30 days of lochia and red lochia

In addition to taking care of the baby and breastfeeding, postpartum mothers also have to deal with the annoying lochia. Lochia is actually very troublesome, because the mother is physically uncomfortable to begin with, and she is very weak after just giving birth. She also has to deal with the problem of lochia, which is really distressing. Generally, the mother is basically out of confinement in about 30 days, but at this time there is still lochia, and it is all red lochia. What should I do?

diagnosis

1. Normal lochia has a bloody smell, with a total volume of about 500~1000 ml, but it is not smelly. Generally speaking, lochia will clear up in about three weeks after delivery.

2. If two weeks after delivery, the lochia is still bloody, large in amount, accompanied by a foul odor, and sometimes contains rotten meat-like substances or fetal membrane-like substances, and the uterus is poorly restored, then you should consider that there may be residual placenta or fetal membranes in the uterus, and heavy bleeding may occur at any time.

3. When puerperal infection occurs after childbirth, it can cause endometritis or myometritis. At this time, the mother will have symptoms such as fever, lower abdominal pain, increased lochia and bad odor. The lochia at this time not only has a foul odor, but also is not normal bloody or serous in color, but a turbid, dirty earthy brown color.

treat

Chinese Medicine Dialectics

After childbirth, the menstrual blood is damaged, the body is weak and insufficient, and cannot be restrained, or the bad blood is not completely discharged, then the good blood will be difficult to calm down, and will flow out together and will not stop for a long time. --《Pregnancy and Childbirth Heart Method》

1. Qi deficiency: The body is qi deficient and the vital energy is insufficient. In addition, the patient loses blood and consumes qi during childbirth, or works too hard after childbirth, which damages the spleen, causing qi deficiency and sinking, and the Chong and Ren meridians become loose and unable to retain blood, resulting in continuous lochia.

2. Blood heat: The body is Yin deficient, and due to blood loss during delivery, Yin fluid is depleted, Yin deficiency causes internal heat, or excessive consumption of spicy, warm and dry foods after delivery, or being affected by heat evil, or liver depression turning into heat, heat disturbing Chong and Ren meridians, forcing blood to descend, resulting in unclean lochia.

3. Blood stasis: After childbirth, the placenta is empty, and the cold evil enters the placenta, causing the blood to become cold and coagulate; or due to emotional injury, the blood becomes stagnant; or due to blood stasis after childbirth, the placenta and fetal membrane remain as blood stasis, which blocks the body and prevents new blood from returning to the meridians, resulting in unclean lochia.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine has long studied the condition of postpartum lochia. The treatment of postpartum lochia should be based on the main principles of tonifying deficiency and removing blood stasis. Tonifying deficiency should focus on tonifying Qi and blood, while removing blood stasis should be combined with Qi-regulating drugs, based on the idea that when Qi flows, blood will flow. The famous Chinese medicine "Postpartum Lochia Ointment" is a special medicine for treating this disease in traditional Chinese medicine. Composed of four Chinese medicinal herbs: motherwort, safflower, peach kernel, and acne, the postpartum lochia cream is used to astringe and stop bleeding as well as to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It has the effects of both promoting circulation and nourishing yin, and its characteristics of invigorating qi and nourishing yin are also in line with the pathogenesis of female physical weakness, making the treatment effect more comprehensive. Therefore, this recipe has been highly praised by Chinese medicine practitioners for thousands of years and is still used today, enduring.

Folk remedies

Folk remedy 1: 100 grams of lotus root juice and 20 grams of white sugar. First, squeeze the lotus root juice from the fresh, white and tender lotus root, refrigerate it for later use, then add sugar to the lotus root juice and drink it cold. This prescription is suitable for postpartum lochia caused by blood heat.

Folk remedy 2: 30 grams each of agrimony and motherwort, 10 grams of brown sugar. First, boil the two herbs, remove the residue, take the filtrate, add brown sugar into the filtrate, boil for 1-2 times, and then take it 2-3 times a day. This prescription can be used to treat lochia retention caused by blood stasis.