Why does the mother's tailbone hurt?

It is said that the ten months of pregnancy are the most difficult time, but the month after giving birth is even more difficult for mothers. Sequelae after giving birth, or diseases left by not taking good care of the baby during the confinement period are all headaches for women. Therefore, doing a good job of confinement is the greatest pain for yourself. However, young mothers nowadays don’t care so much, so they are troubled by many minor problems after confinement. So what is the reason for the pain in the coccyx of parturients?

It is caused by incorrect sitting posture for a long time! One is that you sit too long without getting up to move and relax the joints and blood circulation of the body. The second is that your sitting posture is incorrect, such as sitting on the tailbone, so it hurts! Coccyx pain may be caused by sitting for too long. It is necessary to get up and walk around appropriately. Also, if it is caused by a coccyx disease or has been injured before, it is recommended to go to the hospital for an X-ray or CT scan. Of course, sciatica is not ruled out.

After pregnancy, the fetus grows slowly in the uterus, and the uterus may pull on some surrounding nerve tissue, which may cause discomfort in some parts of the body.

It is recommended that you use Chinese medicine hot compress for treatment, mainly taking medicines that dispel cold and dampness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is also better to use salt hot compress therapy, which is to fry salt, bran or sand, wrap it with cloth, and apply it to the most painful area, twice a day. Eliminate and relieve local discomfort in the affected area. And use medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dispel cold and dampness to improve metabolism and achieve the purpose of treatment. At the same time, it can also be combined with Chinese medicine massage therapy for auxiliary treatment.

It is possible that the method of delivery was natural delivery, during which the extreme expansion of the vagina caused compression of the coccyx, which may have caused damage to the coccyx, or it may be local discomfort caused by spinal anesthesia during cesarean section, which should be a sequelae of anesthesia.

Have you found the cause of coccyx pain after reading the above points? Check whether you often sit or have the root of the disease left over from giving birth. If you are a breastfeeding mother, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a check-up and do not take medicine on your own to avoid indirect harm to the baby. If you can persist, it should be no problem to use physical therapy to relieve it. If you really can't persist, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. I wish you good health!