Herpes on the lip during pregnancy: causes and treatment

The process of waiting for a child is often accompanied by various diseases, many of which are very dangerous for the mother and baby. Herpes during pregnancy on the lip refers specifically to such ailments.

Varieties of the disease

Herpes is a disease of an infectious nature. Most often appears on the skin, mucous membranes, eye cornea. Less often the disease affects the nervous system and internal organs.

While waiting for the appearance of a child in the light of a woman, cold rashes can affect not only the lips. Often diagnosed genital herpes variety - the disease appears in the intimate zone on the labia during pregnancy.

Important! Treatment of herpes in the intimate area is different from treatment on the lips!

This is due to the fact that the disease exists in two varieties: the

• virus of the first type is located on the upper part of the body - because of it and there are rashes on the lips;The
• virus of the second type affects the lower half of the body - it manifests itself in the form of colitis, cystitis, genital ulcers, anal fissures.

How the disease proceeds:

1. At the initial stage, itching appears, feeling worse, the temperature may rise.
2. Then the lips swell, bubbles appear with a liquid. As the disease progresses, the vesicles are opened, small ulcers are formed instead.
3. At the last stage scabs are formed, the sensitivity of the skin rises, bleeding is possible.

What is the cause of the disease

When waiting for a child, the woman's body appears many additional responsibilities. Therefore, some functions are disabled for a while, or I do not work at full speed. This concerns immunity. Because the fetus is considered a foreign body. And if protective forces work diligently, rejection and miscarriage will occur.

But with weakened immunity, diseases with which the body has previously successfully coped begin to manifest. Herpes on the lips during pregnancy is manifested most often in the early stages. It is during this period that the body is in a state of extreme stress.

Important! The disease can also cause hypothermia, overfatigue. Herpes can develop against a background of sore throat, flu or respiratory viral infection.

How Dangerous is

When a cold on the lips appears, moms are first of all interested in whether it is dangerous. The doctors do not have an unambiguous answer to this question. It all depends on the causes of herpes, and the duration of pregnancy.
Herpes virus, once appeared, settles in the body forever.

Important! Only 3% of the population does not have this virus. At all who have once transferred disease, antibodies are developed.

Therefore, if the future mother had herpes earlier - especially worry about this illness during pregnancy is not worth it. Rash on the lip signal only about reducing the defenses of the body, it is necessary to work on strengthening immunity. Neither for mom, nor for the baby, the disease does not pose a threat.

If, during pregnancy, jumped out herpes on the lip for the first time, a woman exhibits all the symptoms of infection - aches, fever. This course of the disease has more serious and dangerous consequences. In this case, the woman should be under the supervision of a specialist. Because there is a threat to the fetus.

But initially getting cold sores during pregnancy is difficult. Most often, the disease affects children over the age of four, many are infected even when they are born.

Danger of the disease depending on the gestational age:

• herpes in the first trimester is most dangerous, because at that moment all the baby's systems are formed. But if the mother is not sick for the first time, the antibodies will be passed on to the baby, and up to six months he will be reliably protected from the given illness;
• herpes on the lip during pregnancy in the second trimester is not so dangerous, even with the initial infection of the mother. Treatment should be strictly in-patient;
• in the third trimester the immune system of mum practically comes to norm, herpes is shown extremely seldom. It is dangerous if the disease is activated in the last week of pregnancy, or during childbirth. Such a mother can infect a newborn while caring for him.

Important! A woman with obvious signs of a cold on her lips will give birth in the infectious department.

Many are afraid of this outcome, so it is necessary to carefully monitor the health, strengthen the protective functions of the organism at a later date. Herpes can lead to a stiff pregnancy. Miscarriage, premature delivery, the birth of a dead child.

Differences in the treatment of herpes in pregnant women

When you have a cold on your lips, you need to understand how to treat the disease. And how to do it right.

Medications

Treatment should begin with the external use of antiviral drugs. Ointments can be prescribed only by a doctor. Tablets are not prescribed to pregnant women, the exception is a serious course of the disease.

1. Preparations containing acyclovir do not affect the fetal condition. Because they act only superficially, they are not absorbed into the blood and tissues.
2. Ointment zovirax and acyclovir have in their composition the same active substances, differ only in price and country-producer.
3. A modern antiviral drug approved for use in the treatment of pregnant women is the cream of fenistil pencivir.

The product should be applied to the affected area with a thick layer, lightly rubbing into the skin. Repeat the procedure as the ointment dries. The duration of therapy is at least 5 days. Even if the vesicles began to dry out before - stop the treatment can not be.

Important! Before the purchase of a therapeutic ointment, the affected areas can be lubricated with toothpaste, liquid vitamin E, corvalol.

If the disease is accompanied by severe pain, the lips can be lubricated with menovazine or benzocaine ointment. Medications prohibited for the treatment of herpes during pregnancy:

• famvir;
• valtrex;
• foscarnet.

Diet

A diet designed to maintain immunity is also important for the successful recovery of the disease. If the body experiences a deficiency in vitamins and trace elements - it affects the health of the baby. All chronic ailments worsen, hair and nails suffer.

During the treatment of herpes in the diet should be more protein products. All the necessary substances are contained in lean meat and fish, fruits and vegetables. From raisins and chocolate should be completely abandoned.

If before the manifestation of herpes mother did not take special multivitamin complexes for pregnant women - during the illness it is absolutely necessary to start the reception. It is possible to strengthen immunity with the help of immunostimulants of plant origin - ginseng, echinacea.

Traditional methods of treatment

Nontraditional remedies can be used in the complex treatment of herpes on the lip at home. The first few days it is better to use medicines. Because their effect is weakened as the virus grows. From the moment of bubble bursting, you can use the means to promote rapid healing - sea buckthorn oil, almonds, juice from the leaves of aloe and calanchoe.

Egg

You can eliminate the cold on the lips with an egg film that is on the shell from the inside. It should be secured to the affected area and allowed to dry completely.

Garlic and honey

1. Grate a few garlic slices, squeeze out the juice.
2. Lubricate the inflamed areas up to 5 times a day.
3. Mix 20 ml of honey and apple cider vinegar.
4. Lubricate over garlic juice.

You can make a medicinal ointment from honey and garlic. To do this, mix 10 g of liquid honey with the same amount of garlic juice. Lubricate areas covered with bubbles, up to 7 times a day.

Soda

For compresses you can make a soda solution - dilute in 110 ml of water 5 g of soda. Moisten cotton pad, attach to sore spots.

Tea

Strong black tea welding is effectively used in the treatment of herpes. In a cup with a strong, hot, unsweetened tea, lower the spoon. After she warms up to attach to the affected area.

Prevention

The best prevention - advance planning of pregnancy, strengthening of immunity for several months. It is also necessary to get rid of bad habits, to undergo a comprehensive medical examination.

Important! It is necessary to pass an analysis that will show the presence( absence) of antibodies to the herpes virus.

At modern midwives opinions about herpes are ambiguous. Some argue that this disease can lead to malformations in the development of the fetus. Others believe that herpes does not present any danger. But with any illness during pregnancy you need to fight. And do it timely, especially in the early stages.