Do not use Icy Hot Lidocaine Plus Menthol lidocaine and menthol cream for longer than you were told by your doctor. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant , plan on getting pregnant , or are breast-feeding. Menthol topical Pregnancy Warnings The manufacturer makes no recommendation regarding use during pregnancy.
Animal studies are not available. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Biofreeze can be used on all skin types however our recommendation is to apply on a small area first. Can I use your products if I'm pregnant? Biofreeze has not been tested on pregnant or nursing women. Ask your healthcare professional prior to use. Pregnant women can use Epsom salt while soaking in a tub. Epsom salt dissolves very easily in water. Many athletes use it in the bath to relieve sore muscles. For this reason, hot tubs or very hot bath water should be avoided during pregnancy.
Stretch the muscle. Apply heat with a heating pad. Take a warm Epsom salt bath. Apply cold with an ice pack to reduce the pain.
Claim: Taking a Hot Bath Can Cause a Miscarriage Allowing your body temperature to get too high during pregnancy has also been linked with neural tube defects and is not recommended. Treatments for Back Pain in Pregnancy Exercise. Regular exercise strengthens muscles and boosts flexibility.
Heat and Cold. Applying heat and cold to your back may help. Improve your posture. Slouching strains your spine. If you're suffering from severe nasal congestion, use saline nose drops, which are considered safe at any stage of pregnancy. Vicks VapoRub during pregnancy is also a good cure for a stuffy head. You can also invest in a steam vaporizer or humidifier. Camphor takes things a step further by also reducing swelling and inflammation as well as temporarily numbing the skin.
Lidocaine is another ingredient found in Icy Hot, but this is often listed on the label. It is typically advertised as Icy Hot with lidocaine, or as a lidocaine patch. This ingredient works by desensitizing nerves in the area, making it a wonderful choice for those that have nerve pain. This is a common ingredient in some Icy Hot products, but not all of them.
This is not a popular ingredient in all pain medications, but it can be found in a few topical creams and gels that have warming properties. Capsaicin is derived from peppers. This is why chili peppers burn your mouth. When a small amount is used, though, it gives a gentle warming sensation. That gentle warming sensation slightly irritates the skin so that you feel warmth instead of pain. It blocks the pain receptors the same way that the cooling sensation in menthol does.
There are mixed reviews on how safe Icy Hot is while pregnant. Some doctors advise that their patients can use it anywhere on the body because it is applied topically. Others advise against using it on the stomach, but state that other areas of the body are okay.
Last, there are doctors that tell their patients not to use Icy Hot during pregnancy at all. The mixed reviews can be a bit confusing. Every doctor is different and has a different view. In addition to asking them is it safe to use Icy Hot while pregnant, ask them why.
Go down the ingredient list, and double-check all of them. Menthol is generally considered safe to use when pregnant in both topical applications, such as Icy Hot while pregnant, cough drops, and as an essential oil. There are few studies to determine the risk, but there are also no known side effects of using menthol during pregnancy.
Most doctors consider this safe to use in products like Vicks VapoRub too. However, because the risk is undetermined due to a lack of studies on humans, some doctors shy away from recommending it just in case. The side effects of methyl salicylate on an unborn baby are also unknown. There are no studies to confirm or deny that this can harm a baby, or that it is safe for an unborn baby.
For example, the risk is relatively low, so if a pregnant woman is unable to move and this would help, they might say that it is okay for short periods of time. Camphor is generally considered unsafe to use during pregnancy. It is well-known that it should not be taken orally. The risks of applying camphor topically are not known. However, most people avoid camphor while pregnant due to the fact that it can be harmful if taken by mouth.
In studies on animals, there was no harm to the fetus because of the lidocaine. However, no studies have ever been conducted on humans to determine whether there is a risk or not. Before using any product with lidocaine, even if it is applied topically, discuss it with your doctor.
It should not be ingested by pregnant women or babies, though, so most people try to stay away from it. Anywhere you might use hot and cold therapy — arthritic joints, the lower back, a sprained ankle — Biofreeze claims to bring fast, effective relief.
Menthol creates the cooling sensation on your skin. Your brain essentially gives the cold sensation priority over the pain sensation, which is also why an ice pack is effective for pain. But you might prefer a product like menthol over good old-fashioned ice because you can put in on your skin and forget it, going about your routine as usual. Pregnancy can put extra strain on your joints, especially in the second and third trimesters.
And the hormone progesterone loosens up your muscles, which can lead to body aches during any trimester. Your changing center of gravity, along with more of the hormone relaxin which loosens your joints circulating in your body, can also cause more frequent backaches.
That being said, there is one very old study from that looked at the efficacy of massage with two different stretch mark creams during pregnancy. One of the creams contained menthol, among other ingredients. Researchers felt the massage itself may have explained fewer stretch mark cases among the groups that used the lotions.
Another, more recent study looked at the impact of throat lozenges containing Lactobacillus reuteri on pregnancy gingivitis. These throat lozenges also contained menthol. Again, no adverse effects associated with the menthol or the lozenge itself were reported. More research is needed before any definitive statements can be made about the use of Biofreeze in pregnancy. The Food and Drug Administration FDA used to give medications pregnancy safety ratings according to a categorization system.
But these products, along with menthol itself, have never received pregnancy category ratings. Remember that even topical creams and lotions are absorbed by your body. Many muscle creams and patches contain methyl salicylate, an NSAID related to Aspirin that should be avoided during pregnancy unless your OB explicitly says you should take it.
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