Unfortunately, such a beautiful period in a woman's life, like pregnancy, is often overshadowed by an insidious disease - thrush. Unpleasant smell, white curdled discharge and unbearable itching - these are the satellites that pursue the future mother when infected with candida fungus.
As a rule, women who were previously ill with thrush fall into the risk group. But it also happens that pregnancy provokes the development of this fungal disease due to a decrease in immunity in the body of a future mother.
Treatment of thrush in pregnant women depends on the severity of the disease, the duration of pregnancy and the nature of the symptoms. Depending on this, the doctor prescribes appropriate medications and the duration of the course.
There are a lot of drugs for treating thrush, however, almost all of them are contraindicated for use during pregnancy. In no case should one engage in self-medication and use medicines on the advice of friends and girlfriends. Treatment can be prescribed only by a doctor!
Pimafucin and its administration during pregnancy
For more than 15 years, pimafucin has been used in medical practice. Earlier obstetrician-gynecologists usually prescribed suppositories of pimafucin in pregnancy, if a woman had a fungal disease. Now doctors are less likely to recommend this drug, considering it an obsolete drug. However, not all medics are so categorical, many still prescribe pimafucin for the treatment of pregnant women, believing it to be safe for the woman and the fetus. Duration of admission and dosage is prescribed by a doctor, according to the course and severity of thrush in each particular patient.
The doctor can prescribe for the cream of pimafucin, if during pregnancy a severe course of the disease with a profuse lesion of the external genitalia is observed. The cream is also prescribed for the treatment of the sexual partner in order to avoid re-infection.
If the disease is chronic and protracted and difficult to treat, the doctor may prescribe pimafucin tablets, although they are usually not used during pregnancy.
The most common form of application of pimafucin in pregnancy are suppositories. This is due to the fact that suppositories are not toxic and do not cause side effects from the gastrointestinal tract, which is often observed in women in the "position".
Safety of the use of pimafucin in pregnancy
Previously, the popularity of this remedy was so great that once a woman had a thrush during pregnancy, pimafucin was seen, almost the only panacea. Although the efficacy of pimafucin suppositories during pregnancy was in question. Now future mothers are more cautious and tend to consult a doctor before taking any medicine. The safety of the use of pimafucin in pregnancy is not proven and is not refuted. Until now, no additional studies have been conducted into the harmlessness of the drug pimafucin for pregnant women and its effect on the fetus.
Undoubtedly, releasing candles of pimafucin, in the instructions the manufacturer indicated that during pregnancy and lactation their use is not contraindicated. It is also described that pimafucin can be used in newborn infants. This is the basis for the recommendations
It is important for every future mother to remember that the question is whether it is possible to use pimafucin for pregnant women only by a doctor, and one should consult only directly with him.
Along with the treatment of thrush during pregnancy with pimafucin, a certain diet is also recommended. Often, the disease provokes the wrong food - an abundance of yeast baked goods, chocolate, cocoa, milk. These foods should be excluded from the diet at the time of treatment, and then limited. This will help to avoid relapse of the disease and repeated administration of pimafucine.