Pregnant women should not use Fengyoujing

　　Summer is when mosquitoes are most rampant. If ordinary people are bitten by mosquitoes, they can skin Apply some essential oil or cooling oil on the skin to relieve itching and reduce swelling. However, if you are pregnant, it is best not to use it. Because essential oils and cooling oils contain ingredients such as camphor, peppermint and eucalyptus oil, they may have harmful effects on fetus Development is affected, especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy.

　　Because the expiratory volume of pregnant women in late pregnancy is higher than that of non-pregnant women, female Large, exhaled moist gases and carbon dioxide are highly attractive to mosquitoes. In addition, the abdominal temperature of pregnant women is higher than that of non-pregnant women. The higher the abdominal temperature, the more volatile substances are emitted from the skin surface. This chemical signal produced by skin bacteria can easily be smelled by mosquitoes and become a bite target. Therefore, pregnant women are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes.

　　In order to prevent mosquito bites, you should try to adopt natural methods to avoid mosquito bites after pregnancy, such as placing mosquito nets on the bed, installing screen doors and windows in the room, and wearing long clothes and long trousers when going out. Doctors remind pregnant women not to use chemicals such as Fengyoujing to repel mosquitoes, because the borneol in Fengyoujing and other chemicals can cause irritation to pregnant women. premature birth . If a pregnant woman is mosquito bites , you can apply a little diphenhydramine ointment or calamine ointment, and the swelling will usually subside the next day.