Have a bad blocked nose since 3-4 days and normally i would just take steam to feel better. Now im 5 months pregnant and not sure if its okay to do that. Anyone took steam for cold during pregnancy?
When I had a stuffy nose, plain face steam was such a relief and totally ok. Just keep a comfortable distance so you dont overheat, and dont sit in a steam room type thing.
Steam for your face or for a blocked nose is fine, I did it when I had cold. The thing to avoid is full body steam, saunas, hot tubs, very hot baths, that raises body temp too much. Face steam, no issue.
For blocked nose I used to do steam with just water, simple ghar ka tareeka and it helped. But if cold comes with fever, dont just do steam, get the fever checked properly.
Localised steam like for cold or face is generally considered safe. The caution is about overheating the whole body. If you mean steam room or sauna, better ask your gynac as they usually advise against it.
