Why can't I sleep after abortion?

Although abortion is a very common operation for most people, the hidden harm is not small. Therefore, in addition to choosing a regular hospital for the operation, post-operative care should also be more careful, especially family members should give certain care. Some women say they can’t sleep after an abortion. Why? Insomnia has a great impact on physical health. If it happens occasionally, it’s okay, but if you suffer from insomnia for a long time, you should consider seeing a Chinese medicine doctor.

Insomnia is caused by excessive mental tension, stress, or emotional instability, which are the main causes of insomnia. At the same time, excessive liver fire will also affect sleep. You can take Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets or Shugan Tea to relieve liver heat. After miscarriage, pay attention to rest, chat with family members more, confide in them, and distract yourself. This is a good way to relieve stress. If you have poor sleep quality, you can also drink hot milk before going to bed and soak your feet in hot water for 15 minutes, which are very helpful for sleep.

You must pay attention to recuperation after a miscarriage, try to eat well, sleep well, pay attention to increasing nutrition, enhance the body's resistance to disease, and promote the early repair of damaged organs. After abortion, you should eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, and bean products, and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to speed up your body's recovery. You should take dietary supplements immediately; do not eat raw, cold, or irritating foods. If conditions permit, you can refer to the normal postpartum diet. In addition, you should follow the taboos after childbirth in your daily life, do not take a bath, do not drink cold drinks, keep warm clothes, and avoid catching a cold.

It is not advisable to get angry or tired. You should rest in bed for 2-3 days after the abortion. Do not engage in heavy physical labor, move things, lift heavy objects, and avoid strenuous exercise within half a month after the abortion. Do not end the rest period early. It is best for mothers who have had a natural or artificial abortion to rest and recuperate for about 21 to 30 days. Ensure physical recovery. Of course, there is no need to stay in bed all day, as this is not conducive to the discharge of lochia.

Recommended nutritional recipes after miscarriage

1. Egg and Date Soup:

Ingredients: 2 eggs, 10 red dates, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method: 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.

Efficacy: It has the effects of tonifying qi and nourishing blood. Suitable for conditioning of anemia and deficiency of Qi and blood after illness and childbirth.

2. Ginseng and Astragalus Chicken Soup:

Ingredients: 1 old hen, 50 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 50 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 50 grams of Chinese yam, 4 dates, and appropriate amount of rice wine.

Method: 1. Kill the hen, remove the hair and internal organs, chop into pieces, and blanch in water; 2. Soak the hen meat with rice wine, then pour in boiling water, put the other four ingredients around the chicken, and stew until cooked.

Usage: Take in several doses.

Efficacy: It has the effect of invigorating qi and nourishing blood. Suitable for conditioning after miscarriage.

3. Alfalfa egg soup:

Ingredients: 5g of angelica seeds and 2 eggs.

Preparation method: Grind the alfalfa seeds, put them in a clay pot, add water, boil them first, then simmer for 20 minutes over low heat; add peeled eggs and simmer for another 30 minutes.

Usage: Take once a day on an empty stomach in the morning, eat eggs and drink the soup.

Efficacy: Nourishes blood and replenishes Qi, tonifies the kidneys and stabilizes the fetus. Alfalfa seeds, also known as golden tea seeds, are the seeds of the legume plant alfalfa. They are often used in Shaanxi and other places in my country to treat threatened abortion and fetal movement disorder caused by kidney deficiency (fetal movement disorder, lower body bleeding, soreness of waist and legs, thin body, dizziness and tinnitus, poor appetite, frequent urination at night, sallow complexion, pale tongue, weak and slightly slippery pulse, and weak radial pulse) and trauma. Generally, good therapeutic effects can be achieved. However, it is ineffective for inevitable miscarriage and habitual miscarriage.

4. Ginseng and angelica pork kidney soup:

Ingredients: 5g ginseng, 10g angelica root, 2 pork kidneys.

Preparation: Wash the ginseng and angelica roots; wash the pork kidneys and remove the inner membrane and tendons. Put ginseng, angelica and pork kidney into a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for minutes on low heat.

Usage: Take once on an empty stomach in the early morning, drink the soup, slice the cooked pork loin and mix with soy sauce to eat, take for 7 times in a row.

Efficacy: Nourishes blood and replenishes Qi, calms the mind and stabilizes pregnancy. Ginseng greatly replenishes vital energy, calms the mind and protects against pregnancy; angelica replenishes blood and relieves pain; pig kidneys replenish kidney qi. This medicinal diet can be used as an auxiliary treatment for pregnant women with threatened abortion due to deficiency of both qi and blood. The clinical manifestations are restless fetal movement, red discharge from the lower part, weakness in the limbs, laziness in speaking, weak body and dry skin, sallow complexion, pale and tender tongue, thin white fur, and weak and thready pulse.

5. Chicken with Eight Treasures for Pregnancy:

Ingredients: 15g Codonopsis pilosula (or 3g ginseng), 12g Poria cocos, 5g roasted licorice root, 10g Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g Angelica sinensis, 10g White Peony Root, 10g stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 15g Eucommia ulmoides, 250g lean pork, 1 old hen, and appropriate amounts of onion, ginger, salt, wine and other seasonings.

Preparation: Prepare all 8 kinds of medicines above, wash them, put them into a clean gauze bag and tie the mouth; slaughter and trim the hen, blanch it in boiling water for 3 minutes, remove it and drain it; wash the pork and cut it into pieces. Put the chicken, pork and medicine bag into a large casserole, add water, bring the water to a boil, add seasoning, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour and serve.

Usage: Take out the medicine bag, drink the soup and eat the meat as three meals.

Function: Nourishes Qi and blood, strengthens the kidneys and stabilizes the fetus. This dish is extremely delicious, with rich juice, flavor and nutrition. Those who suffer from threatened miscarriage due to deficiency of Qi and blood can benefit greatly from taking this dish. Taking this dish before the symptoms of threatened abortion appear during pregnancy can have a good preventive effect on habitual abortion.