Why do you sweat easily during the confinement period?

It takes about 10 months for a woman to go from pregnancy to childbirth, as the saying goes, "ten months of pregnancy". But when it comes to women giving birth, not only may various things happen during pregnancy, but they may also face some problems or "abnormal" situations after giving birth. During the confinement period, a common problem is that mothers sweat easily. Why is this?

After delivery, the placenta is delivered along with the fetus, the blood circulation in the uterus and placenta stops, the metabolism and endocrine activities of the mother are significantly reduced, the body no longer needs so much circulating blood, and the water accumulated in the body becomes redundant. Only by excreting it from the body can the burden on the body be reduced. The human body eliminates water in the following ways: 1. Through the respiratory system, water is taken away in the form of water vapor; 2. Through the urinary system, water is excreted in the form of urine; 3. Through the skin, water is excreted in the form of sweat. Therefore, during the confinement period, not only does the mother's urine volume increase, but she also sweats a lot. This is not pathological, nor a sign of physical weakness. It is just a way to excrete excess water from the body. It is a normal physiological phenomenon and will improve on its own as the days after delivery increase. Mothers should not add extra psychological burden to this. Just pay attention to personal hygiene and prevent colds in daily life. But sometimes excessive sweating may also indicate an abnormal situation, and you need to be vigilant. If the following situations occur, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment in time: Postpartum sweating syndrome. If you still sweat profusely after the postpartum period, it is recommended that you be alert to whether you have postpartum sweating syndrome. There are two types of postpartum sweating. One is continuous, which is called "postpartum spontaneous sweating" in traditional Chinese medicine; the other is sweating during sleep that wets clothes and stops when waking up, which is called "postpartum night sweats" in traditional Chinese medicine. The occurrence of these two situations are manifestations of what is commonly known as "postpartum disease" and you need to go to the hospital for treatment so that the doctor can use Chinese medicine to help you regulate your body. Postpartum heat stroke. If you sweat a lot during confinement, you should also consider whether it is related to heatstroke, fever and other diseases. In the hot summer weather, if a mother is affected by the heat and suddenly develops a high fever, she will experience symptoms such as sweating, coma, drowsiness, and even restlessness and convulsions. This is postpartum heatstroke. Postpartum spontaneous sweating has no seasonality, and there is no fever or changes in consciousness. Postpartum fever. Postpartum fever may also have symptoms of excessive sweating, but it has an acute onset and a short course, and is characterized by high fever and sweating, and the fever subsides after sweating. Postpartum sweating syndrome is characterized by excessive sweating, but no fever occurs. Solution: Although excessive sweating after childbirth is a normal physiological phenomenon, care should be taken due to the weak constitution of the mother. Postpartum women sweat a lot and are easily caught in colds, which may lead to colds. Therefore, they should pay attention to the room temperature. Keep it warmer in winter and cool in summer, and keep the air fresh and circulating. When turning on the air conditioner or electric fan in summer, avoid convection wind at the head of the bed. The mother should change her clothes and bedding wet with sweat frequently to prevent catching a cold. Dry the sweat off your body frequently with a towel or wipe your body with warm water, but put on clothes quickly after wiping to avoid getting cold.

From this we can see that it is normal for mothers to sweat easily during the confinement period, which is caused by a variety of factors. However, mothers should not take it lightly, because there are many situations in which sweating occurs during the confinement period. According to the above explanation, mothers should judge whether their sweating is normal based on their own situation. After all, this is related to their own physical condition, so they should pay special attention to this.