Normal picture of cesarean section wound

Everyone knows that the uterus is the organ that causes menstruation and creates the fetus. The size of the uterus is related to age and fertility. Most women have uterine wounds after a cesarean section. It is worth mentioning that every pregnant woman also needs a certain amount of time for her uterus to recover. So, how long does it take for the cesarean section incision to return to normal?

Because the cesarean section incision is relatively large, the outer wound can heal 5-7 days after the operation, but the recovery time takes about 4-6 weeks. After giving birth, a woman's uterus must be repaired by contracting frequently and regularly. The lochia in the uterus can be slowly discharged out of the body through the contraction of the uterus, and the blood vessels in the uterine wounds can be compressed to stop bleeding. As the lochia in the uterus gradually decreases, the uterus will gradually shrink until it is restored. Generally, the wound will be a bright red scar for about a year and a half. It will feel hard and itchy on rainy days. This is an inflammation during the wound healing process. After a year and a half, it will basically turn into a soft white scar. If the mother does not have a scar-prone physique and the surgery heals well, it is hardly noticeable.

Medical care for wounds after cesarean section

After giving birth, you should pay attention to turning over more often to promote the recovery of the sluggish intestinal muscle peristalsis as soon as possible and discharge the gas in the stomach and intestines as soon as possible. 12 hours after the operation, you can drink some senna leaf water to help relieve abdominal distension.

Do not get the wound wet or dirty before it heals. If it gets wet, wipe it immediately and apply iodine-containing disinfectant for disinfection.

Before coughing, laughing or getting out of bed, use your hands and a belly band to fix the wound. When getting up, it is best to sleep on your side, use your hands to support your body to wake up, and avoid using abdominal energy to sit up immediately. You can take a shower one week after the surgery, but you can just take a sponge bath before that.

After a cesarean section, new mothers should adopt a semi-recumbent position and turn over more often. This will promote the discharge of lochia, prevent the lochia from accumulating in the uterus, causing infection and affecting the reduction of the uterus, and is also beneficial to the healing of the uterine wound.

Maintain daily wound cleaning to prevent wound infection. Avoid direct exposure of the wound to the sun to aggravate the scar tone. If there are scars, do not grab them with your hands, let them fall off naturally.

Of course, wound healing may be affected by various reasons, such as fat liquefaction, wound infection, etc., which may change the healing cycle. For this type of wound, active treatment is required, and targeted combination with Yu?'s dressing treatment is very helpful for the healing of the wound.

In daily life, you should also pay attention to a good diet. Within one week after giving birth, you can increase high-protein foods. Such as milk, eggs, etc., high-protein foods can promote wound healing as soon as possible. No matter what kind of wound, new mothers must eat less freshwater fish before it heals, because the citric acid contained in fish can inhibit the coagulation of platelets, which is not conducive to the healing of the wound. Also, do not eat spicy food or irritating ingredients to avoid affecting wound healing.