blittle10210
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does anyone take pulmocort, urso,or pancreatic enzymes and know if you can continue to take them while pregnant? i just dont want to take them and be pregnant before i take a test to know if i am or not. thanks.
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meds while pregnant
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mamaScarlett
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Every drug has a pregnancy safety category, labeled category A (being proven safest), up to D. Any drug has a measure of 'risk'. Even coffee is considered to be in category B during pregnancy, to put it in perspective. But thousands of women have safely drank coffee throughout their pregnancies.
With Cf and pregnancy it all comes down to a risk/benefit ratio. You may have to take a tiny tiny risk to get protection during the pregnancy. For example, albuterol is a pregnancy category C drug bc animal studies have shown possible bad effects to a growing fetus. However, if a pregnant woman has an asthma attack it could permanently damage a growing baby. Taking the drug and taking that slight chance would be MUCH safer than harming your lungs-your baby needs lots of oxygen, from healthy lungs, to thrive.
I took pulmicort and pancreaze throughout both pregnancies and delivered full term healthy kids. I may add, pancreaze is a must! The baby won't grow properly if you aren't getting nutrition. Omg. There is no way a pancreatic insufficient woman could nourish a growing baby without enzymes.
Here's the meds I took during both pregnancies:albuterol, hypertonic, pulmozyme (after the 2nd trimester began), pulmicort as needed, protonix (for reflux), zithromax (after the 2nd trimester), ceftin as needed, and 1 course of prednisone late in my 3rd trimester (bc I got a bad cold).
I will add that if you suspect you are pregnant, try to take a test right away. Then discuss the treatment plan with your doctors. Don't start or stop taking anything bc of it until you go over everything together. There are plenty of safe medication options for pregnant cfers. Even some IV meds are safe for pregnancy.
And if you aren't pregnant, but considering it, it is not wise to just let it happen. You need a treatment plan of sorts. You want a low stress pregnancy. A healthy mommy=healthy baby.
With Cf and pregnancy it all comes down to a risk/benefit ratio. You may have to take a tiny tiny risk to get protection during the pregnancy. For example, albuterol is a pregnancy category C drug bc animal studies have shown possible bad effects to a growing fetus. However, if a pregnant woman has an asthma attack it could permanently damage a growing baby. Taking the drug and taking that slight chance would be MUCH safer than harming your lungs-your baby needs lots of oxygen, from healthy lungs, to thrive.
I took pulmicort and pancreaze throughout both pregnancies and delivered full term healthy kids. I may add, pancreaze is a must! The baby won't grow properly if you aren't getting nutrition. Omg. There is no way a pancreatic insufficient woman could nourish a growing baby without enzymes.
Here's the meds I took during both pregnancies:albuterol, hypertonic, pulmozyme (after the 2nd trimester began), pulmicort as needed, protonix (for reflux), zithromax (after the 2nd trimester), ceftin as needed, and 1 course of prednisone late in my 3rd trimester (bc I got a bad cold).
I will add that if you suspect you are pregnant, try to take a test right away. Then discuss the treatment plan with your doctors. Don't start or stop taking anything bc of it until you go over everything together. There are plenty of safe medication options for pregnant cfers. Even some IV meds are safe for pregnancy.
And if you aren't pregnant, but considering it, it is not wise to just let it happen. You need a treatment plan of sorts. You want a low stress pregnancy. A healthy mommy=healthy baby.
K
kross10911
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Like mamascarlett said you have to take your enzymes if you are pancreatic insufficient. I take zenpep. As for my other meds here they are:
Zyrtec
Prevacid 2x a day
singulair
Xopanex up to 3x a day
cayston every other month
Pulmozyme - just starting it in my second trimester. I have never really taken it prior to pregnancy
Prenatal vitamin
source cf vitamin
And currently I just went to clinic and my lung functions were down 15% (75% to 60%) so they want me to do two weeks of bactrim which I wint start till I get it okayed by my OB.
Zyrtec
Prevacid 2x a day
singulair
Xopanex up to 3x a day
cayston every other month
Pulmozyme - just starting it in my second trimester. I have never really taken it prior to pregnancy
Prenatal vitamin
source cf vitamin
And currently I just went to clinic and my lung functions were down 15% (75% to 60%) so they want me to do two weeks of bactrim which I wint start till I get it okayed by my OB.
mamaScarlett
Active member
Originally posted by: kross10911 Like mamascarlett said you have to take your enzymes if you are pancreatic insufficient. I take zenpep. As for my other meds here they are: Zyrtec Prevacid 2x a day singulair Xopanex up to 3x a day cayston every other month Pulmozyme - just starting it in my second trimester. I have never really taken it prior to pregnancy Prenatal vitamin source cf vitamin And currently I just went to clinic and my lung functions were down 15% (75% to 60%) so they want me to do two weeks of bactrim which I wint start till I get it okayed by my OB.
Hi! How far along in your pregnancy are you?
In no way am I telling you or your docs what to do, but a 15% drop in pft's halfway through pregnancy is completely normal. (unless you are coughing more and excerbating of course)
Think about it, you have a baby and huge uterus pushing up on your diaphragm and lungs...you can't get nearly as much oxygen into your lower airways at this point. Of course this would be reflected in a pft result. Even a non-cfer tested before and midway through pregnancy would have a much lower pft.
Of course the abx may give you a good boost anyway. But just to give you peace of mind...a drop in pfts is totally normal and should be expected-as my OB and cf doc always said during my pregnancies. Pre preg I would be 70%, and at 5 months drop to 55-60%. My first pregnancy took me almost 2 yrs to fully regain my 70% and my 2nd pregnancy took 8 months to get up to 75%.
Hi! How far along in your pregnancy are you?
In no way am I telling you or your docs what to do, but a 15% drop in pft's halfway through pregnancy is completely normal. (unless you are coughing more and excerbating of course)
Think about it, you have a baby and huge uterus pushing up on your diaphragm and lungs...you can't get nearly as much oxygen into your lower airways at this point. Of course this would be reflected in a pft result. Even a non-cfer tested before and midway through pregnancy would have a much lower pft.
Of course the abx may give you a good boost anyway. But just to give you peace of mind...a drop in pfts is totally normal and should be expected-as my OB and cf doc always said during my pregnancies. Pre preg I would be 70%, and at 5 months drop to 55-60%. My first pregnancy took me almost 2 yrs to fully regain my 70% and my 2nd pregnancy took 8 months to get up to 75%.
K
kross10911
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MamaScarlett I wish it was because of the baby pushing on me :-( but It is most likely an infections starting. I was just at the Dr. 4 weeks ago and the 15% drop has happened in that time frame and Im only 14 weeks along. Not even showing yet and I have had some streaking hemoptysis and increased cough and all of that lovely stuff.
mamaScarlett
Active member
Gotcha...sorry! Hugs to you mama.
Then you are right to nip it in the bud. Something similar happened during my 2nd pregnancy. I caught a bad virus at 15 weeks. It was the fall, I had been outside too much and not resting enough bc I felt so 'good'. From that point on in my pregnancy I didn't feel good anymore!
We're very lucky now to have lots of med options that are very safe during pregnancy. I also firmly believe that GREAT nutrition can make up for the slight tiny risk that any medication may bring. Early on, the baby and placenta is just soaking up nutrients that your body gets through food. I ate 100 grams of protein every day. (I had a great doula that helped educate me)
Feel better!
Then you are right to nip it in the bud. Something similar happened during my 2nd pregnancy. I caught a bad virus at 15 weeks. It was the fall, I had been outside too much and not resting enough bc I felt so 'good'. From that point on in my pregnancy I didn't feel good anymore!
We're very lucky now to have lots of med options that are very safe during pregnancy. I also firmly believe that GREAT nutrition can make up for the slight tiny risk that any medication may bring. Early on, the baby and placenta is just soaking up nutrients that your body gets through food. I ate 100 grams of protein every day. (I had a great doula that helped educate me)
Feel better!