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It is unclear if it is safe in pregnancy. [5] It appears safe in breastfeeding. [11] Greater care is recommended in those with heart problems. [12] It is an anticholinergic agent, [5] which does not have much effect on the brain. [13] Hyoscine butylbromide was patented in 1950, and approved for medical use in 1951. [14]
Scopolamine, also known as hyoscine, [9] or Devil's Breath, [10] is a natural or synthetically produced tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug that is used as a medication to treat motion sickness [11] and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
However, not all of them are safe to use during pregnancy. One of the components of bismuth subsalicylate is salicylate, which is a component that crosses the placenta. Due to this, there is an increased risk for intrauterine growth retardation, fetal hemorrhage, and maternal hemorrhage within organogenesis and in the second/third trimester. [ 12 ]
Foods that reduce inflammation include fatty fish, tea, walnuts, and more. Here, a dietitian explains the best anti-inflammatory foods to eat.
The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what those drugs could mean for ...
Skip the loaf of pre-sliced white bread during your next grocery trip. “There is minimal nutritional value in processed white bread (the one that comes in packages),” says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez.
The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk. Every drug has specific information listed in its product literature.
Loperamide's safety in pregnancy is unclear, but no evidence of harm has been found. [6] It appears to be safe in breastfeeding. [7] It is an opioid with no significant absorption from the gut and does not cross the blood–brain barrier when used at normal doses. [8] It works by slowing the contractions of the intestines. [4]