What to do if you have constipation after cesarean section

With the development of modern medicine, there are already many ways to help pregnant women give birth, such as caesarean section, natural birth, etc. Among them, cesarean section has gradually become known to people, and more and more pregnant women will choose cesarean section during delivery. However, cesarean section causes great harm to the body of pregnant women, and many pregnant women will have constipation problems after cesarean section. How to solve constipation after cesarean section?

1. Get up and exercise appropriately, do not stay in bed for a long time, walk around more indoors, which can effectively promote intestinal peristalsis and effectively promote the urge to defecate. In addition, when lying in bed, you should do more anal lifting exercises to promote blood circulation in the anal area.

2. Pay attention to diet, try to diversify the staple food, drink more soup and water. The combination of coarse and fine grains should be reasonable. While eating meat and protein, you should also pay attention to eating more fruits and vegetables, and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods.

3. Maintain a calm mind, stay in a good mood, and avoid too much negative emotions, because negative emotions will lead to a decrease in gastric acid secretion, which may lead to constipation.

4. Develop good bowel habits. It is best for women to get up early in the morning after giving birth and drink a glass of water to moisturize the intestines before defecation.

5. If the constipation of a pregnant woman is really serious, it is recommended that you go to a regular hospital in time for examination and treatment.

The dangers of postpartum constipation:

The reasons for maternal constipation are, on the one hand, long-term bed rest after delivery, little activity, and slower intestinal motility. At the same time, the abdominal wall expands during pregnancy, and after delivery, the abdominal wall relaxes and becomes weak, and the abdominal pressure decreases. This will make the intestinal contents easily stagnate in the intestinal cavity and difficult to be discharged. On the other hand, the more important thing is that the postpartum diet is not proper, eating too much refined food, not eating or eating very little vegetables, fruits and other fiber-rich foods, and some people also drink less water. This will inevitably lead to constipation and induce anal fissure.

The main symptom of anal fissure is pain after defecation. In severe cases, the pain can last for several hours, making the patient afraid of defecation. As a result, feces stay in the intestinal cavity longer and become drier, making the next defecation painful, forming a vicious cycle and causing unbearable pain.

Therefore, women should pay attention to anal fissures after childbirth. First of all, you should pay attention to participating in some activities as much as possible during pregnancy (unless there are contraindications to activities), and generally do not stay in bed all day. During pregnancy, you can engage in appropriate activities under the guidance of a doctor. More importantly, you should eat properly. In addition to eating chicken, meat, fish, eggs and other foods, you should also eat some vegetables, fruits and whole grains, beans and their products, and foods such as sweet potatoes. Drink more water and soup to keep your body hydrated. Of course, spicy and hot foods should not be eaten.