How to relieve stomach discomfort after medical abortion

Medical abortion is a common method of terminating pregnancy, but because it has many side effects and is prone to incomplete abortion, doctors generally recommend surgical abortion. After taking the medicine for medical abortion, some women will experience nausea, vomiting, etc., which seriously affects their daily life. How can we relieve the discomfort in the stomach?

How does medical abortion relieve stomach discomfort?

There are many side effects of medical abortion, and the bleeding time after medical abortion is usually much longer than that after artificial abortion. After medical abortion, vaginal bleeding continues and the bleeding lasts for a long time. During the bleeding period, it is also very easy to cause gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis, and even cause fallopian tube obstruction and infertility. In addition, after taking the drug, in addition to the frequent digestive system reactions such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., it may also damage the human immune system and liver and kidney functions.

The stomach feels uncomfortable after medical abortion, which is mainly manifested by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea after taking the medicine, and is often accompanied by moderate to severe fever. For this reaction, if it is mild, it can be left for observation and no special treatment is needed. In severe cases, active symptomatic treatment should be given on the basis of bed rest. If nausea and vomiting are severe, vitamin B21 or B6 can be given by intramuscular injection or intravenous drip. For patients with significant abdominal pain, belladonna or atropine can be taken orally, and for patients with fever, physical fever-reducing measures can be used.

Common questions about diet for medical abortion

The patient's diet should have a higher calorie content, especially providing protein, a variety of nutrients and carbohydrates with higher physiological value, especially iron and sufficient water. You should eat more nutritious and easy-to-digest foods. You can use live fish, chicken, eggs, liver, small animal blood, lean pork, bean products and milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. For the main meal, you should eat liquid food or semi-liquid food first, such as milk, millet porridge, and noodles; then add white rice, steamed buns, and steamed dumplings.

Steaming is the best cooking method to make the food fragrant, tender and refreshing, and facilitate digestion and absorption. In the first few days of medical abortion, you should drink more soup, porridge, and water. You can also stew chicken soup, bone soup, and three-fresh soup for consumption. Spicy food and other stimulating ingredients should be avoided. One week before medical abortion, you can eat 1 to 2 times a day; after one week, you can return to three meals a day.

Diet adjustment should pay attention to the following contents:

1. Within ten days after medical abortion, 1.5 to 2 grams of protein should be provided for 1 kg of body weight. Therefore, you can eat more chicken breast, lean pork, eggs, dairy products, bean products, and bean products.

2. Because the human body is weak and prone to sweating, it is better to replenish water with small meals. More water-soluble vitamins are excreted in sweat, especially vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2. Therefore, you should eat more fruits and vegetables. This is also helpful in avoiding constipation.

3. On the basis of a normal diet, limit fat appropriately. Within one week after the operation, body fat was controlled at around 80 grams per day. People with irregular menstruation should avoid eating irritating foods, such as chili peppers, wine, vinegar, pepper, ginger, etc. These foods can stimulate the blood circulation of human organs and increase menstrual volume. It is also forbidden to eat cold foods such as hairy crabs, snails, and river clams.