Spasmolytics during pregnancy: indications and contraindications

All people have to take painkillers. Such drugs significantly improve the quality of life of a person and help to get rid of unpleasant symptoms. It should be noted that painkillers do not affect the cause of the appearance of the trait. Therefore, to get the right and effective treatment, you need to contact the doctor.

With extreme caution, you need to use antispasmodics during pregnancy. Such drugs should be prescribed by a gynecologist after examination and obtaining the results of the tests. The presented article will tell you about what spasmolytics during pregnancy is permissible to use without consequences. Also, you will learn about the indications and contraindications to their use.

What antispasmodics are possible in pregnancy?

There is a list of safe medications that women are allowed to take in an interesting position. Drugs help to relieve pain, reduce muscle tension, eliminate spasm. Also, some of them dilate the vessels and relieve inflammation. The form of release of antispasmodics can be different. These are solutions for injection (intramuscular and intravenous administration), tablets, rectal and vaginal suppositories.

What can you use antispasmodics in pregnancy? Trade names for such drugs are as follows:

• "No-shpa" (injections and tablets);
• "Papaverin" (rectal suppositories, capsules and solution);
• "Drotaverin" (pills and injections);
• "Papazol" (tablets);
• "Ginipral" (capsules and solution for intravenous use) and some others.

Please note that the way of use and the purpose of each drug is different. Therefore, before use, always consult a doctor. The period of pregnancy, on which this or that remedy is applied, also differs. Let's consider them in detail.

Medications No-shpa and Drotaverin

The basis of these drugs is the active ingredient drotaverina hydrochloride. One tablet contains 40 milligrams of the component. The drug is also available as a solution for intravenous and intramuscular injection. Such antispasmodics during pregnancy eliminate the uterine tone, relieve tension from smooth muscles. The active substance lowers blood pressure and increases the lumen of blood vessels. Due to this the woman ceases to feel a spasm and discomfort.

Drugs "No-Shpa" and "Drotaverin" are prescribed for hepatic, renal, biliary and intestinal colic. They help to cope with the headache that arises from the spasm of blood vessels. Medications are also used during labor for cervical relaxation. The use of drugs is permissible at all stages of pregnancy. But special care should be taken in the first trimester.

Described antispasmodics in pregnancy are not used if the woman has a hypersensitivity to the components of the drug. It is forbidden to use "No-shpy" and "Drotaverina" under reduced pressure, glaucoma, severe renal or hepatic insufficiency.

Suppositories and pills "Papaverin"

The active substance of this drug is papaverine hydrochloride. The instructions state that the drug is prohibited for future mothers. However, many years of practice showed the following. It is more dangerous not to use this medicine than to expect the consequences of therapy. The drug does not have a negative effect on the fetus. It is preferable to use the agent in the form of rectal suppositories. Such candles-antispasmodics during pregnancy act very quickly due to immediate dissolution and absorption through the vessels of the intestine.

The drug "Papaverin" helps to cope with hypertension of the uterus, it has a relaxing effect on the muscles of the abdominal cavity. The medication is prescribed for bronchospasm, endarteritis, angina pectoris. Do not use the tool for expectant mothers with increased sensitivity to the composition, glaucoma and some heart pathologies.

The medicine "Papazol"

You can replace the previous medicine ("Papaverin") with the medicine "Papazol". It consists of two components: papaverine hydrochloride and dibasol in equal proportions. This remedy is less often prescribed for future mothers because of its inadequate research on this population group. However, it also removes spasm from the musculature, has a vasodilating effect.

Contraindications to the use of medication are: the presence of allergy to components, respiratory depression, heart disease, epilepsy, and obstruction of the lungs.

"Ginipral" and its application

All of the above antispasmodics in early pregnancy are used often. The drug "Ginepral", on the contrary, is intended for treatment in the second and third trimester. The active substance of the drug is hexoprenaline sulfate.

The drug is designed to eliminate spasms of the myometrium. Indications for use are premature birth, irregular contractions, fetal hypoxia due to severe uterine contraction and so on. It is forbidden to use the medication throughout the first trimester, with increased sensitivity, during exacerbation of cardiac, renal and hepatic pathologies. Also, a contraindication to treatment may be thyroid disease.

Progesterone-Based Medications

To some extent, antispasmodics used in pregnancy include progesterone-based drugs. The most popular drugs are Duphaston, Urozhestan, Progesteron, Iprozhin. All of them contain progesterone in their composition.

Some women have a shortage of this hormone early on. This leads to early contraction of the uterus and separation of the fetal egg from the wall of the genital organ. To prevent similar spasms, these drugs are prescribed. Please note that they are not intended for one-time use. Hormonal preparations that support pregnancy are prescribed for up to 12-18 weeks.

Other medications

To antispasmodics can be attributed drugs based on other active substances. These are called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They not only eliminate pain, but also have antipyretic effect. It is worth noting that these drugs can not relieve the tone of the uterus. They perfectly anesthetize and eliminate discomfort, but the problem itself will remain. Therefore, such medications are not recommended for use without a doctor.

The safest means that can be taken throughout the term of pregnancy are paracetamol-based medicines, for example, "Panadol". It is also permissible to use medicines with the active substance ibuprofen - "Nurofen", "Ibufen", "Advil". But the latter can not be taken in the third trimester, as they can provoke bleeding.

Summarize

From the article you can find out what candles, pills and injections (spasmolytic) are. In pregnancy, all these medicines can be taken only with the permission of the doctor. Self-use leads to unpleasant consequences. In addition, you can not find out without examining which particular means you need. If you have any troubling symptoms, contact your gynecologist. Health to you and easy pregnancy!