What to do if your stool is dry and bleeding during breastfeeding

Lactation constipation is a very common clinical disease. Patients are first advised to start adjusting their diet. Because lactation needs to be stimulated during breastfeeding, they usually eat greasy foods, including pork elbows and crucian carp tofu soup. These foods are rich in nutrients and difficult to digest. Eating too much will immediately cause constipation.

You can start with diet and eat more vegetables and fruits with high cellulose content, such as lettuce and cabbage. While eating these foods, you should also eat more fruits, and try to choose to eat more apples or apples, which can help moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements. If the actual effect is not good, medication can be used.

What to do if you have dry stools during breastfeeding

1. For constipation during breastfeeding, in general, it is recommended to first adjust the diet, appropriately increase the intake of food oil, and at the same time increase the intake of high-fiber vegetables, such as lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, rapeseed, moss, etc.

2. If the effect of dietary adjustment is not good, it is recommended to add drugs that promote gastrointestinal function or have a laxative effect. You can also add live bacteria capsules to adjust the intestinal flora to assist in treatment.

Causes of constipation during breastfeeding

1. Constipation during breastfeeding should first be considered as caused by dietary factors. Long-term consumption of dry, low-fiber, and high-protein foods, coupled with no exercise after meals, drinking less water, a bad lifestyle, failure to defecate on time every day, excessive work pressure, and staying up late for a long time can all cause constipation.

2. Uncontrollable factors include age. As the digestive tract function declines with age, constipation may occur. Gastrointestinal flora imbalance and lack of intestinal probiotics are also one of the reasons.

3. Caused by some diseases, such as colon cancer, rectal cancer, gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy, etc.