What should I do if I have herpes at the corners of my mouth during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, the hormones in pregnant women's bodies are prone to changes due to the fetus. It is also common for pregnant women to have herpes at the corners of their mouths. This may be caused by the body getting too hot. However, it is not advisable to take medications during pregnancy. You can apply a wet towel to the herpes area to relieve the symptoms. You can eat more light foods and fruits in your diet.

What to do if a pregnant woman has herpes at the corner of her mouth

1. Get enough rest, eat easily digestible food, and stay hydrated. Strengthen care, keep skin clean and prevent secondary bacterial infection. Clothes, bedding, towels, dressings, etc. that have come into contact with herpes fluid should be disinfected promptly and not shared with healthy people.

2. Drink more water and urinate more to excrete toxins from the body, eat more fruits, and supplement vitamins.

3. On the one hand, keep the blister area clean, and avoid picking or peeling it with your hands to avoid bacterial infection. Then apply some topical medication. It is recommended that you drink honey water, as honey water is very effective in removing heat. You can also eat more tortoise jelly, herbal tea (wild chrysanthemum, coptis chinensis, honeysuckle are all fine), carrots, grapefruit, cucumber and other cool and heat-reducing foods.

4. Use some medicine for treatment under the doctor's advice.

Why does a pregnant woman with herpes at the corner of her mouth develop in late pregnancy?

1. Herpes on the lips may be caused by irregular lifestyle or fatigue in recent days. It generally does not affect the fetus and does not require special treatment.

2. It is considered to be caused by getting a sore throat, mostly due to eating greasy, spicy and other foods that are easy to get a sore throat.

3. Poor oral hygiene and herpes caused by viral infection.

The above are the main causes of herpes, so everyone should pay attention to their living habits and diet, eat less foods that are easy to cause inflammation, and brush their teeth and rinse their mouth every day to effectively prevent herpes from growing at the corners of their mouths. Especially for pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy, although herpes will not have any impact on the child, you still need to pay more attention for your own health.

What should a pregnant woman do if herpes develops at the corners of her mouth? Herpes at the corners of a pregnant woman’s mouth is a manifestation of herpes simplex, a common disease caused by herpes simplex virus infection, is related to low immunity and is prone to recurrence. First of all, you should pay attention to eating a light diet, avoid eating spicy and irritating foods and hair-raising foods, avoid local irritation and prevent infection. To improve the body's immunity and avoid staying up late and overwork, you can apply mupirocin ointment topically to prevent infection, or use acyclovir ointment topically for antiviral treatment, which will not affect pregnancy.