What medicines can a pregnant woman take for chesty cough and nasal congestion?
Just stick to basic paracetamol. Do not use cough medicines. Cough medicines, in particular suppressants are of no use to anyone. Coughing is basically the bodies natural way to remove/dislodge mucous and debris from the lungs, by suppressing this, it can theoretically increase the risk of secondary bacterial infection due to stasis. Her symptoms are likely the result of a viral infection and will pass very soon. Viral symptoms rarely persist longer than 7 days.
