What are the dietary taboos for pregnant women during confinement?

The month after a woman has given birth is called confinement. During the confinement period, a woman's body is the weakest and she needs the most care. So what are the taboos for pregnant women during confinement? Are the old people's sayings of not doing this or that scientifically based? Does confinement mean spending a month in a sloppy manner? So what should pregnant women eat and what should they not eat during the confinement period? What are the dietary taboos? If it is summer, do you still need to cover yourself up for a month? Of course not. Let's take a look at the following introduction

1. Avoid cold and spicy food. Postpartum women are often weak and have blood stasis, so they should avoid eating raw, cold or cool foods. Raw and cold foods can damage the stomach, while coldness can cause blood coagulation and retention of lochia, which can lead to many diseases such as postpartum abdominal pain, body pain, etc. Postpartum blood loss damages body fluids, which often leads to yin deficiency and internal heat. Therefore, spicy and hot foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers should be avoided. If you eat spicy food, it will not only easily cause constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., but may also affect the baby's gastrointestinal function through breast milk.

2. Postpartum diet should not be too nutritious. Just like animal reproduction, humans prepare for future birth during pregnancy. Mothers who take excessive nourishment are prone to obesity, which can lead to a variety of diseases. Maternal obesity can also cause an increase in the fat content in breast milk, ultimately leading to obesity or diarrhea in the baby.

3. Vegetables and fruits are indispensable. Regarding vegetables and fruits, the traditional concept is that they are "high in water vapor" and eating them will harm the body. However, few people know that fresh vegetables and fruits can not only supplement the vitamin C and fiber lacking in meat and eggs, but also promote appetite, aid digestion and defecation, and prevent postpartum constipation.

4. Chinese medicine and diet therapy must be targeted to the symptoms and should not be used randomly. Experts believe that normal pregnant women do not need to take any medication. They can use some Chinese medicine according to their symptoms and combine it with diet therapy. If there is a lack of milk, you can use Wangbuliu, Tongcao, pig's trotter, Platycodon, etc. to promote menstruation and lactation; if there is abdominal pain and constipation after delivery, you can add angelica, peach kernel, walnut kernel, and rice wine to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.

After reading the dietary taboos, you will no longer dare to act recklessly. Pregnant women can wash their hair, take a bath, brush their teeth and wash their face during the confinement period, but the water temperature should be a little higher than normal. At the same time, pay attention to keeping warm and not catching a cold. However, dietary taboos must be followed to avoid the root of disease, so we must control our mouths for a month. Even after the confinement period, we should eat less cold and raw food, because if the baby is breastfed, he will also catch a cold. So being a mother is also very hard but very happy. I wish you good health!