mucus secretion, no signs of infection( fever, redness of the throat, coughing). The difference lies in the fact that the vasomotor runny nose is a consequence of the launched viral rhinitis, its protracted "version". Its characteristic feature is the alternation of left and right nostrils, which is especially evident when lying on its side. Unlike hormonal vasomotor rhinitis can and should be treated, otherwise it threatens to develop into sinusitis or sinusitis. Drug treatment should appoint a doctor, but at home you can help the body fight the disease and facilitate its manifestations.

• Warming of the maxillary sinuses with a hard-boiled egg or a bag with a large salt heated in a frying pan. It is an absolutely harmless method that helps to remove puffiness and relieve nasal breathing. The main thing is not to overdo it so as not to burn the skin.
• Treatment with nebulizer - a special device for inhalation. It can add saline, mineral water, in the absence of allergies and with the permission of the doctor - essential oils. Also, the doctor can prescribe inhalation during pregnancy from the common cold with special medications that are produced for the nebulizer, which will not harm the mother and the fetus. The cost of the device is high, but it's not worth saving - in the future it will come in handy for the treatment of respiratory diseases in a child.
• Application of homeopathic drops and sprays - Delufen, Euphorbium compositum. If the correct dosage and the duration of treatment are observed, they are absolutely harmless.
• Breathing gymnastics .It is necessary to sit comfortably, relaxed. Bring the right hand to the nose, put the index finger on the bridge of the nose, the big one on the right wing, the middle finger on the left one. Perform the following exercises:
  • On the exhalation, tighten the right nasal passage and breathe only the left nostril for 4-5 seconds. Minute breathing is normal. Repeat the exercise with the other nasal passage.
  • Inhale, clamp both nostrils, hold your breath for 8-10 seconds, slowly exhale the air through one nostril. Rest 10-20 seconds. Repeat 10 times, alternately changing the nostrils with exhalation.

To perform such a charge should be every day for two or three times.

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Pregnancy is a condition in which a woman needs to be healthy and calm, which is very difficult with a blocked nose. The implementation of simple recommendations will help cope with the malaise and return the full-time breath to the expectant mother, so necessary for the full development of the baby. Here you will find information on how to treat a runny nose during pregnancy in the 3rd trimester. Under the link, read what to do if the runny nose does not pass during pregnancy.