What should I pay attention to during medical abortion?

Medical abortion is usually performed within seven weeks of a woman's pregnancy because the embryo has just begun to develop at this time. If you want to terminate the pregnancy, medical abortion is the best method because it causes less pain to the woman and does less harm to her body. However, you should also pay attention to taking care of your body after a medical abortion. So what should you pay attention to after a medical abortion?

How many days to rest after medical abortion

Under normal circumstances, medical abortion causes less damage to the body than surgery and requires a rest period of at least two weeks, because the bleeding time of medical abortion is about seven or fourteen days, and sometimes it may be earlier or later. If the bleeding time of medical abortion is too long, and the amount of bleeding is heavy and accompanied by abdominal pain, it may be an incomplete medical abortion, and you must go to the hospital for medical diagnosis as soon as possible.

The above is an introduction to medical abortion. At the same time, it reminds us that during the period of medical abortion, we should carefully observe whether there are signs of incomplete abortion such as prolonged bleeding and abdominal pain. If so, we should go to the hospital for uterine curettage immediately.

Generally speaking, the rest period after medical abortion for many people is 3-5 days. Of course, this period is closely related to one's physical constitution and varies from person to person. After a woman has a medical abortion, if she takes good care of herself, her body will recover quickly and the time she needs to rest and recuperate will be relatively reduced. Therefore, maintenance after medical abortion is very important. Women who have undergone medical abortion should pay more attention to rest even if they are busy at work.

Advantages and disadvantages of medical abortion

Advantages: It can avoid the pain of surgical abortion and certain complications, and achieve the purpose of stopping pregnancy if pregnant or inducing menstruation if not pregnant.

The disadvantage is that some women have prolonged vaginal bleeding after miscarriage, and a few may have incomplete miscarriage and still require surgical curettage.

Precautions after medical abortion

Pay attention to cleaning

Due to medical abortion, women will have prolonged vaginal bleeding. After bleeding, you must pay attention to your own cleaning and do not let the blood penetrate the vagina and cause inflammation. You should take a bath every day to keep your vagina clean, but be careful not to use cold water when bathing. If the doctor asks you not to take a bath after a medical abortion, you must do as the doctor says.

Enhance nutrients

Pay attention to adding nutrition, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, beans, and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the early repair of damaged organs.

Watch your diet

We all know that we cannot eat cold or spicy food during menstruation, and the same applies after a medical abortion. Because these foods will affect the human body, causing poor blood flow and resulting in blockage. Eat more light, blood-enriching foods.

If the amount of bleeding is heavy, you should drink more porridge and soup, and do not eat. Wait until you calm down before eating. Do not take medicine to stop bleeding at will. If you have diarrhea due to improper diet, do not take anti-diarrhea medicine at will. Consult a doctor at any time.