What should I do if a pregnant woman has diarrhea? At this time, pregnant women should not be too alarmed. First, they should know what kind of diarrhea they belong to.
1、 1. Diarrhea due to non infectious factors
If it's this type of diarrhea, you don't need to take medicine. You just need to take proper rehydration and a small amount of salt and sugar in the "rice soup". However, if the diarrhea is serious, you need to fast, take smecta or activated carbon tablets to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa. Alternatively, you can also take lactobactin tablets or lactase tablets to regulate intestinal flora, enhance body resistance and eliminate pathogenic factors.
2、 2. Infection factor diarrhea
When diarrhea caused by infectious factors occurs, erythromycin or cephalosporin antibiotics should be taken, which is safe for both mothers and infants. In addition, you can also take some microecological preparations, such as Lizhu Changle, Zhengchangsheng, Bifidobacterium aureus, etc. Normal defecation was resumed after 24~96 hours. If not, we will go to the hospital for treatment.
Generally speaking, if a pregnant woman has diarrhea, she can do the following:
1. Properly replenish water to make up for the water and electrolyte lost due to diarrhea, especially potassium ions, and replenish the heat lost due to diarrhea.
2. Next, closely observe whether the fetus is intact and whether there are signs of premature birth or abortion.
3. In addition, pay special attention to medication. Pregnant women should be particularly careful when using antibiotics. In addition to adverse reactions, many commonly used antibiotics and antigenic worm drugs have potential teratogenic effects different from those of ordinary people, and should also be banned. Some mild antidiarrheals, such as kaolin and pectin, can absorb water and reduce intestinal peristalsis. It is worth mentioning that opiates should not be used to stop diarrhea, because such drugs may cause bacterial overgrowth and repeated infection, but will aggravate diarrhea.
