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Suggest Treatment For Cold During Pregnancy
Question: Hello doctor, My wife is 28 weeks preganant. She has got severe cold. Is it advisable to take cepodem 200mg now ?
Brief Answer:
Yes it's safe
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
For a cold, best is home remedies and supportive treatment as it mostly passes in a few days.
Vitamin C helps.
Warm saline gargles, steam inhalation , hot broth and soup should be taken.
If a doctor has prescribed the antibiotic, it is safe to take it at this point in pregnancy.
All the best.
Please feel free to discuss further
Yes it's safe
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
For a cold, best is home remedies and supportive treatment as it mostly passes in a few days.
Vitamin C helps.
Warm saline gargles, steam inhalation , hot broth and soup should be taken.
If a doctor has prescribed the antibiotic, it is safe to take it at this point in pregnancy.
All the best.
Please feel free to discuss further
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