Do I need to stay in confinement after medical abortion?

Medical abortion requires confinement period because it is very harmful to the human body. It can cause heavy vaginal bleeding and pale complexion in women, which is more harmful to the body than painless abortion and childbirth. Therefore, women should rest for a month after having a medical abortion to allow the body enough time to repair. Then, they should avoid colds and replenish blood after the abortion, and keep the breasts unobstructed.

Do I need to take confinement after 40 days of medical abortion?

Compared with painless abortion, medical abortion is very harmful to the body. If you do not take good care after the abortion, it may cause great damage to your body. Maintenance after medical abortion is very important, which is equivalent to a short confinement period after giving birth. Under normal circumstances, after medical abortion in early pregnancy, there will be varying degrees of vaginal bleeding, which takes about 3-5 days or 7-10 days to clean. Proper care generally does not bring a big impact on the body. Therefore, you must take good care of yourself after the forty-day medical abortion.

How to take care of yourself after medical abortion

1. The breasts should be “unblocked”

The newly developed mammary gland stops growing, the alveoli become smaller and even disappear, and the mammary gland recovers. However, this recovery is usually incomplete, so it can easily induce lobular hyperplasia of the breast, causing breast lumps and breast pain. “If the meridians are blocked, there will be pain.” If you dredge the meridians as soon as possible and get the suddenly stagnant Qi and blood flowing again, you can avoid breast lumps and breast pain caused by improper confinement. Commonly used “dredging” methods include “Abortion Protective Soup” and so on.

2. Protect your uterus

During the confinement period, the uterus should be fully protected, including increasing the resistance of the uterus, promoting rapid repair of the uterus, and thoroughly expelling blood stasis. You can use the "Abortion Protection Soup" alone.

3. Pay attention to rest and diet

Traditional Chinese medicine points out that: "The care required for a miscarriage is ten times that for a normal birth", which means that abortion or miscarriage suddenly terminates the normal physiological process of the human body, which causes greater harm than a normal delivery, so you must pay attention to care. Although it doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed for 10 months, you should at least stay in bed for half a month after a miscarriage.