What is the cause of coffee-colored discharge after abortion?

Women should take good care of their bodies after abortion. Women who have abortions are weak and prone to diseases. Therefore, they must pay attention to rest and go to bed early and get up early, which is very helpful for improving physical fitness. At the same time, they should also choose a reasonable diet, choosing more high-protein foods, which can enhance the body's immunity and play a good role in preventing diseases. So what is the matter with brown discharge after abortion?

What is the cause of brown discharge after abortion?

1. Residual pregnancy tissue. It may be due to the advanced stage of pregnancy, uterine malformation, uterine fibroids, etc., or it may be due to the unskilled operation operator, resulting in incomplete removal of the pregnancy tissue, causing some tissue to remain in the uterine cavity. At this time, in addition to the unclean lochia, the amount of bleeding varies, with blood clots inside, and is accompanied by intermittent abdominal pain.

2. Uterine cavity infection. Uterine infection may be caused by taking a bath in a tub after an abortion, using unclean sanitary napkins, having sexual intercourse shortly after an abortion, or by the operator not sterilizing the procedure properly. At this time, the lochia has a foul odor, there is tenderness in the abdomen, and it is accompanied by fever. A blood test shows an increase in the total white blood cell count.

3. Weak uterine contractions. Because the patient was not able to get a good rest after the abortion, or was weak and sickly, or the operation lasted too long, which damaged Qi and blood, the uterine contractions became weak and lochia continued.

After understanding the cause of brown discharge after abortion, women should go to the hospital for examination immediately when they experience such a situation so that treatment can be carried out in time. Otherwise, if the condition is not improved in time, it will affect the woman's future fertility. Women should also pay attention to this.