What should pregnant women do if they have dry cough and itchy throat? What are the dietary treatments?

If a pregnant woman experiences dry cough and itchy throat, it is mostly caused by chronic pharyngitis. You may wish to use some dietary therapy methods, which are not only nutritious but can also relieve and treat the disease, killing two birds with one stone. If the condition is mild, it may not be treated with medication.

1. Steamed Egg

Ingredients: 1 egg, 1 spoon each of sugar and vegetable oil.

Method: Put the eggs (peeled) in a bowl (do not stir), add sugar and oil, and steam until cooked. Take it all at once before going to bed. Generally, taking it twice will cure a cough. For those with severe cough, taking it three or four times will have obvious therapeutic effects.

2. Scallion Porridge

Ingredients: 1 ounce of glutinous rice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 scallions with roots, and 3 cents of vinegar.

Preparation: Cook the glutinous rice in the usual way. When it is almost cooked, add ginger, green onion and vinegar, mix well and eat while hot. This porridge is mainly used to treat cough caused by wind and cold blocking the lungs.

3. Honey and egg soup:

[Ingredients] 35 grams of honey, 1 egg. [Preparation] Add 300 grams of honey and water and bring to a boil. Beat in the egg and cook until slightly boiling. [Indications] Nourishes the lungs and relieves cough. Suitable for dry cough and chronic cough caused by dry lungs. [Usage] Take all at once, on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.

4. Carrot and red date soup:

[Ingredients] 120 grams of carrots, 40 grams of red dates. [Preparation] Wash the red dates first and soak them for 2 hours. Then wash the carrots and put them into a casserole together with the red dates. Add water and cook for about 1 hour until the red dates are cooked.

[Indications] Nourishes yin and replenishes qi, promotes qi flow and relieves cough. It is suitable for symptoms such as choking cough, dry mouth, spontaneous sweating, and mental fatigue caused by insufficient Qi and Yin and upward flow of lung Qi. [Usage] Take 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times in the morning and evening.