Can I eat longan during confinement?

Giving birth is very damaging to women's vitality and blood. After giving birth, they need to replenish their vitality and blood. The best time for women to replenish qi and blood is during the confinement period. If the confinement period is good, then the woman's body will be very good in the future. If the confinement period is not smooth, she will suffer from postpartum diseases. Longan is one of the best fruits for replenishing qi and blood. Women can eat more of it to improve their skin quality. So can you eat longan during confinement?

Longan can be used as medicine, and has many functions such as strengthening yang and replenishing qi, nourishing the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, moisturizing the skin and beautifying. It can treat anemia, palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, neurasthenia, and physical weakness after illness and childbirth. Pregnant women are weak after giving birth, so they can eat a moderate amount of longan to nourish their bodies. Longan is a warm tonic fruit that has the function of replenishing blood and qi. Eating some longan is very beneficial for the recovery of the body for mothers who have just given birth. If the mother needs to avoid raw and cold food, she can make longan into soup.

Women have to expend a lot of physical energy during childbirth. Pregnant women with weak constitutions often experience weak hands and feet, dizziness, sweating, etc. during delivery. At this time, drinking longan soup (mainly longan, with red dates, brown sugar, and ginger, boiled in water) can be beneficial for increasing physical strength, stabilizing emotions, and helping childbirth. If a mother experiences symptoms of blood deficiency and qi deficiency such as dizziness, sweating, thin pulse and pale tongue after delivery, taking a bowl of longan soup can have a good effect of invigorating qi and nourishing blood. If the mother has mild edema, drinking this soup regularly can have a positive therapeutic effect.

Basic precautions for confinement:

1. Eat well and get enough rest

Since childbirth will cause extreme fatigue to the mother's body and mind, the first thing to do after childbirth is to let the mother have a good sleep, and family members should not disturb her easily. After getting enough sleep, you should eat nutritious and easily digestible food and drink plenty of water. During the confinement period and breastfeeding period, you should eat high-nutrition, high-calorie, easily digestible food to promote rapid recovery of the body and ensure adequate milk supply.

2. Get out of bed and move around as soon as possible

Generally speaking, women who give birth normally vaginally should get out of bed and walk around the next day. But be careful not to catch cold and avoid direct cold wind. You can also do some simple exercises or postpartum gymnastics every day under the guidance of medical staff to help recovery and maintain a good body shape.