What should I do if I am constipated during confinement? How to manage constipation in confinement?
Traditional Chinese medicine says that mothers need to stay in bed for a month after giving birth, commonly known as confinement, and generally women can not go out in this month, because they can't blow the wind, so many women will be prone to constipation symptoms during confinement, and at this time they should pay attention to dietary conditioning. So, what should ordinary mothers do if they are constipated during confinement?
1. Wake up early and do activities
During the confinement period, women should be encouraged to get out of bed as soon as possible and move around indoors more to promote defecation; Do not stay in bed for a long time, which affects the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract and is not conducive to the discharge of lochia. You can do postpartum gymnastics in bed, massage your hands around the navel every night, perform anal contraction exercises, deep abdominal breathing, etc., and slowly develop the habit of regular bowel movements every day.
2. Abdominal massage to help defecation
Every day before going to bed, after rubbing the warm palms, massage the abdomen around the navel in a counterclockwise direction for 36 times, and then rub the warm palms of the hands and massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction for 36 times. Do it twice a night. It can promote intestinal peristalsis and facilitate the smooth flow of stool.
3. Dietary therapy and laxative
(1) Pumpkin porridge
Ingredients: 200 grams of pumpkin, 50 grams of japonica rice.
Method: Wash the pumpkin and cut it into fine pieces and set aside. Add an appropriate amount of water to the japonica rice after it is cleaned, boil it over high heat, change to low heat and cook it slowly into porridge, and then add the minced pumpkin. Stir well and cook for another 30 minutes before serving. 1 time daily in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: The mannitol contained in pumpkin has the effect of defecating and reducing the harm of toxins in feces to the human body.
(2) Walnut kernel porridge
Ingredients: 20 grams of walnut kernels, 50 grams of japonica rice.
Method: Wash the walnut kernels and grind them to the end. Wash the japonica rice, put it in a pot, add water and boil over high heat, change to low heat and boil slowly into porridge. Slowly sprinkle in the walnut powder, stir well and serve. 1 time daily.
Efficacy: Walnuts are rich in walnut oil and a lot of crude fiber. Walnut oil softens stools and lubricates the intestines. Crude fiber can absorb water and swell, stimulate intestinal movement, and thus achieve the effect of treating constipation.
(3) Black sesame paste
Ingredients: 500 grams of black sesame seeds.
Method: Wash the black sesame seeds, dry them, and fry them in a pot. When hot, pour into a pulverizer and grind into fine powder and put into an airtight container. Take 30 grams each time, wash with boiling water, and add a small amount of sesame oil. 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening.
Efficacy: Black sesame seeds nourish the liver and kidneys, and contain oil to lubricate the intestines, promote intestinal peristalsis, and speed up bowel movements.
4. Medication
If the constipation is severe and the stool has not been resolved for more than 1 week, under the guidance of a doctor, a laxative drug or topical cork should be used to help the stool be excreted and avoid the absorption of intestinal toxins. When constipated, pay attention to drink more soups, drinks, and eat more vegetables and fruits that contain fiber, such as celery, spinach, bananas, etc. Drinking 100ml of light salt water before going to bed and in the morning is conducive to the excretion of stool.
5. Compress method to promote bowel movement
1. 5 shallots, 1 piece of ginger, 9 grams of salt, 10 black beans. The medicine is pounded into a cake shape, baked and pasted on the navel, and fixed with adhesive tape.
2. 3 snails, 1 gram of green salt. Mash it into mud and apply it to the Qihai acupoint 1 inch and 5 minutes below the navel.
3. Mash the sweet potato leaves, mix the brown sugar, and compress the abdomen.