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Nasty Cold

mcle8232

By mcle8232
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mcle8232 Apprentice
mcle8232
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I want to be able to take something like dimetapp - maybe something that will help me sleep? But I'm 4 mos. pregnant (finding gluten-free drugs is challenge enough). Does anyone know what I can take to relieve my symptoms this weekend? Runny nose, congestion, headache, chills. Doc said previously that I could have Tylenol, reg strength every 6 hours... we don't have that, but we have tons of ibuprofen in the house.

Also...What pre-natals do you take? I have "Pre-Natal Complex" from Vitamin World, but they do *not* clearly say "Gluten free". The "other ingredients" are: gelatin, acacia gum, maltodextrin, vegetable magnesium stearate, silica. The website gives me *no* info, and the sales associate wasn't sure. I didn't know what else to buy - I'm waiting on the company's response.

I was taking an adult multivitamin with folic acid that was clearly labeled gluten-free, but when I went back to get more they were no longer there :unsure:

Thanks a bunch!!

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tarnalberry Community Regular
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I do know that Mucinex is gluten-free. (It's an OTC guifenessin in a pill to help decongestion.)

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Thanks much. Here's what I learned from Vitamin World:

Thank you for contacting Vitamin World.

Pre-Natal Complex (#8989) is free of gluten.

If you have any further questions, we can be reached toll-free at 888-645-7135/618-457-8100, 7 days, 24 hours. We look forward to serving you in the future.

Sincerely,

Catherine

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Also if expectant moms want a cough syrup they can take - I learned that Alcohol Free Robitussin DM is fine for pregnant women and it is gluten-free.

I took two doses of Robitussin CF which is alcohol free, but it contains pseudoephedrine - not a good idea:

"No well-controlled data for pseudoephedrine but suggested possible association with gastroschisis in 1st trimester exposure and for sympathomimetic drugs in general, they are teratogenic in animals and possibly associated with minor malformations, club foot and inguinal hernias in human pregnancy." - www.safefetus.com

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