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Allergic rhinitis during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Causes of an allergic rhinitis during pregnancy
Due to the fact that the immune system of a pregnant woman works in a very stressful regime and often fails, an annoying factor that provokes the development of an allergy can become anything. Thus, allergic rhinitis can manifest itself in a pregnant woman suddenly, without any apparent reason.
Runny nose during pregnancy can often be caused by an allergy. Nowadays, allergy is a fairly common problem in many people. Allergic rhinitis (in medicine called "pollinosis") is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Such inflammation can be caused by various factors-allergens: dust, pollen of flowering plants, spores of fungi, hair of domestic animals, sharp smells, etc. In case of an allergic rhinitis, such symptoms as increased secretion from the nasal passages of colorless mucus, often accompanied by urticaria, swelling and active sneezing are observed. Usually, the allergic reaction stops immediately after the contact with the allergens is completed.
Symptoms of an allergic rhinitis during pregnancy
Most of the abundant discharge from the nose, observed with an allergic rhinitis, is accompanied in the pregnant woman by lacrimation, itching of the nasal passages, skin, and dry cough. Due to disruption of nasal breathing, a future mother may develop insomnia and lack of appetite. The most dangerous consequence of this condition is the connection to it on the background of a weakened immunity of infection, as a result of which sinusitis, sinusitis, frontalitis, etc. Develop.
Fortunately, an allergic rhinitis during pregnancy does not pose a danger to the child's intrauterine development. Its negative impact is possible only in two cases:
- untimely or inadequate treatment severity;
- severe disease, complicated by infection.
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Treatment of an allergic rhinitis during pregnancy
Certainly, a pregnant woman is not recommended to engage in self-medication or run an allergic rhinitis to the state of complication of the disease. The future mother must strictly follow all the recommendations prescribed by the women's consultation. To prevent allergic rhinitis, pregnant women should avoid contact with those substances that have very pronounced allergenic properties. It is recommended that you rarely use household chemical goods, do not use perfumes and limit the consumption of products that cause allergies, in particular citrus and chocolate. For a pregnant woman it will be better to refrain from contact with pets, to ventilate the room more often and to conduct a wet cleaning of the dwelling.
The need for medical treatment of allergic rhinitis in pregnant women is caused by the fact that it is possible to cope with its symptoms, but it is almost impossible to cure it by yourself. An experienced doctor will prescribe medications to a future mother, suppressing a painful reaction, assessing the relationship between the benefits and the possible risk from their use.