What should pregnant women eat when they have a cold or fever?

Colds are very common illnesses and almost everyone has had one, even several times a year. A cold itself is not a serious illness worth worrying about, and it can be cured in about a week. However, if a pregnant woman catches a cold, things will be more troublesome, after all, there is a baby in her belly, and if she takes medicine, it will affect the baby's growth and development. So, what should pregnant women eat when they have a cold or fever? Let me tell you about it now.

In fact, for pregnant women who have mild cold symptoms but no fever, they should try to use their own resistance to restore their health. Don't take medicine randomly. If you have a cold, do not take medicine to avoid causing more or less harm to the growth and development of the fetal brain. But if it is more serious, it is best to go to the hospital. Every pregnant woman's physical condition and illness are different, so you must choose the most appropriate medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

Pregnant women with colds can take the following dietary treatments:

Ingredients: A handful of raw mung beans, three sections of green onions (near the roots), three large slices of ginger, a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a bowl of water. Preparation method: ① Put the mung beans into a garlic mortar and mash them, put them into a large covered cup, and add a spoonful of brown sugar for later use. ② Add a bowl of water to the pot, boil it, put the green onion and ginger slices into it and cook for a while (one or two minutes), pour the soup and ingredients into the covered cup, cover it with a lid and simmer for a while, then take out the green onion and ginger and serve.

Apple honey water: Peel 5 apples, cut into small pieces, add 1 liter of water, boil for 5 minutes, cool naturally to about 40℃, add appropriate amount of honey and stir evenly, drink in small amounts several times a day

Shredded ginger and radish soup: 25 grams of shredded ginger, 50 grams of sliced ​​radish, add 500 ml of water, cook for 15 minutes, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, and drink while hot.

Onion and garlic porridge: Take 10 clean scallions, chop them, 3 cloves of garlic, 50 grams of rice, add water and cook into porridge, drink it while hot.

Cabbage and scallion root soup: Wash and chop 3 cabbage hearts, 6 scallion roots, boil them into 1 bowl of soup, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, and drink it while hot.

Chicken soup: Wash and clean a tender chicken, add water and boil it. Add seasonings (pepper, ginger, chopped green onion) to the chicken soup when eating, or use it to make noodles. It can relieve nasal congestion and runny nose symptoms during colds and enhance the body's resistance.

Radish soup: Wash and slice 150 grams of white radish, add 900 ml of water, boil until 600 ml, add 5 grams of white sugar, drink one cup while it is hot, and then drink another cup after half an hour.

Scallion and fermented black bean soup: 30 grams of scallion with roots, 10 grams of fermented black beans, 3 slices of ginger, add 500 grams of water and boil, then add 30 grams of rice wine, drink it hot, cover with a blanket to sweat.

Casserole with snow pear: Wash the snow pear, chop it with the skin, add rock sugar, and steam it in a clay pot or clay pot. Suitable for wind-heat cough.

Water chestnut water: add a few water chestnuts, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and water to cook together. Eat the water chestnuts and drink the soup.

Expectant mothers please do not take medicine on your own, and must receive symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a clinical physician. Generally speaking, colds are caused by low immunity, which can easily lead to viral and bacterial infections, thus forming a cold. Therefore, expectant mothers should rationally match the nutrition in their daily diet to improve their immunity. You should also eat more foods rich in protein and minerals to improve your immunity. If you have a cold, drink more water and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.