What should breastfeeding mothers eat when they have internal heat?

The health of a breastfeeding mother's milk is closely related to her physical health, so during breastfeeding, mothers must take care of their health to avoid problems with their milk and thus affect the baby's body. "Getting angry" is a special term in traditional Chinese medicine. Many symptoms in life are caused by getting angry, such as oral ulcers, bleeding gums, etc. If a breastfeeding mother has symptoms of getting angry, the quality of her milk will be affected. What should a breastfeeding mother eat to reduce the internal heat?

What should I pay attention to when getting angry during breastfeeding?

1. Diet should clear away heat and expel fire

Postpartum mothers should eat light food. Avoid spicy, fried, greasy food, or irritating foods such as chili peppers and spicy seasonings. Eat less or no hot condiments, such as pepper, fennel, etc., as these things can easily cause getting a sore throat.

2. Do not eat fire-clearing powder

The reason is that the mother needs to breastfeed the baby, so it is best not to take some heat-clearing medicines, and not to eat too much cold food. What medicine is good for getting a sore throat during breastfeeding? For this, it is best to see a doctor to confirm what kind of condition you have so as to determine whether to use medication. Mothers need to be reminded that they must not take medicines such as Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets indiscriminately, because such laxatives contain ingredients such as rhubarb and artificial bezoar.

3. Drink more boiled water and eat more fruits and vegetables

If a breastfeeding mother gets angry, it is recommended that she drink more boiled water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and have a proper nutritional balance. You can also drink more pork rib soup and fish soup, which will improve your milk production.

If you have internal heat during breastfeeding, you can try these foods to reduce internal heat

1. Drink lotus seed soup to relieve heart fire

Symptoms: There are two types of fire: deficiency fire and excess fire. Deficiency fire is usually manifested as low fever, night sweats, irritability, dry mouth, etc.; while excess fire is manifested as repeated oral ulcers, dry mouth, short and red urine, irritability, etc.

Diet therapy: 30 grams of lotus seeds (without removing the lotus core), 15 grams of cassia seeds (wrapped in gauze), add appropriate amount of rock sugar, decoct in water, eat the lotus seeds and drink the soup.

2. Eating pig liver can relieve lung heat

Symptoms: dry cough without sputum or little and sticky sputum, hot flashes and night sweats, hot palms and soles, insomnia, and red tongue.

Diet therapy: 1 piece of pork liver, cook until the liver is cooked, eat 30 grams of chrysanthemum (wrapped in gauze), and drink the soup together with the liver.

3. Drink mung bean porridge to relieve stomach heat

Symptoms: There are two types of symptoms: deficiency fire and excess fire. Deficiency fire is usually manifested by mild cough, small amount of food intake, constipation, abdominal distension, red tongue and little coating; while excess fire is manifested by upper abdominal discomfort, dry and bitter mouth, and dry and hard stools.

Diet therapy: 30 grams of gypsum powder, appropriate amounts of polished rice and mung beans. First, boil the gypsum with water, then filter out the residue, take the clear liquid, and finally add rice and mung beans to cook porridge.

4. Drink pear juice to relieve liver fire

Symptoms: Headache, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, and pain in the ribs.

Diet therapy: Crush 10 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa into powder, peel and cut 2 pears, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, and stew it with appropriate amount of water.