What should I do if I have constipation after giving birth? How long does it take to get constipated after giving birth?

Women's bodies are very weak after giving birth, and they need to rest and recuperate well to make the body recover as soon as possible, but at this time, women's bodies often feel uncomfortable, and many women will have constipation, because mothers usually exercise less, constipation is indeed common, so what should I do if I feel constipated after giving birth?How long does it take to get constipated after giving birth?

1. Adjust your diet

1. Drink a glass of honey water every morning. Drink 100 ml of light salt water before going to bed to increase the moisture of the digestive tract, promote intestinal peristalsis, and facilitate stool excretion. Drink two cups of yogurt a day.

2. Increase gas-producing food: promote intestinal peristalsis and facilitate bowel movements; Such as onions, radish, garlic sprouts, etc.

3. Eating fruits with high pectin content, such as apples, bananas, pears, citrus, etc., can soften the stool and reduce symptoms.

4. Eat more fiber-rich foods such as yams, coarse grains, celery and other green leafy vegetables.

2. Abdominal massage

Lie on your back on the bed, bend your knees, rub your hands together, place your left hand flat on your navel, place your right hand on the back of your left hand, and rub it clockwise with your navel as the center. Do this 2-3 times a day for 5-10 minutes each time.

3. Topical drug treatment

After giving birth, it is generally not advisable to take medication so as not to affect the baby through breast milk. If the constipation is severe and cannot be relieved by self-regulation, under the guidance of a doctor, the anus can be inserted into the anus to lubricate and laxative.

4. Dietary therapy for relief

(1) Fragrant honey tea

65 grams of honey, 35 ml of sesame oil. Mix sesame oil and honey and mix with boiling water. Once in the morning and once in the evening.It can moisten the intestines and increase fluid, smooth the intestines and laxative, and has a certain effect on postpartum intestinal dryness and constipation.

(2) Scallion-flavored milk

250 grams of milk, 60 grams of honey, a little green onion juice. Mix the green onion juice and honey into the milk and bring to a boil, then switch to low heat and cook for more than 10 minutes. It can increase fluid and moisten the intestines, smooth the intestines and laxative, and can be used for postpartum constipation.

(3) Perilla hemp seed porridge

20 grams of perilla seeds, 200 grams of japonica rice, 30 grams of sugar. After mashing the perilla seeds and hemp seeds, add water to soak and stir, take the juice and put it in the pot, add the washed rice to make porridge and eat. It can lower qi stagnation, moisten the intestines and laxative, and invigorate qi and stomach. It is suitable for postpartum constipation, due to the addition of perilla seeds in the dietary formula. It is more suitable for those who also have abdominal flatulence.

(4) Appropriate activities

After giving birth, it should be turned over frequently and moved appropriately, which is conducive to intestinal peristalsis and lochia discharge. Generally, 6-8 hours after normal delivery, the mother can sit up, or change the sleeping position, and massage clockwise around the navel with her hands; On the second day, go to the ground and walk back and forth indoors so that you don't get tired. For patients with no complications for cesarean section, they can sit up on the second day after delivery, and after 3-5 days, they can get out of bed and walk around according to their recovery.

(5) Drink plenty of soup

Pregnant women should try to eat some easy-to-digest foods that are easy to digest and moisten the bowels, among which soup foods are the first choice, such as porridge, noodle soup, rice soup, egg soup, etc., which can help mothers clear their bowel movements.In addition, pig's trotter soup is also a good choice, which can not only serve milk, but also clear the intestines.

5. Develop the habit of defecating on time

For people with postpartum habitual constipation, it is best to get up in the morning or after breakfast or before going to bed to defecate on time, and go to the toilet on time regardless of whether there is a desire to defecate.

6. How long does constipation take to get better?

Generally, constipation after giving birth, the recovery time will not be too long, some will recover in about 2 weeks, and some will recover after 1 month, which is mainly a temporary disorder of gastrointestinal function, the key is to adjust, the choice of adjustment method is good, and the recovery will be very fast.

7. Dietary therapy for relieving constipation

1. Seaweed sesame rice

Ingredients: 100 grams of seaweed, 120 grams of black sesame seeds and 120 grams of white sesame seeds.

Cut the roasted seaweed into thin strips, then roll out the black and white sesame seeds with a rolling pin. Mix these three ingredients together and store them in a bottle, scoop one or two spoonfuls of each meal and mix them with rice.

Efficacy: Seaweed is rich in carotene, calcium, potassium, iron and other nutrients, which can promote gastrointestinal motility; Sesame seeds contain a lot of amino acids, dietary fiber and minerals, which can promote bowel movements.

2. Vinegar mixed with cabbage

Ingredients: 500 grams of cabbage, 30 ml of vinegar, appropriate amount of broth, rice wine, and salt.

Add a little salt to the cabbage, blanch it in boiling water, let it cool and squeeze out the water, cut it into pieces, and then mix vinegar, stock, rice wine, and salt and boil it to make a soup. Wait for the soup to cool and pour it into a sealed bottle with the cabbage, store it for a day and eat.

Efficacy: Chinese cabbage is rich in a variety of vitamins and dietary fiber, which can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis.

3. Vinegar-pickled lotus root

Blanch the lotus root, add an appropriate amount of sugar, salt, vinegar and sesame oil, and mix well. Store the mixed lotus root in an airtight bottle and serve as a side dish at the meal every day.

Efficacy: Lotus root can remove intestinal dirt, prevent stool from becoming compact, stimulate the intestinal wall and prevent constipation.

4. Mix kelp soybeans

Ingredients: 300 grams of kelp, 100 grams of soybeans.

Shred the kelp, blanch in boiling water and cook the soybeans. Let the kelp and soybeans cool, control the moisture, then add salt, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, and chopped green onion and stir well.

Efficacy: Kelp is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and increase bowel volume; The unsaturated fatty acids in soybeans can promote bowel movements, and the rich dietary fiber can absorb intestinal water and increase bowel volume.