Will magnesium sulfate kill the fetus?

Magnesium sulfate is a relatively common substance in daily life. It can also be used in medicine. Magnesium sulfate can effectively improve physical diseases and can also achieve the effect of protecting the fetus. When pregnant women have uterine contractions, using a small amount of magnesium sulfate can protect the fetus. However, it should not be used in excess, which will have an adverse effect on the fetus and will also easily affect the physical health of pregnant women.

Will magnesium sulfate kill the fetus?

Magnesium sulfate is used to suppress uterine contractions when they occur, and has the effect of preserving the fetus. It has no effect on the fetus, so don't worry, please feel free to continue the treatment.

Magnesium sulfate medical effects

(1) Magnesium sulfate can inhibit the central nervous system, relax skeletal muscles, and has sedative, antispasmodic and intracranial pressure reducing effects. It is often used to treat convulsions, eclampsia, uremia, tetanus and hypertensive encephalopathy. It is usually injected deep into the muscle with 10 ml of 10% magnesium sulfate or diluted with 5% glucose to a 2% to 2.5% solution and slowly dripped. However, it should be noted that direct intravenous injection or large-dose intramuscular injection of magnesium sulfate is very dangerous. Generally, a maximum of 15 ml of 25% magnesium sulfate can be used each time. When using, pay attention to observe the patient's breathing and blood pressure. Sluggish knee reflex is an important sign of adequate magnesium ion intake.

(2) Magnesium plays an extremely important role in the metabolism of sugar and protein. Children in their growth and development period who have indigestion and are taking vitamin D should supplement with magnesium salt.

(3) Magnesium has many physiological functions similar to those of potassium. Since the clinical manifestations of magnesium deficiency are similar to those of potassium deficiency, magnesium deficiency is often easily overlooked. When potassium deficiency occurs and symptoms do not improve after potassium supplementation, the possibility of magnesium deficiency should be considered first, so that hypomagnesemia can be corrected in time. Therefore, patients receiving long-term infusions should pay attention to magnesium supplementation while supplementing potassium. Adding 1 gram of magnesium sulfate to the daily infusion can prevent the occurrence of hypomagnesemia.

(4) When patients with heart failure use digitalis drugs, they can appropriately supplement with magnesium salts to prevent low magnesium levels from aggravating the toxicity of digitalis. In clinical practice, magnesium salts are often effective in treating tachycardia.

(5) Oral magnesium sulfate is poorly absorbed in the intestine and therefore has no uses as described above. However, oral magnesium sulfate has a good cathartic function, so magnesium sulfate is also called Epsom salt. After the oral magnesium sulfate aqueous solution reaches the intestinal cavity, it has a certain osmotic pressure, which prevents the water in the intestine from being absorbed by the intestinal wall. The intestines retain a large amount of water, which can mechanically stimulate intestinal peristalsis and cause defecation. Therefore, magnesium sulfate can be used to treat constipation and abnormal fermentation in the intestines; when used in conjunction with anthelmintics, it can make it easier to expel intestinal worms. 5 to 20 grams of magnesium sulfate can be dissolved in 100 to 400 ml of warm water each time and taken orally once in the morning. The concentration should not be too high, 5% is best, otherwise defecation will be delayed.

(6) Magnesium sulfate can stimulate the duodenal mucosa, reflexively causing relaxation of the common bile duct sphincter and contraction of the gallbladder, thereby promoting gallbladder emptying and having a cholestatic effect. It can be used to treat cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, 2 to 5 grams each time, 3 times a day, orally before or between meals. 50% magnesium sulfate is diluted to 33% (high concentration), 5ml Tid.