Cod-liver oil is the known means for prevention of rickets at children, saturation of an organism necessary elements and strengthenings of immunity in general. During pregnancy important is a question of reception of this vitamin complex, the woman's organism especially needs at this time the correct and balanced saturation by necessary vitamins and minerals. Whether it is necessary to accept cod-liver oil during pregnancy or its planning as this means influences development of the baby whether there are contraindications — about it in more detail in article.
Than cod-liver oil when planning pregnancy is useful
The considered vitamin complex which is made by method of pulling of fat from cod liver contains irreplaceable acids which the human body is not capable to create independently (in a human body only replaceable acids are formed).
Before pregnancy the doctors especially recommend to pay attention to health of a female body: to exclude addictions, to replace a food allowance, to accept a rate of some vitamins — and, in particular, cod-liver oil.
Whether you know? For the first time production of cod-liver oil for the medical purposes was arranged about 150 years ago when the Norwegian druggist of Meller thought up to use fat of a cod as vitamin supplement to main courses.
The use of cod-liver oil to or during pregnancy not only prepares mother's organism for incubation of the child, but also helps the best formation of some systems of internals of the kid, in particular:
- strengthens a bone tissue;
- contributes to the best intellectual development;
- also many other things are responsible for correct to functioning of departments of a brain of the child.
Such vitamin complex is useful to future mother the positive influence on:
- cardiovascular bodies (work of heart improves, the number of pressure differences decreases);
- on nails, teeth and hair (the nail plate becomes stronger, teeth become less sensitive, gums bleed less, hair remain soft and silky, and do not drop out;
- saturation of an organism useful minerals.
Certainly, future mother has to receive the main part of vitamins and minerals from food, such elements are much better acquired by an organism. However at insufficiently balanced food, strong general weakening of an organism in the conditions of a constant stress and a bad ecological situation such fish means to future mummies is appointed without fail.
Important! To use of cod-liver oil and also its dosage and a course of reception only the doctor has to appoint indications! Means has a large number of active components, and its reception with some strong vitamin complexes can lead to a gipervitaminoz that is characterized by deterioration in the state of health of mother and even threat of an abortion.
Whether pregnant women can accept cod-liver oil
The dosage and indications to application of such fish product for pregnant women as on early terms, and further, are always strictly individual, and can result ignorance of rules of the use of this means in negative results.
Advantage
The use of cod-liver oil by future mummies renders a number of positive effects. Treat them:
- decrease in level of cholesteric plaques in blood;
- elimination of various external and internal inflammatory processes, including, and in a placenta (sates a placenta with anti-inflammatory lipids);
- elimination of nausea at toxicosis;
- improvement of pre-natal food of the kid thanks to improvement of a blood-groove in a placenta;
- reduction of the period of manifestation of toxicosis;
- strengthening of nervous system of future kid and also improvement of its intellectual development;
- complex improvement skin and indumenta, nail plate and teeth;
- contribution to a fast set of weight by the child;
- decrease in probability of premature birth;
- elimination of a preeklampsiya (late toxicosis);
- improvement of process of formation and strengthening of a bone tissue of the baby that is prevention of a rakhitizm;
- elimination of probability of manifestations of allergic reactions at the baby;
- decrease in probability of appearance of a postnatal depression;
- okazyvaniye of the complex revitalizing effect on mother's organism and also increase in immunity and decrease in susceptibility to viral infections.
Whether you know? Cod-liver oil happens three grades: so-called technical (brown color) which is used for processing of skin, a tree and iron, yellow (use in the medical industry after careful processing) and white — it is suitable for the internal use.
The dosage and rules of application during the entire period of pregnancy of this vitamin means differ a little: on the different periods of formation and growth of the kid it needs different quantity of certain minerals. The standard dosage of use of cod-liver oil looks so:
- 1 trimester — no more than 300 ml a day. The course lasts from 10 to 25 days;
- 2 trimester — from 200 to 250 ml a day. The course makes 10–20 days;
- 3 trimester — up to 150 ml a day (or every other day on 200 ml). The course proceeds from 7 to 14 days.
The use of cod-liver oil for pregnant women is even more useful, than food seafood. It is connected with the fact that fish and an offal can incorporate mercury and other toxic components which cannot meet in a medical type of medicine: it undergoes careful cleaning and processing therefore does not contain harmful impurity.
Important! Cod-liver oil is not medicine - it is especially prophylactic therefore it needs to be used as vitamin supplement to food, but not universal medicine.
Contraindications and side effects
There are also such situations which make impossible and dangerous use of cod-liver oil during pregnancy. We will consider below why it is impossible to use the described means in each case:
- active form of tuberculosis of lungs — at an active phase of tuberculosis fatty acids can cause exacerbation of a disease, as well as any other medicine on a vegetable basis;
- serious illness of kidneys and urinogenital system (a renal failure, urolitiaz and so forth) — active components of cod-liver oil can worsen a condition of an uric system;
- individual intolerance — in the presence of allergic reactions to fish and an offal it is impossible to accept means from cod liver also;
- serious stomach ulcers and also gastritis in a severe form — there is an increase in acidity in a stomach that only aggravates a situation.
Also the women with diseases of a thyroid gland broken by a hormonal background and who recently transferred surgical intervention are not recommended to accept the considered means (there can be a danger of discovery of bleeding). It is very important to consult with the doctor concerning a dosage and compatibility of such fish product with other vitamin medicines — it will exclude a possibility of vitamin overdose.
Important! At appearance of frequent headaches, nausea, allergic rashes and breakdown it is necessary to stop immediately intake of cod-liver oil and to see a doctor!
Can treat side effects of means:
- allergic reactions (at individual intolerance);
- unpleasant smack and bitterness in a mouth;
- loss of appetite;
- increase of a chair;
- pressure decrease;
- heartburn;
- exacerbation of chronic gastritis and pancreatitis;
- headaches or sleep disorder.
In capsules or a liquid look
Dosage forms of cod liver oil can be 2 types — liquid and in capsules. The qualitative component of these forms is absolutely identical (the vitamin structure in them is invariable), and the difference consists only in convenience of application. Capsules with cod-liver oil are the most widespread — conveniently to swallow of them, the bitter smack is less felt in a mouth, it is convenient to take and transport. Besides, using such fish means in capsules, it is simpler to calculate a dosage that reduces the probability of the wrong respect for standard daily rate. Whether it is possible to drink cod-liver oil during pregnancy in capsules — unambiguously yes, and here in the liquid state this means can render side effects: the oily smack and a pungent smell of fish fat can cause a headache in the pregnant woman, and bitterness and specific taste — even nausea.
Regulations of Admission
Whether it is necessary to drink fish fat, the doctor — sometimes a complex of special vitamin means unambiguously decides enough for the pregnant woman.
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In order that to women during pregnancy to reduce risk of emergence of side effects and to receive the maximum advantage of this fish means, it is necessary to follow some Regulations of Admission:
- To undergo preliminary consultation with the doctor for coordination and specification of a course and norm of the use of this means.
- Duration of a course should not be long. The maximum period of reception — up to 3.5 weeks.
- It will cause not to use capsules on a hungry stomach and just before a dream — irritation of mucous and will increase the probability of appearance of insomnia.
- Not to exceed a dosage of 300 ml a day.
- Together with fish fat to use vitamin E — it improves absorbability of a product.
- It is the best of all to swallow of capsules 10–15 minutes later after meal — the comprehensibility of medicine will be the best.
Thus, use of cod-liver oil during planning of pregnancy or after conception is provided with all necessary minerals by an organism and mothers, and the kid. Timely consultation with the doctor and observance of Regulations of Admission of this product will help to receive from it the maximum advantage.