What to drink when you are thirsty during confinement

Confinement is the golden period for the mother's physical recovery. In order to promote rapid recovery, the mother must pay attention to all aspects of life to avoid postpartum diseases due to carelessness. At the same time, the mother's uterus is constantly recovering during the confinement period. At this time, you must not eat cold food, otherwise it will cause a lot of blood congestion inside the uterus. So what is the best thing for pregnant women to drink when they are thirsty during confinement?

, so I always feel thirsty during confinement. What should I drink to quench my thirst?

1. Drink boiled water

If you feel thirsty during confinement, you can drink more boiled water. You should follow the principle of "small amounts, multiple times, and slow drinking". Mothers can drink some warm water every time they feel thirsty. It is not advisable to drink too much at one time to avoid overburdening the stomach and intestines and affecting the body's recovery. Mothers can drink 6-10 glasses of water every day, each glass containing 250ml.

2. Drink millet porridge

Drinking millet porridge can improve thirst. Because drinking porridge can allow mothers to absorb more water than eating, it can relieve thirst during confinement. At the same time, millet has the benefits of clearing heat, strengthening the stomach and removing dampness, harmonizing the stomach and promoting sleep. It has a very good effect on many postpartum women with internal heat and spleen deficiency.

3. Drink brown sugar water

If you feel thirsty during confinement, you can drink brown sugar water. Brown sugar water has the effects of replenishing qi and strengthening the middle, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can not only replenish water for the mother, but also help the discharge of lochia and promote recovery.

However, the time for drinking brown sugar water should be controlled at about 10 days, no more than 20 grams per day, and try to add more water when drinking.

4. Drink fruit and vegetable juice

Most fresh fruits and vegetables have a certain effect of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, and are rich in vitamins and minerals, which are beneficial to the recovery of the mother's body. Therefore, if you feel thirsty during confinement, you can drink some pear juice, watermelon juice, apple juice, kiwi juice, celery juice, carrot juice, tomato juice, etc., but be careful not to drink iced vegetable and fruit juices, just room temperature.

5. Drink Adenophora and Radix Ophiopogonis Rock Sugar Drink

Ingredients: 15 grams of Adenophora Root, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 5 grams of Bamboo Leaf, 3 grams of Licorice, 10 grams of Asparagus cochinchinensis, and appropriate amount of crystal sugar.

Method: Boil the above Chinese medicine into soup, add rock sugar and drink it warm.

Usage: One dose per day, take in small amounts and multiple times.

Tips: Suitable for those who suffer from severe thirst, dry mouth, prone to getting angry after childbirth, and have good physical constitution.