I dare to assume that most of the nursing mothers at least once, but asked themselves the question: "How to cure a cough with lactation?" The severity of the problem is due to the need to "kill two birds with one stone." On the one hand, it is necessary to choose a medicine that will help the mother's organism to cope with the disease in the shortest possible time, without allowing complications. On the other hand, these medications should not harm a baby whose main food is Mom's milk, and whose gastrointestinal tract is still so imperfect and vulnerable.
Mukaltin is a classic cough remedy
What kind of cough treatment would we prefer not for lactation? An excellent choice would be mucaltin, a remedy for our childhood. These greenish-brown pills with "acidity" have an excellent anti-inflammatory effect and give an expectorant effect. mukultin doctors prescribe for bronchitis, tracheitis and pneumonia, because with these diseases of the lower respiratory tract a large amount of difficultly separated sputum is allocated. This drug is also good for flu and colds.
Mukaltin is created on the basis of polysaccharides of the herb althea medicinal. It also includes additives such as tartaric acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate and calcium stearate. Thanks to this composition, it perfectly dilutes viscous sputum, softens the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, improves secretion and promotes the excretion of sputum from the bronchi.
Mukaltin during lactation
Unfortunately, this drug is contraindicated for children under the age of one. In this connection, the question arises: is it possible to take mukultin with lactation? Will it appear in breast milk and how will it affect the baby?
The instruction to this drug says that the use of mucaltin is not contraindicated during lactation and during pregnancy. There are contraindications to the use of mucaltin, however, there are not so many of them. Among them, one can call the presence of a stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis, duodenitis, gastroduodenitis or allergies to the components of the preparation.
During treatment with mucaltin occasionally, nausea, vomiting and discomfort in the stomach area may occur. This should be remembered by the nursing mother. A baby use of mukaltina while breastfeeding, fortunately, no harm will not do.
Other methods of treating cough with breastfeeding
It should be remembered that there are other recommendations for the treatment of cough for nursing mothers. To cough as soon as possible left you, do not forget to constantly ventilate the room in which you are. When you breathe cool (about + 18 ° С) and moist air (the recommended humidity in the room is 50-60%), you help your body to fight the infection on its own.
A lot of liquid will be useful. The body temperature fluid is best absorbed. Quite good when coughing tea with milk. But honey should be used with caution, as in some babies it can cause allergies.
The throat is often rinsed with infusions of chamomile, calendula, and also soda or furatsilinom.
Often it happens that mukultin and folk remedies do not help. Then the doctor just has to prescribe antibiotics. Do not panic fear this word. There is a fairly impressive group of antibiotics, absolutely safe for the infant. These include aminoglycosides and cephalosporins.
Summing up, I recommend giving preference to mucaltin in lactation. And, of course, you and your baby can be sick less often.