What are the dangers of using a belly belt

Female friends often do things related to weight loss, such as taking diet pills or food products related to weight loss. Of course, some women will use belly belts because they think they have too much fat around their waist or in their abdomen, so they use belly belts to tighten their abdomen. Especially after giving birth, belly bands are often used for caesarean sections. What are the dangers of using a belly belt?

Side effects of belly bands

Generally speaking, apart from special factors such as the body being allergic to the belly belt, belly belts have no side effects. However, most of the side effects are caused by improper use or the inferior materials of the belly band.

1The harm of using the belly belt for too long

Belly bands usually cause some side effects only when used for a long time. Generally speaking, the belly band should not be used for more than 8 hours a day. Also, it is best to untie it when lying in bed or sitting to rest, and then tie it again when you get out of bed and move around. Under normal circumstances, the belly band should be worn 30 minutes after meals and after urination, and removed before going to bed.

(1) Using the belly band for too long can cause blood circulation problems

Wearing a belly belt for 24 hours a day or for a long time is harmful to your health. Wearing a belly belt for too long will lead to poor blood circulation, especially increased resistance of the inferior vena cava, which can induce varicose veins of the lower limbs, hemorrhoids, lumbar muscle strain, etc.

(2) Using a belly band for too long may affect milk secretion

Belly bands will directly compress the gastric cavity and intestines, affecting the digestive and absorption functions. Over time, it will lead to maternal nutritional imbalance or deficiency, resulting in a decrease in milk or lower milk quality, which is extremely detrimental to breastfeeding.

(3) Using a belly band for too long is not conducive to weight loss

In fact, wearing a belly band for too long is not conducive to weight loss. Because using the abdominal belt for too long will seriously affect blood circulation and restrict the activities of the waist muscles and abdomen and back. Moreover, due to the obstruction of arteries, the blood supply capacity of blood vessels is limited, which will lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart. Greater pressure can also affect the intestines, slowing bowel movements after meals, leading to decreased appetite or constipation.

2The dangers of tying the belly band too tight

Another reason why belly bands have side effects is that they are tied too tightly. People mistakenly believe that the tighter the binding, the better the effect. In fact, this is not the case. It will have the opposite effect. Generally speaking, a belly band should not be tied too tightly. The tightness should be comfortable so that you can breathe, eat and work normally.

(1) Wearing a belly band too tight can cause gynecological diseases

If the belly band is tied too tightly, it may cause increased abdominal pressure and reduce the supporting force of the reproductive organ ligaments, thereby causing uterine prolapse, retroversion and retroflexion of the uterus, bulging of the anterior or posterior wall of the vagina, etc., and easily induce gynecological diseases such as pelvic venous congestion, pelvic inflammatory disease, and adnexitis.

(2) If the belly band is tied too tightly, it will cause dizziness and hypoxia

If the belly belt is tied too tightly, abdominal breathing will be obstructed and the diaphragm will be restricted from moving up and down, which will affect lung breathing and cause chronic hypoxia symptoms such as dizziness and chest tightness.

(3) Tying the abdominal belt too tight will be detrimental to the recovery of the lumbar muscles

In fact, the main function of a postpartum belly belt is not to lose weight or slim down, it is just over-hyped by related businesses. The main function of the belly belt is to help shrink the waist circumference, prevent back pain, prevent gastroptosis, and at the same time help stabilize the uterus and shrink the pelvis.

If you blindly try to tighten the muscles to the point of being unable to move, it will instead cause blood circulation disorders and disuse atrophy of the lumbar muscles, which is not conducive to the recovery of the lumbar muscles.

3. The harm caused by poor quality of belly belt

Some belly bands are made of chemical fiber ingredients, which are irritating. Using such belly bands is not only uncomfortable, but is also often accompanied by an unpleasant odor. In addition, if the chemical fiber content is too high, it will irritate the skin and restrict the abdomen too much, affecting blood circulation.

Therefore, when choosing a belly belt, be careful not to follow the trend, be greedy for cheapness, and easily use a low-quality belly belt. It is best to choose a belly band that is soft, inelastic and breathable.

4. The harm caused by using the belly belt too early after childbirth

It is best not to use a belly band too early after childbirth. For example, it should be used three days after a normal birth and more than ten days after a caesarean section. If you use a belly band too early after childbirth, it will not be conducive to the discharge of lochia and may cause wound infection.