What medicine can help relieve constipation during lactation?

What Chinese medicine should I take for constipation during lactation? Although pregnant women and their families know that pregnant women should not take medicine indiscriminately, the pain of maternal constipation and the helplessness of maternal constipation still make patients put their hopes on "medicine", so they still ask what Chinese medicine should I take for constipation? Experts suggest that maternal constipation should not take medicine indiscriminately, which will not only affect the pregnant woman, but also the health of the baby. Therefore, there is no need to take random medicines for constipation during lactation. There are ways to treat maternal constipation:

1. High-fiber diet: Dietary fiber itself is not digested and absorbed, it can absorb intestinal water to increase stool volume, stimulate the colon, and increase motivation. Foods rich in dietary fiber include bran or brown rice, vegetables and fruits, and fruits rich in pectin such as mangoes, bananas, etc. (Note: unripe fruits contain tannic acid which will aggravate constipation).

2. Replenish water: Drink more water. It is recommended to drink more than 1500ml of drinking water every day to keep the stomach and intestines well hydrated and facilitate the excretion of beneficial excrement.

3. Provide a certain amount of B vitamins and folic acid tablets: Eating foods rich in B vitamins can promote the secretion of digestive enzymes, maintain and promote intestinal peristalsis, and facilitate defecation. Such as grains, yeast, bean foods and products. Among vegetables and fruits, broccoli and cabbage contain a lot of folic acid, which has a good effect of moisturizing the intestines.

4. Increase the intake of gas-producing foods: Eating more gas-producing foods can promote gastrointestinal function and help defecation, such as onions, radishes, garlic sprouts, etc.

5. Increase fat supply: Appropriately increase high-fat foods. Edible oil can immediately moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, and the dissolved substance oleic acid has a stimulating gastrointestinal function effect. The kernels of nuts (such as walnut meat, hazelnut kernels, various melon seeds, almonds, peach kernels, etc.) contain a lot of vegetable oils, which have the effect of moisturizing the stomach and intestines.

There are four reasons for constipation during lactation:

1. Because the stomach and intestines become weaker and gastrointestinal function is slow during the confinement period, the intestinal contents have to wait for a long time in the intestine, which makes it difficult to digest and absorb water, resulting in dry and hard stools.

2. Excessive swelling of the abdomen during pregnancy causes relaxation of the waist muscles and pelvic tissues, weakening the ability to defecate.

3. After giving birth, the body becomes weak and the bowel movement becomes weaker. Therefore, constipation often occurs after giving birth.

4. The dietary structure is unscientific, and less vegetables, fruits and fresh fruits are consumed.

The main causes of constipation during lactation are lowering of the stomach and intestines, slow intestinal motility, intestinal contents retained for too long, and excessive digestion and absorption of water. The second is during pregnancy, when the muscles of the abdominal cavity and pelvic floor lack the energy to contract. Third, in the late stage of delivery, the perineum and pelvis of pregnant women are more or less damaged, and the defecation posture is inhibited according to nerve reflex. Fourth, the maternal diet focuses too much on so-called high nutrients, lacks cellulose, and has low food residue. Fifth, it is difficult to get up and move around, and many pregnant women are not used to lying in bed and using a toilet to defecate.