Dr. Chen asked about the medical history and found that because the patient's mother-in-law thought her daughter-in-law was weak, she often stewed ginseng chicken soup or nourishing soup for her to drink from the beginning of pregnancy, hoping that one person would drink it and two people would make it up. But I didn't expect dry mouth, acne on my face, constipation and poor sleep quality at night.
From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, this pregnant woman belongs to the situation of yin deficiency and fire flourishing, and will recuperate her body by nourishing yin. Dr. Chen Zhong explained: "Yin-nourishing drugs themselves will also have the effect of moistening the intestines and relaxing bowels, such as Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Polygoni Multiflori." Then, it is combined with qi-promoting drugs such as tangerine peel, magnolia officinalis, Cyperus rotundus and radix aucklandiae. Promote the peristalsis function of the stomach and relieve constipation. 」
What is nourishing yin? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, "Yin" represents tangible substances, including water and blood. Yin deficiency can cause dry mouth, dry skin, anemia, endocrine disorders, hand and foot heart fever and other symptoms. And "nourishing yin" means nourishing qi and blood, improving physique, nourishing viscera and enhancing spiritual vitality.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? Why does pregnancy become hot and dry? It is often said that pregnant women are afraid of heat. Obviously, they were very afraid of the cold before getting pregnant. They always feel that their clothes are not warm and even their hands and feet are cold. But why do they become very afraid of heat when they have a baby in their bellies? Dr. Chen elaborated from the perspectives of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine respectively.
Western medicine perspective
From the point of view of western medicine, because the body is in a state of high metabolism during pregnancy, it must be supplied to the mother and fetus at the same time, so it will produce heat under the condition of high metabolism.
Furthermore, it may be affected by hormones. At the beginning of pregnancy, lutein will continue to be secreted in the body. When lutein is secreted in large quantities, it will cause the skin to become oily and dry. Dr. Chen Zhong said, "This situation is very similar to a fever in Chinese medicine. 」
Traditional Chinese medicine angle
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the mother's blood will be used to raise the fetus after pregnancy, which often leads to insufficient blood of the mother. Usually, the constitution will also show the situation of yin deficiency and fire flourishing, which will make the constitution become hot and dry.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? Symptoms of body dryness and heat If pregnant women are physically dry and hot, the skin is more likely to itch.
The symptoms of pregnant mommy with hot constitution are as follows:
There are more acne on the skin and face. If pregnant women are physically hot, their skin is more prone to itching and even urticaria.
The body is prone to symptoms such as aphtha and dry mouth. In addition, the urine will turn yellow and the stool will not be smooth. The whole body symptoms will appear palpitations, whole body dryness and heat, and even a low fever, feeling that the whole body is hot; In addition, poor sleep quality and high blood pressure may even lead to bleeding and premature delivery.
May lead to severe bleeding or premature delivery. Dr. Chen Yiru pointed out: "Just like the pregnant mommy mentioned before, if you continue to take supplements, it may lead to bleeding and premature delivery due to excessive calories, which is harmful to both the mother and the fetus. 」
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? Is the constitution hot and afraid of forming fetal poison? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, pregnancy may affect the fetus because of the mother's dryness and heat. After the baby is born, it is easy to get angry, and even the skin will have a rash, itching and poor defecation.
"Fetal poison" was widely defined by the ancients, but according to the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine Chen, "fetal poison" was actually defined by the ancients. In the past, if babies had a rash after birth or something they couldn't explain, they would think it was inherited by their parents or infected by their mothers during pregnancy, thus forming a "fetal poison" constitution. However, this traditional concept is somewhat similar to modern congenital infectious diseases, such as syphilis and rubella. In addition, in the past, medicine was not so developed that it could not accurately diagnose diseases, so their definition of fetal poison was relatively broad.
Modern "fetal poison" refers to the situation of acne rash, pustule and aphtha on the baby. However, when the baby has these symptoms, it will also be prone to physical discomfort such as getting angry, constipation and itchy skin, and even lead to a high jaundice index.
Fetal fire is big, nourishing yin and clearing heat!
Coptis chinensis has the effect of annealing and detoxification, but it is not recommended for pregnant women to take it without authorization.
Fetal fire often happens to hot pregnant mothers, and not every pregnant woman will have fetal fire. However, for the situation that the constitution is in a state of excess fire due to yin deficiency, Dr. Chen pointed out: "Traditional Chinese medicines such as Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Adenophorae, Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Asparagi, Radix Astragali, and Pearl powder can be used for adjustment. It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Take pearl powder as an example, it also has the function of reducing fetal fire, so some people think that if pregnant women eat pearl powder, their baby's skin will be whiter and better.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? Don't take coptis by yourself. In addition, lotus seeds, grass, mung beans and so on. Both have the effect of reducing fetal fire; However, Dr. Chen Yiru reminded: "Although Rhizoma Coptidis has the effect of annealing and detoxification, it is not recommended for pregnant women to buy Rhizoma Coptidis without authorization. It is best to diagnose with traditional Chinese medicine. Sometimes pregnant women are not really hot and dry, or it may be because of deficiency of both qi and blood. At this time, it is necessary to replenish qi and blood, but it is not suitable for eating food that nourishes yin and reduces fire. Therefore, it is better to diagnose symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? From two aspects, how can a pregnant mommy with dry and hot constitution improve her daily life and diet?
■ Eat noodles 1 Eat enough water, and drinking enough water will help the stool to be smooth. However, it should be reminded that due to the change of taste during pregnancy, some pregnant mothers will think that boiled water is tasteless and often drink sugary drinks. However, sugary drinks are not only high in calories, but also easy to gain weight if they are not carefully controlled. So drinking boiled water is the healthiest.
2 light diet If pregnant mommy does not have obvious qi and blood weakness, there is no need to drink greasy foods such as supplements and chicken soup. In addition, try not to eat barbecue and fried food. For example, some pregnant mothers will buy salted chicken in the middle of the night, which is not only easy to get angry, but also a load on the stomach and even cause gastric acid. But if you have a bad appetite, you can add a little spice or use a slightly sweet and sour appetizer to help your appetite.
3 Less * * * sexual foods Other * * sexual foods like black tea, coffee, and hot fruits like litchi, durian and longan. It is best to avoid them as much as possible, and the diet is mainly mild food. Chen, a Chinese doctor, said, "Pregnant women can eat cold food as appropriate if they are hot and dry, but try to choose cold food with moistening effect, such as pears, Lu Xun and watermelons. Take pear as an example, it has the effect of moistening the lungs, but don't eat too much, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach and cause diarrhea.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? ■ Living surface 1 Adequate sleep
Adequate sleep can improve the situation of yin deficiency and excessive fire.
Sleeping late and staying up late will often lead to the rise of deficiency fire, and adequate sleep can improve the situation of excessive fire due to yin deficiency, especially now many pregnant mothers like surfing the Internet and playing mobile phones before going to bed, which may affect the quality of sleep.
Be careful not to catch a cold. In addition, even if pregnant mommy feels very hot, don't blow the electric fan and air conditioner directly at people, so as not to catch cold accidentally and cause colds such as cough and runny nose, so she has to go to the hospital to report.
In principle, when you are prone to dry mouth, acne on your face, bitter taste, constipation, irritability, frequent insomnia and other symptoms. Your diet and lifestyle have to be adjusted recently. If you have caused physical problems, such as constipation for several days, you may wish to let Chinese medicine diagnose you, and don't eat Chinese medicine without authorization.
5 kinds of heat-clearing and nourishing foods, easy DIY. Chen, a Chinese doctor, provided several simple methods to nourish yin and clear heat, so that pregnant mommy can DIY at home.
1 Rehmannia glutinosa porridge Efficacy: Rehmannia glutinosa has the function of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and moistening intestines.
Materials: Rehmannia glutinosa 1 50g, rice1cup.
Practice: After mashing Radix Rehmanniae into juice, add rice and cook it into porridge.
The constitution is hot and dry during pregnancy, how to eat it? 2 white fungus stewed lotus seed soup effect: moisturizing and nourishing yin.
Materials: (one person) about 5 ~ 6 tremella; Lotus seeds are about 10.
Practice: stew tremella and lotus seeds in water at 500°c until soft.
3 Red bean lotus lily soup efficacy: nourishing yin and clearing heat, calming the heart and calming the nerves.
Ingredients: half a cup of lotus seeds, half a cup of lily, one cup of red beans, sugar and water.
Practice: (1) Lotus seeds and lilies are soaked in warm water first. (2) Wash red beans. (3) Cook the lotus seeds and red beans first, then add the lily to cook for about 10 minutes, then take out the pot, and finally add sugar to taste.
4 Efficacy of sugarcane milk: Sugarcane is an ingredient for clearing heat and nourishing yin, which can improve symptoms such as dry mouth and constipation.
Ingredients: 50 ml of sugarcane juice, milk 150 ml.
Practice: Mix sugarcane juice and milk evenly.
5 pear juice effect: help digestion and diuresis.
Material: 2 pears.
Practice: (1) Wash and peel pears. (2) Put it into a juicer for juicing.
Chen Education: Bachelor of Chinese and Western Medicine, Chang Gung University Experience: Resident of Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Hospital, Linkou Current position: Chinese medicine practitioner, Linsen Hospital.