Can I take care of my health 10 days after a medical abortion?

Although medical abortion is already familiar to many women, it is not as safe as everyone thinks and can also cause harm. Therefore, after the medical abortion, in addition to paying attention to whether the abortion is clean, you must also pay attention to post-abortion maintenance. So, can you maintain your health 10 days after medical abortion? It is possible to maintain your health, but it also depends on what you do it for. You should focus on maintaining your uterus.

What should you pay attention to after medical abortion?

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition

After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2-3 days, then you can get out of bed and move around, gradually increasing the activity time. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month after the abortion to avoid catching cold.

2. Keep the vulva clean and avoid sexual intercourse

After an abortion, the cervix has not completely closed and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. The sanitary napkins and underwear used should be washed and changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. If you have sex too early after an abortion, it can easily cause acute endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and may also lead to secondary infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the abortion.

3. Observe the bleeding

If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after an abortion, or is even accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, and other abnormal symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time.

4. Adhere to contraception

After the abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recover, and the ovaries ovulate on schedule. If you do not persist in contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Therefore, after an abortion, you should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible, and you must insist on contraception as the main method. You cannot use abortion as a contraceptive measure.

What dietary therapy should I take after medical abortion?

1. Soy milk rice porridge

2 bowls of soy milk, 50 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar. Wash the rice, cook it with soy milk to make porridge, add sugar after it is cooked. Take on an empty stomach every morning. It has the effects of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, clearing away heat and moistening dryness. Suitable for recuperation of physical weakness after artificial abortion.

2. Egg and Date Soup

2 eggs, 10 red dates, and appropriate amount of brown sugar. Put water in a pot and bring it to a boil, then add the eggs and cook them. When the water boils again, add the red dates and brown sugar and simmer for 20 minutes. It has the effects of tonifying the middle, replenishing qi and nourishing blood. Suitable for the conditioning of anemia and insufficient Qi and blood after illness and childbirth.

3. Ginseng and Astragalus Hen

1 old hen, 50 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 50 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 50 grams of Chinese yam, 50 grams of jujube, and appropriate amount of rice wine. Kill a hen, remove its feathers and internal organs, and soak it in rice wine. Place the other four ingredients around the chicken, steam it in water, and take it in several servings. It has the effect of invigorating qi and nourishing blood. Suitable for conditioning after miscarriage.

What can't you eat after abortion?

1. Do not eat hard food.

2. You cannot eat raw or cold food after miscarriage, especially for women with poor spleen and stomach function. Too cold food will damage the spleen and stomach and affect digestion.

3. Do not eat greasy food such as fatty meat, animal fat, etc. Fat intake should be controlled to about 80 grams per day within one week after the operation. After miscarriage, gastric tension and intestinal motility are weak, which can cause indigestion.

4. Do not eat cold foods such as crabs, clams, snails, etc. Because the food after miscarriage is warm and nourishing, these foods are not conducive to recovery of health.

5. Smoking and drinking should be avoided after miscarriage. Smoking and drinking are not conducive to the repair of the endometrium, and long-term vaginal bleeding will aggravate the infection. Secondary to other gynecological diseases.

6. Do not eat hot foods such as fried and spicy foods after the operation to avoid aggravating bleeding. Fried foods can aggravate symptoms such as dry mouth and constipation. Avoid eating irritating foods, such as chili, pepper, ginger, wine, vinegar, etc., because these foods can stimulate congestion of sexual organs and increase menstrual volume.