The best time to treat postpartum disease

Of course, the sooner the postpartum disease is treated, the better. If some symptoms appear after delivery, such as some symptoms of postpartum disease, you should take some treatment methods in time. There are many methods to treat postpartum disease, among which Chinese medicine has a better effect. Therefore, during the treatment period, we should not only pay attention to the treatment methods, but also good prevention and health care are also very important, so as to avoid some sequelae in the future.

What is postpartum disease

Postpartum disease refers to diseases caused by external infection or internal injuries suffered by women within one month after giving birth (including miscarriage), which remain if they are not cured during the confinement period. After giving birth, women's muscles, bones and pores are opened, their bodies are weak, and their insides and outsides are empty. If wind and cold invade accidentally at this time, or if they are extremely angry or sad, or have too much sexual intercourse, these may cause postpartum disease.

Causes of postpartum disease

One is loss of body fluid and blood. Due to the force of childbirth, sweating, birth injuries or excessive blood loss, the yin blood becomes suddenly deficient. In addition, if the postpartum care is not careful, it leads to loss of body fluid and blood, and the yang qi dissipates.

The second is internal obstruction of blood stasis, deficiency of vital energy after childbirth, weak qi and blood, stagnation of qi and blood deficiency; or emptiness of all meridians after childbirth, susceptibility to external evil, cold evil taking advantage of the weakness to enter the body, blood coagulation due to cold, resulting in poor flow of lochia, retention and formation of blood stasis; or due to qi stagnation and blood stasis before childbirth, resulting in internal obstruction of blood stasis; or due to blood stasis caused by residual turbid blood after childbirth, or residual placenta or infection with evil toxins, all of which can lead to internal obstruction of blood stasis and septicemia.

The third is injury caused by the six external evils or by diet, sexual intercourse, which damages both Qi and blood, impairs the vital energy, and weakens the righteous energy, the so-called "empty meridians after childbirth". Due to physical weakness, the slightest touch, or improper conditioning during and after delivery, may lead to organ dysfunction and various diseases. In short, postpartum diseases are mainly characterized by "deficiency" and "stasis", so there is a saying that "postpartum diseases are mostly caused by deficiency and stasis".

Preventive measures for postpartum diseases

According to the causes of most postpartum patients, the following precautions are summarized:

1. Pregnant women are prohibited from having sexual intercourse within one month after giving birth, otherwise it may endanger their lives. To be on the safe side, you can only do it after 100 days.

2. Keep a good mood, don’t be angry or irritable, be open-minded, and think less.

3. Pregnant women should not do too much activity during the confinement period, nor should they stand or sit for long periods of time, so as to avoid overwork and the subsequent illness.

4. Pregnant women should eat in moderation during the confinement period, avoid overeating or starving, and avoid eating raw, cold, or spicy food. They should not eat too much food other than grains at one time, and should not go on a diet for fear of obesity.

5. Pregnant women should not wear slippers, short-sleeved clothes or short skirts during the confinement period. They should wear a hat when going out in spring, autumn and winter. After sweating, they must wait indoors to dry before going out. They should not use cold water to wash their face, hands, feet or take a bath (including in summer).