Symptoms of insufficient Qi and blood after childbirth

After giving birth, the mother often looks bad, which is mainly due to insufficient qi and blood. After giving birth, the mother's physical condition is relatively poor, and she needs timely conditioning at this time. There are many symptoms of insufficient qi and blood in postpartum women, such as postpartum fever, abdominal pain, limb soreness, dull skin, etc. It is also easy to cause pale red tongue, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, etc. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Postpartum fever

One of the reasons for postpartum fever is the loss of blood and energy during delivery, which leads to loss of vital energy, which manifests as persistent low-grade fever or night heat and morning coolness, dizziness, insomnia, night sweats, hot hands and feet, pale complexion, pale tongue, and thin pulse. If the postpartum fever is caused by deficiency of Qi and blood, you should take foods such as Bazhen Soup to nourish blood, clear heat, replenish Qi and blood, and regulate the Ying and Wei.

Postpartum abdominal pain

Postpartum abdominal pain can be caused by blood deficiency or blood stasis. If the patient is suffering from blood deficiency, it is due to the weakness of the body, insufficient Qi and blood, severe weakness due to childbirth, and excessive blood loss after childbirth, resulting in blood deficiency in the Chong and Ren meridians and malnutrition of the uterine vessels. It usually manifests as dull or persistent pain in the lower abdomen after delivery. The lochia is small in amount, light in color and thin in texture. Dizziness, palpitations, dry stools, and poor appetite. The tongue is pale with white coating and the pulse is thready and weak. You can eat foods such as red beans and carp to replenish blood, regulate qi and relieve pain.

Postpartum body pain

It is mainly due to postpartum qi and blood deficiency, malnutrition of meridians or kidney deficiency, malnutrition of blood vessels, as well as postpartum nutrition and defense disorder, loose pores, exposure to wind, cold and dampness, which cause obstruction of qi and blood circulation. It usually manifests as pain in joints throughout the body, soreness and numbness in the limbs, sallow complexion, dull skin, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath and laziness to speak. The tongue is pale red and the pulse is thin and weak. At this time, Huangqi Wuwu Decoction can be used with modifications to replenish qi and blood, warm the meridians and dredge the blood vessels.

Postpartum lochia

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lochia is transformed from blood. Qi and blood deficiency or blood stasis after childbirth can lead to continuous lochia. If it is deficiency of Qi and blood, the mother has a weak constitution, insufficient Qi and Yin, blood loss and Qi consumption during delivery, which makes her vital Qi weaker, or if she works too hard after delivery, which damages the spleen, causes Qi deficiency and sinking, and is unable to retain blood, it will cause postpartum lochia. The main symptoms are prolonged and excessive postpartum lochia, heavy flow, light red color, thin texture, no odor, mental fatigue, weakness in the limbs, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, empty lower abdomen, pale face, pale tongue, thin white fur, and slow and weak pulse. You can take Buzhong Yiqi Decoction with donkey-hide gelatin, mugwort leaves, and cuttlefish bones to replenish qi and blood.

Lack of milk

Lack of milk can be caused by weak qi and blood or liver depression and qi stagnation. If the woman's qi and blood are weak, and she loses blood and qi during delivery, resulting in qi and blood deficiency, or her spleen and stomach are weak and qi and blood are insufficient, resulting in weak qi and blood and inability to convert milk, then there will be very little or no milk after delivery. The main symptoms are less or even no milk after delivery, clear and thin milk, soft breasts with no feeling of fullness, fatigue and poor appetite, dull complexion, pale tongue, less coating, and a thready and weak pulse. You can use chicken, meat, bones, fish, etc. to make soup and drink it to promote milk secretion.

In addition to the above-mentioned manifestations of postpartum qi and blood deficiency, postpartum urinary and bowel obstruction, postpartum spontaneous sweating, night sweats, and postpartum spontaneous milk discharge are all symptoms of postpartum qi and blood deficiency. If the above symptoms occur, you can adjust your diet according to the specific situation.