Tips for dry and bleeding stools during breastfeeding

In order to provide enough nutritional value for the baby during breastfeeding, mothers eat a lot of healthy foods, and the amount of exercise during breastfeeding is also reduced a lot, which makes the gastrointestinal motility very slow and causes constipation. Constipation will cause dry stool and bloody stool. So, what should I do if I have constipation and bleeding during breastfeeding?

1. Use more water for daily life. If the stool is bloody and dry during breastfeeding, mothers need to drink more water, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and make the stool moist and easy to discharge. You can drink warm water or honey lemon water on an empty stomach when you get up in the morning.

2. Eat more fruits, vegetables and fruits. Constipation and bleeding can also be improved through a reasonable diet. Fruits and vegetables contain fiber. Eating more fruits and vegetables can promote digestion. At the same time, they can also supplement vitamins, promote gastrointestinal absorption, and relieve constipation symptoms. You can eat more fresh fruits such as bananas, apples, and pears.

3. Increase exercise intensity. If you don't move for a long time during breastfeeding, it will slow down the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, which is also one of the causes of constipation. After giving birth, when the body condition has recovered, pregnant women can increase the intensity of exercise appropriately to promote intestinal peristalsis.

4. Develop the habit of regular bowel movements. You can go to the toilet at a fixed time every day to make your body have the classic reflex of defecation. If you persist for a long time, your body will gradually get used to going to the toilet at this time, which can reduce the difficulty of defecation. However, it is not suitable to squat on the toilet for too long. Three minutes is enough.

What is constipation and bleeding after giving birth?

1. If the stool is hard and dry with bright red blood after giving birth, it is generally more likely to be anal fissure. This is because the abdominal muscles are mostly relaxed after giving birth, the pelvic pressure is low, the intestinal motility is slowed down, the stool is retained for too long, and too much water is absorbed and becomes dry, making it difficult to defecate, which can easily lead to anal fissure.

2. Pregnancy causes obstruction of venous return at the anus, resulting in internal hemorrhoids and causing bleeding.

3. Gastrointestinal diseases, such as: bacterial infection and amoebic dysentery, typhoid fever, ulcerative colitis, etc.; sparganosis infection, such as hookworm disease, schistosomiasis, etc.; tumors, such as rectal cancer, colon cancer, intestinal polyps, etc.; gastrointestinal blood circulation disorders, such as hemorrhoids, intussusception, intestinal strangulation, etc.; injuries, such as anal fissures, equipment inspection or constipation abrasions, etc.

4. In addition, the following reasons may also be caused: blood diseases, such as various purpura, sepsis, hemophilia, etc.; acute infectious diseases, such as influenza hemorrhagic fever, meningitis Neisseria meningitidis, etc.; vitamin inattention symptoms, such as lack of vitamin C or K, etc.