Remedies for cold legs during confinement

Nowadays, many women often suffer from some diseases. These diseases are caused when they are young. Some of them are related to childbirth. Within one month after giving birth, corresponding preventive measures must be taken. If you are not careful or catch a cold, it may cause various typhoid diseases in the body, which will cause your legs and feet to get cold during the confinement period.

What to do if you catch a cold during confinement

Beware of the cold

During the postpartum period, mothers should avoid catching cold, should not be exposed to cold wind or drink cold water, and should not eat cold or irritating foods. Usually, special attention should be paid to avoid physical fatigue or mental stimulation. Not only women who give birth normally, but also women who have had a caesarean section or a miscarriage are likely to suffer from postpartum wind, so you must pay attention.

Don't over-mobilize your joints

Any slight stimulation before delivery can cause problems after delivery, so you should never over-move your joints within 2-3 weeks after delivery.

Taking postpartum tonic medicine

Postpartum tonics in traditional Chinese medicine are effective in replenishing the mother's qi and blood, helping with rapid recovery after delivery, and preventing postpartum diseases, but they must be taken 3 weeks after the lochia has been discharged. Taking tonic medicine before all the lochia is discharged may induce postpartum wind. To treat postpartum stroke, you can decoct and take medicinal herbs such as ginseng, astragalus, angelica, and rehmannia root that have the effect of replenishing physical strength.

Foods that can prevent postpartum wind include carp, snakehead fish, pig's trotters, pumpkin, etc.

But as the name suggests, tonic foods are consumed to replenish energy. You should not take too much at one time or only eat one type.

Receive Chinese medicine treatment

Postpartum wind should be treated early, otherwise it will be very difficult to treat. Traditional Chinese medicine is generally used to treat postpartum wind. If you experience postpartum pain symptoms such as cold joints and tingling in joints, it is recommended to go to a traditional Chinese medicine hospital immediately to receive necessary treatment. Postpartum pain is generally treated with a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and treatment should be continued for more than one year.

Symptoms of wind during confinement

1. Symptoms of postpartum rheumatism: Patients will be afraid of cold and wind, sweat, and have pain in moving joints. The pain symptoms will be aggravated by cold and wind. They need to wear more clothes. Severe patients need to wear cotton clothes in hot summer.

2. Postpartum wind patients are prone to depression, which causes liver qi stagnation, leading to poor blood circulation. Stagnant qi and blood are prone to loss of nutrition, and wind evil can invade accidentally. Its clinical reaction symptoms are: fear of cold, fear of wind, pain in moving joints, as well as numbness, convulsions, swelling and pain.

3. Excessive sexual intercourse will damage the yin and essence. Deficiency of both yin and essence will lead to weakness of tendons and bones, allowing wind evil to invade. Its main clinical symptoms are: in addition to fear of cold and wind, joint pain, the main symptoms are heaviness, weakness, back pain, sleepiness, pain, and fatigue intolerance. Some patients also have rheumatic and rheumatoid symptoms.

How to prevent cold during confinement

Keep warm after giving birth

Whether new mothers give birth by themselves or by cesarean section, they will sweat a lot after giving birth. At this time, they must avoid being blown directly by the wind. The best way is to cool down naturally. If it is at night, you should also pay attention to keeping the new mother warm to prevent her from catching a cold when the temperature drops at night.

Get enough rest and pay attention to nutrition

New mothers consume a lot of physical energy during childbirth, so it is recommended that they rest in bed for 24 hours, ensure adequate sleep after delivery, and then get out of bed and move around the next day. New mothers should avoid exerting excessive force when doing activities. They can move their bodies moderately and avoid over-tiredness. They are prohibited from engaging in physical labor during the confinement period, especially activities that increase abdominal pressure, such as squatting for a long time or lifting heavy objects. Generally speaking, new mothers should not only eat nutritiously after giving birth, but also eat a reasonable and balanced diet.

Do not over-moisten your joints and maintain a positive mood

Any slight stimulation before delivery may cause problems after delivery, so you should never over-move your joints within 2 to 3 weeks after delivery. Get more rest and exercise naturally. Be careful not to catch a cold after exercise and don't over-fatigue. Keep calm and stable, don't get angry or anxious. The most important thing to note is that sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited during the confinement period.