What should I do if I don’t fart after a caesarean section?

Caesarean section is a popular method of delivery for young women in modern society, because it can effectively avoid labor pain and solve many problems that are not suitable for natural delivery, such as malposition of the fetus and umbilical cord around the neck. Of course, cesarean section is similar to appendectomy surgery in another way because it requires exhaust. So, many women who have given birth say that they can’t fart or pass gas after a caesarean section. What should they do?

If you don’t fart after a caesarean section, it means that your gastrointestinal tract has not yet recovered normal peristalsis and you cannot eat anything. In this case, you should get out of bed and move around to promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function. Generally, you can recover within three days after the activity. Getting out of bed and moving around early is very beneficial, not only for recovery from surgery, but also for early ventilation.

Rehabilitation guidance: In addition, if you want to promote earlier farting, you can take some gastrointestinal motility drugs, such as metoclopramide to promote gastrointestinal motility, which may cause you to fart earlier. Do not eat within 6 hours after a caesarean section. You should consider eating after 6 hours. Generally speaking, the diet after a caesarean section is semi-liquid, that is, try to eat thin food as much as possible. Don't eat other high-fat, high-protein foods.

How to Recover After a Caesarean Section

Recovery after cesarean section is a relatively special stage. New mothers need to pay special attention when exercising for the first time after delivery. They must ask their doctors when they can start regular exercise, because women who have undergone cesarean section often have physical conditions such as weak constitution and susceptibility to arthritis. Since pregnancy weight is gained gradually over 40 weeks, you need to give yourself at least 40 weeks to lose that weight.

Post-cesarean recovery advice

As a new mother, you will definitely be very busy, but there will still be some spare time that can be accumulated. Try to arrange some exercise time every day, when parents are looking after the baby, when the baby is asleep... Even if it is only ten minutes each time, it can add up to a lot. These fragmented exercises will be the best start for you to get back in shape. Starting exercise early can not only reduce your waistline, but also make you healthier, so that you can take better care of your baby. Even if it's just taking a walk, stretching, or anything else that gets you moving. If you have returned to work, you can use your lunch break to take a walk around, answer the phone while standing at work... These small actions can not only help you maintain your figure, but also allow you to return to your normal state as soon as possible.