A nursing woman is particularly susceptible to infectious diseases. After all, the female body worked for 9 months for two, and during the lactation much more energy and energy is expended. Therefore, such diseases as ARD, ARVI and tonsillitis are not uncommon.
Especially dangerous are these diseases due to the fact that nursing mothers categorically can not take many medications.
However, angina is not just a common cold, but a serious infectious disease that can lead to many complications. Therefore, neglect it and refers to this disease, as a common cold is not worth it. Especially, if it is suspected of angina at the nursing mother. After all, many quite complex diseases have the same symptoms as in angina, for example, in diphtheria .
In order to exclude very dangerous diseases, nursing mothers at the first signs of sore throat should call a doctor.
Can I breastfeed with angina?
There is no need to stop breastfeeding your child if you have a sore throat. The fact is that with your milk the child will receive all the necessary antibodies from this disease, and the risk of its infection will be negligible. The risk of infecting a child with colds is much higher in case of artificial feeding.
Sore throat with lactation
Although nursing mothers are forbidden to take many medications, however, there are many alternative ways to treat sore throats during lactation:
- compresses on the throat and rubbing;
- keep your feet warm;
- abundant warm drink;
- rinsing with saline (salt, soda, iodine) every hour gives an excellent result; Also for rinsing, chamomile, furacilin, sage, calendula, and many other means will do.
In addition to folk remedies, many medications are allowed for the treatment of angina during breastfeeding:
- sprays for the throat;
- absorbable tablets;
- as well as some antibiotics - for example, a penicillin group (antibiotics should be prescribed only by the attending physician); will certainly be needed in the treatment of purulent sore throat in a nursing mother.
Take care of your health, and the health of your family.