Drinking brown sugar water a few days after caesarean section is an ancient and traditional method to promote blood circulation and eliminate lochia. Brown sugar itself is harmless to human body, but it is not suitable for pregnant women with hyperglycemia, especially those diagnosed with diabetes or gestational diabetes. High blood sugar is not conducive to the involution of pregnant women's uterus. Now there are many alternative drugs, such as motherwort and Wu Jia Biochemical, which can effectively promote uterine circulation, eliminate lochia and promote uterine involution. So, we say postpartum women.
Caesarean section can drink brown sugar water for 24 hours. Sugar water is rich in iron and energy substances, and also has the function of promoting blood circulation. 7- 10 days after delivery, when lochia gradually decreases and contractions gradually return to normal, drink brown sugar water. Because if you drink brown sugar water for a long time, the blood circulation effect of brown sugar will increase the blood volume of lochia, which will lead to continuous blood loss of parturient.
Finally, brown sugar can also supplement the heat in the maternal body in time, which has a certain effect of dispelling cold and is very beneficial to the recovery of maternal body function.
What is the best food for confinement? The first week after delivery is the golden period for women to discharge lochia. Some women will have edema before delivery and have too much water in their bodies, most of which are discharged in the first week. So don't eat too much in the first week, or lochia may be unclean. At this time, mother can eat more pig liver, about 600 grams a day. Pig liver is warm and bitter, rich in trace elements, nicotinic acid and so on. Pig liver can tonify liver, improve eyesight and tonify qi and blood.
From the second week, the new mother's lochia is rare, and the color is not as bright red as before. Women usually have symptoms of backache after giving birth. There is a saying, "Where to eat?" So at this time, eat some kidney flowers to relieve the symptoms of backache. When frying kidney flowers, you can ask your family to add Eucommia ulmoides in it to increase the therapeutic effect of this dish. Eucommia ulmoides Oliv It is a kind of warm and sweet medicinal material, which has the effects of caring bones and muscles and strengthening kidney.
From the third week, almost all lochia is discharged at this time, and qi and blood can be replenished, which is what we call tonic. The most commonly used ingredient for maternal tonic is chicken. Generally, hens or black-bone chickens are used for confinement. Chicken is warm and sweet, rich in protein, fat and various nutrients, which can play a very good nourishing role for lying-in women. But the disadvantage is that I feel particularly tired every day.