How to treat left lower abdominal pain after childbirth

The body of a postpartum woman is still in a recovery stage, so more attention should be paid to physical health care at this time. Some women will find that there is more obvious pain in the lower left abdomen after delivery. When facing this problem, women should pay more attention to their reproductive health maintenance, because this also shows that your body recovery is not very good and you should pay more attention to conditioning.

Postpartum abdominal pain is the main symptom, which is called "postpartum abdominal pain". The main clinical manifestations are lower abdominal pain after delivery, which is mostly paroxysmal and not accompanied by cold or heat. It should be differentiated from abdominal pain caused by food poisoning and bacterial infection. Abdominal pain caused by food poisoning is often accompanied by a history of irregular and unclean diet, with pain mainly in the epigastrium and often accompanied by abnormal bowel movements. Abdominal pain caused by bacterial infection is often accompanied by symptoms of general chills and fever, foul-smelling lochia, and persistent abdominal pain that refuses to be relieved by pressure. You should keep warm and avoid cold, and maintain adequate nutrition. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is mainly caused by poor circulation of qi and blood, which leads to stagnation and pain. The clinical manifestations are blood deficiency and blood stasis. (1) Blood deficiency type: symptoms include dull pain in the lower abdomen after delivery, preference for pressing, light-colored lochia, dizziness, tinnitus, dry stool, pale red tongue with thin coating, and weak and thready pulse. Treatment should be aimed at nourishing blood and replenishing Qi.

(2) Blood stasis type: symptoms include lower abdominal pain after delivery, resistance to pressure, or slight relief of fever symptoms, small amount of lochia, sluggish and unsmooth lochia, dark purple color with lumps, or chest and flank pain, pale face, cold limbs, dark tongue, white and slippery tongue coating, and deep and tight or stringy pulse. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dispelling cold and relieving pain.

Recipe 1: Cinnamon and brown sugar decoction. Ingredients: 6 grams of cinnamon, 12 grams of brown sugar. Usage: decoct the above two ingredients in water and take it 3 times a day for 5 consecutive days. Efficacy: Nourishes blood and replenishes Qi, dispels cold and relieves pain.

Indications: abdominal pain after childbirth, blood deficiency type, dull pain in the lower abdomen after childbirth, likes warmth and massage, cold hands and feet, small amount of lochia, light color. Note: Modern reports show that cinnamon has central and peripheral vasodilator effects, which can enhance blood circulation. The cinnamon oil contained in cinnamon has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, which can enhance digestive function, eliminate gas in the digestive tract, and relieve gastrointestinal spasms.

The above are the causes of pain in the lower left abdomen of women after childbirth, as well as effective conditioning methods. Scientific knowledge of these common sense can help us avoid some adverse effects as much as possible. Women must pay attention to the recovery of their bodies after childbirth. If there are other discomforts and the cause is unknown, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination.