The body undergoes many changes during pregnancy as the baby grows and the hormones changes. Some women may feel pain in the lower belly or groin, back, legs and thighs due to uterus expansion. Headaches are also common during pregnancy. Other than medications, proper diet, special exercises, stress-reduction exercises like yoga or meditation, applying a heating pad on the back and cold pack on the shoulders, and taking enough rest may help in reducing body aches and pains in pregnancy.
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I am six weeks pregnant and diagnosed with malarial infection. What can I do?
Query: Hi doctor,I am six weeks pregnant and have had a fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, muscle, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain for the past five days. I took a few tests, which showed that I am positive for malarial infection. I would like to know how malaria can be treated during preg... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, I hope this helps. Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Quinine and Clindamycin are the recommended medications to treat malaria during the first trimester of pregnancy. And I suggest you take tablet Quinine monotherapy. However, you may have side effects su... Read Full »
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