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- Pediculosis in pregnant women
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- Elimination of pediculosis during pregnancy
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- Safe methods for lice
The twenty-first century brought into our lives new diseases and worries, but did not release from old diseases, and lice during pregnancy are no exception. These little bloodsuckers can spoil not only mood, but also health.
Where can I get infected?
Infection lice - not so rare. Parasites can overtake any person while swimming in ponds, traveling in public transport, communicating with infected people. Dirt and unsanitary living conditions only increase the risk of infection, but even in a perfectly clean house, insects can safely settle in your hair and clothes.
Treatment of lice in pregnant and lactating women
Pediculosis Is a contagious disease. Given how easy lice are transmittedeveryone can get it, and pregnant women too. They visit public places, hairdressers, measure clothes in fitting rooms of shops, and travel by public transport.
There are several ways how to get rid of lice: mechanical method and antiparasitic therapy using chemicals.
Chemicals
It is not so difficult to cure lice in children and adults, it only takes time. Now there are many different remedies: gels, ointments, shampoos, sprays, oils, which are very effective in parasite control.
On a note!
For elimination of lice in children drugs are used that block the oxygen supply to insects or cause paralysis in contact with the chitinous membrane of a bloodsucker. These funds are conditionally safe for human health, but require certain precautions during the treatment of the patient.
But how to remove lice from a pregnant woman, because no strong chemicals can be used in this condition without consulting a doctor.
Important!
It is strictly forbidden to use drugs, permethrin content during pregnancy and lactation, and preparations containing cyclomethicone and isopropyl myristate should be used with caution and only after consulting a specialist!
During pregnancy and lactation, safe methods are used to combat lice.
The safest is the use of a combination of tools:
First, the head is treated with cream, and then with shampoo. After the procedure, it is necessary to combing nits and lice. All actions are repeated after 7 days to get rid of lice forever.
Another tool that is approved for use by pregnant and lactating mothers is Delacet.
All of the above drugs are low toxic, so they can be used even for very young children.
Not every specialist will want to take responsibility and remove parasites with potent agents. Therefore, it is advisable to look for other methods than to treat a pregnant woman for head lice.
Combing out
The first safe remedy for lice and nits for pregnant women is combing. You need to take a frequent comb and start combing your hair slowly and thoroughly over white paper or a bathtub. The lost lice must be destroyed. But it is not so easy to get rid of nits. They must be chosen by hand.It is impossible to do it yourself, so you need to ask for help from loved ones. Several days will have to be spent on this procedure and thus cure pediculosis in pregnant women. The special process will greatly simplify lice comb, which is sold in pharmacies. The next two to three months, you need to carefully examine the head to prevent re-infection.
Interesting!
Nits have a feature. They are firmly fixed on the hair and the comb is not always able to comb them. Therefore, they need to be softened using special non-toxic agents.
Feedback
I took advantage of this particular method. She combed lice from her baby. She had to cut her hair, but there’s nothing to be done. Comb nits are not combed out. When I found them, I simply clicked them using the nails of my thumbs. As a softener used vinegar.
Natalia, Vologda
Folk methods
A good result can be obtained with an iron for straightening hair. Each strand must be thoroughly warmed from root to ends. Carrying out this treatment for several days, you can also cure lice in a pregnant woman.
Pediculosis during pregnancy is an unpleasant phenomenon. It causes irritation not only of the skin, but also worsens the general condition of the expectant mother. As a result of intoxication, other latent diseases may worsen. Constant itching can cause psychological problems that will lower the overall tone of the body and lead to a state of depression. It is very important for a future mother to remain calm and enjoy the feeling of motherhood, therefore it is important to treat lice in pregnant women in a timely manner so that the health of the unborn child does not suffer.
Another simple antiparasitic method can be vinegar wrap:
- you need to dilute 9 percent vinegar with water in a ratio of 1: 1;
- wrap hair with a cloth dampened in this solution, and cover with a towel on top and hold for 2 hours;
- then they should be washed and combed out dead parasites.
To pediculosis treatment in this way was successful, it is necessary to repeat the treatment of the pregnant woman in a week. But you should not get involved in this treatment, since such a remedy as vinegar irritates the scalp.
The problem of pediculosis can affect not only pregnant women, so the question of how to remove lice from a nursing mother is of interest to many people. When a baby is breast-fed, a woman cannot consume harmful substances in order not to harm her baby. The female instinct will not allow the use of harmful agents for nursing mothers to treat pediculosis because when breast-feeding a baby, all the chemical components of antiparasitic drugs, along with mother’s milk, will enter the baby’s body.
To get rid of lice to a nursing mother or a pregnant woman, combing and vinegar wrap, as well as washing the head with special ones, will help shampoos, the use of which is allowed even for young children. Exist and antiparasitic ointments, but for the best effect, it is better to use them in combination with shampoos. After each head treatment, all bedding and clothing must be changed. It is advisable to boil things and iron them with a hot iron.
Feedback
The eldest son brought lice from the kindergarten and infected me. At this time, I was breastfeeding the second baby. The wrapping procedure helped me to get rid of these parasites.
Irina, Svetlogorsk
Important!
If lice are found in the house, all members of the family should undergo treatment, regardless of whether these bloodsuckers are found in them.
Lice prophylaxis
To avoid the problem of infection with lice, you must follow some rules:
- use only your combs, hairpins and separate towels;
- change bed sheets every week;
- if itching occurs, carefully examine the head, neck and area behind the ears;
- washing clothes at a high temperature of water;
- be careful when placing in hotels, motels and other places of rest;
- avoid contact with people who live in unsanitary conditions;
- keep clothes clean;
- observe the rules of personal hygiene;
- if pediculosis is detected in one member of the family, it is necessary to carry out preventive treatment of the head for everyone living in the apartment or house, as well as completely handle the living room.
By following these rules, a person will minimize the risk of getting lice.
Feedback
Since in my house children attend kindergarten, I took the habit of looking at their heads every day. Each child has individual hygiene products, combs, towels. So far this trouble has passed us.
Galina, Kaliningrad
