What should I do if I get joint pain due to cold during confinement?

Many women will easily experience joint pain if they accidentally catch a cold during the postpartum confinement period. Generally speaking, the pain caused by cold joints will not only affect normal activities, but will also easily affect physical health. There are many ways to relieve joint pain caused by cold during confinement. You can first regulate it through diet methods, or you can apply hot compresses to relieve pain.

Diet therapy for joint pain caused by cold during confinement

A healthy food ingredient: Pig kidney soup - treats postpartum kidney deficiency and limb pain

Ingredients: pig kidney, glutinous rice, angelica, anemarrhena, scallion, and peony.

Preparation method: Boil pig kidneys in 1200-1300 ml of water. When the water is reduced to 800-700 ml, remove the pig kidneys and add other medicines. Cook over low heat until the water reaches 400-300 ml, then stop cooking and take it all at once.

The second health-preserving ingredient: Job's tears porridge - it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, dispersing wind and removing dampness, treating rheumatism that blocks the meridians and causes pain all over the body, spasms of the tendons and veins, and difficulty in flexion and extension.

Ingredients: Job's tears, mint, schizonepeta, and fermented black beans.

Preparation method: Wash the schizonepeta, mint, scallion and fermented black beans, put them into a clean pot, add 1500 ml of water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes, filter the juice and remove the residue, put the coix seeds into a casserole, add the medicinal liquid, and cook until the coix seeds are cracked and crispy.

Shengdi Congee-- nourishes Yin and produces body fluid, suitable for patients with Yin deficiency and arthralgia.

Ingredients: raw earth, rice.

Preparation method: Chop the raw land into small pieces, boil it with appropriate amount of water for about half an hour to extract the juice, and boil it again for the second time. Combine the two liquid medicines, remove the residue, and concentrate to about 100 ml for later use.

Next, let’s talk about a few auxiliary methods.

The first step is foot bathing. You can use Chinese medicine such as astragalus, angelica, Millettia reticulata, Duchu, Viscum album, Achyranthes bidentata, and Cibotium barometz to bathe your feet to replenish qi and blood, warm the meridians, and achieve a therapeutic effect. Consult your doctor for specific formulations.

Next is moxibustion. Cold limbs after childbirth indicate weak Qi and blood, and Qi and blood have two major characteristics: "flow when encountering warmth, and coagulate when encountering cold". Moxibustion therapy uses the warm stimulation of moxa fire to the meridian acupoints to make Qi and blood flow, attack evil with fire, warm the meridians and dispel cold evil. However, you need to master the method under the guidance of a doctor, find the acupoints correctly, and prevent burning of the skin.

Chinese herbal decoction, Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig Five Ingredients Decoction has the effects of nourishing blood and replenishing Qi, warming the meridians and dredging collaterals. Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong and Millettia reticulata can be added to nourish blood and dredge collaterals. Danggui Sini Decoction Danggui Sini Decoction warms the meridians and dispels cold, nourishes blood and unclogs meridians. It is effective for blood deficiency, cold syncope, and cold hands and feet.

In addition, you can also use medicinal herbs such as Eucommia ulmoides and Viscum album to make soup as a dietary therapy.