Overview
Rhinitis is irritation or inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose. When this happens during pregnancy, it is termed pregnancy rhinitis. The main symptoms are sneezing nasal congestion or running nose. This is a common ailment during pregnancy and affects between 9-40% of expecting moms. Pregnancy Rhinitis can start in almost any gestational week but is most common in the third trimester and disappears shortly after you have your baby. If you are pregnant and suffering from a stuffy nose, you are not alone. This episode discusses the causes of a stuffy nose and pregnancy rhinitis and what you can do to treat it during pregnancy safely.
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I noticed that you didn’t speak to the fact that dairy is a leading cause in inflammation in most people’s bodies. When we get pregnant, we typically have heightened responses to existing issues that might be overlooked normally.
Cutting out dairy made me go from a 2-3 week recovery for a head cold and sinus infection to 2-3 days. It definitely makes a difference!!
Doing a steam facial over a sink of hot water and showers where I got my head in the warm water definitely helped. I also took honey a couple of times a day, has some rooibus tea and took Elderberry syrup every day.
Alison, you are right, I didn’t talk about dairy. Great idea for a future topic, I will put it on my list. I’m glad you have some remedies that worked for you, thank you for sharing.