The lochia disappeared 10 days after caesarean section

During the delivery process, some fluid in the uterus is not completely discharged, so some secretions will be discharged from the vagina after delivery. These secretions are also called lochia. After giving birth, the lochia discharged from women's bodies is different in each period. Sometimes it is red and sometimes it is white. But some women have no lochia ten days after caesarean section. Is this normal?

The discharge from the vagina after childbirth is called lochia. Under normal circumstances, it will be completely discharged 4 to 6 weeks after childbirth. In the first few days after delivery, the amount of lochia is relatively large and the color is bright red, so it is called red lochia, also known as bloody lochia, which generally lasts for 37 days. After 3 to 5 days, the amount of blood contained decreases and the lochia turns light red, called serous lochia. 10 to 14 days after delivery, the lochia is white or light yellow, called white lochia.

Lochia is a sign of the recovery of the uterus. So how long does it take for the lochia to be clear after a caesarean section?

1. Under normal circumstances, lochia has a bloody smell, but it is not smelly, the amount does not exceed the menstrual volume, and the color is transparent and shiny, not dark or dirty. It will be clean after about half a month to 20 days.

2. Due to individual differences, the duration of lochia discharge after childbirth is not necessarily the same for each female friend. Under normal circumstances, the lochia will stop about 3 weeks after a woman gives birth.

3. If lochia is still leaking more than 2 months after delivery, it should be considered as lochia retention. Common causes of lochia include infection in the uterine cavity, remnants of pregnancy materials such as placenta, decidua and other tissues in the uterine cavity, and incomplete recovery of the uterus.

4. If the lochia is still not clear one month after the caesarean section, and is accompanied by a foul or rancid odor, or is accompanied by abdominal pain, fever and other symptoms, then the uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, and ovaries may be infected; if the amount of lochia increases day by day, the color becomes redder and darker day by day, or some bruises appear, or is accompanied by uterine bleeding, vaginal trauma, or symptoms of infection, etc., resulting in the lochia always being unclear, everyone must pay enough attention and go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.