What to do if you can't urinate after giving birth

In fact, the body of a pregnant woman is still in a relatively weak state after giving birth, and many functions have not been completely restored, especially the metabolic function. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to their metabolic time after giving birth. If they have not been able to urinate for a long time, they need to be treated. Then, let's find out what to do if you still can't urinate 10 days after giving birth?

What should I do if I still can't urinate 10 days after giving birth?

After childbirth, although the body feels relaxed, there may still be some minor problems due to childbirth. For example, some women have severe hemorrhoids after childbirth, some women have constipation after childbirth, and some women have difficulty urinating. Although these are only minor problems, they also affect women's physical and mental health.

It is best to urinate actively 6 to 8 hours after giving birth, and don't wait until there is urine. When urinating, you should enhance your self-confidence, relax your spirit, urinate calmly and naturally, and especially focus on urinating. If you cannot urinate, you can use a hand warmer to heat the lower abdomen or use warm water to fumigate the private parts and the area around the urethra, or use the sound of seeping water to induce urination. To promote bladder muscle contraction, you can use acupuncture at Guanyuan, Qihai, Sanyinjiao and other acupoints, or inject 0.5 mg of neostigmine intramuscularly. You can use 0.6 grams each of beeswax, amber, and cinnamon powder and take it with boiled water. If the above methods still fail, catheterization should be performed under the principle of sterile operation, and the catheter should be left in for 24 to 48 hours to allow the bladder to rest sufficiently. After the edema and hematoma subside and the supporting force is naturally restored, you can urinate independently.

What should I do if I still can't urinate 10 days after giving birth?

In the late pregnancy, because the bladder is stretched by the uterus and compressed by the fetal head position, the supporting force of the bladder wall smooth muscle is reduced, the elasticity is temporarily reduced, and urination is easily caused. For most mothers, the bladder and urinary function can gradually recover by themselves after delivery. However, some new mothers suffer from postpartum urinary retention due to a certain degree of damage to the bladder and urethra during the delivery process. The main reasons for difficulty urinating after childbirth are the delivery process, untimely resolution of urinary retention, psychological disorders and the influence of anesthetics.

1. The key reason for difficulty urinating after giving birth is due to uterine atony, transverse or posterior occipital position, breech position, negligence during delivery, etc., which prolong the delivery process, compress the bladder for too long with the presenting part, and cause hematoma and edema of the bladder mucosa. Moreover, due to excessive flexion and extension of the uterus, the bladder is stretched too high, causing hematoma, edema, and even bleeding at the bottom of the bladder, and the urethral opening is also hematoma, edema, and blocked.

2. Excessive urine retention without proper treatment: Some pregnant women have excessive urine retention before delivery (during the first or second stage of labor) and fail to deal with it properly, which further stretches the bladder, causing it to become tense and anxious, reduce sensitivity, and even produce nerve spasms, which in turn weakens the bladder's urination reflex. The abnormal changes cause the mother's urination function to decrease or even temporarily disappear, and the patient's mother is unable to urinate.