Brown sugar usually refers to the finished sugar of sugarcane and honey, which retains almost all the ingredients in sugarcane juice. In addition to the role of sugar, it also contains carbohydrates that can provide heat energy, as well as malic acid, riboflavin, carotene, nicotinic acid, manganese, zinc, chromium and other indispensable trace elements for human growth and development. The nutrient content is much higher than that of sugar. It is also easier to be digested and absorbed by the human body, so it can quickly replenish physical strength and increase vitality, so the warm brown sugar in the month is also called the chocolate of the East.

Benefits of drinking brown sugar water after delivery:

1, brown sugar has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so drinking brown sugar water after delivery can help new mothers discharge lochia as soon as possible, avoid lochia accumulation and promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function.

2, in the month, my mother is afraid of catching cold, and brown sugar can dispel the wind and dispel the cold.

3, postpartum blood stasis caused by backache, small abdominal pain, brown sugar has the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

4, less maternal activities, easy to affect appetite and digestion, brown sugar has the effect of strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach.

Brown sugar can also provide new mothers with higher calories and help them recover quickly.

6, brown sugar also has diuretic effect, which can make maternal urination smooth.

7. Brown sugar contains a variety of trace elements, such as calcium, iron, zinc and manganese. , and has a high antioxidant effect, can prevent melanin production, continuous whitening.

8. Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, invigorating spleen and warming stomach, expelling wind and cold, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is especially suitable for pregnant women, children and anemic people.

9, brown sugar water can warm the body, increase energy, activate blood, accelerate blood circulation, and menstruation will be smoother.

The traditional idea is to drink brown sugar water during the whole month, which is actually unscientific. Drinking brown sugar water during the whole month is not conducive to the recovery of new mothers. Because brown sugar water has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, if you drink too much, the amount of lochia will increase, and the time for discharging lochia will be prolonged, which will lead to an increase in blood loss of new mothers, delay the recovery of the body, and may also cause postpartum anemia. Therefore, you can't drink too much brown sugar water for too long, just drink it 7- 10 days after delivery.

And maternal drinking too much brown sugar water can also damage teeth. Brown sugar is warm. If the parturient drinks too much brown sugar water in summer, it will definitely accelerate sweating, make the body weaker and even suffer from heatstroke. During the health care period during pregnancy and when pregnant women drink brown sugar water, they should boil it. Don't use boiled water immediately, because brown sugar is easy to breed bacteria and cause diseases during storage and transportation.

What should I do if the lochia is endless

1. Pay attention to diet: postpartum mothers should eat more nutritious food during the second month, while keeping the taste light and avoiding spicy and cold food, so as not to stimulate the uterus, make the uterus recover badly and cause lochia. In addition, foods with the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis should not be eaten for too long, such as brown sugar and biochemical soup, otherwise it will lead to increased bleeding and endless lochia.

2. Clean the genitals correctly: clean the genitals twice a day. Don't take a bath or share a room before lochia is over, so as to avoid bacteria entering the open cervix.

3. Check in time: When postpartum lochia is endless, you must go to the hospital to see gynecology in time, determine the cause, and then actively treat it.