Can I take medicine for constipation during breastfeeding?

In our daily life, we are particularly prone to constipation due to many reasons. It is relatively easy to solve at this time. If the mother has constipation during breastfeeding, there are many things to pay attention to in order to solve this problem. When the mother is breastfeeding her baby, she cannot take many medicines, and she needs to be very careful about her diet. At this time, she cannot take medicine casually to solve the constipation problem, because everything she eats will affect the breast milk. Generally speaking, mothers should pay attention to drinking more water, eating more crude fiber foods, and increasing some activities during breastfeeding. Now let’s talk about whether mothers can take medicine for constipation during breastfeeding.

What to do if you have constipation during breastfeeding:

1. High-fiber diet: Dietary fiber itself is not absorbed, but it can absorb water in the intestinal cavity to increase stool volume, stimulate the colon, and enhance motility. Foods rich in dietary fiber include wheat bran or brown rice, vegetables, and fruits rich in pectin such as mangoes and bananas (note: unripe fruits contain tannic acid which will aggravate constipation).

2. Replenish water: Drink more water. It is recommended to drink more than 1500 ml of water every day to keep the intestines sufficiently hydrated and facilitate the excretion of feces.

3. Provide sufficient amounts of B vitamins and folic acid: Enriching foods with B vitamins can promote the secretion of digestive juices, maintain and promote intestinal peristalsis, and facilitate defecation. Such as whole grains, yeast, beans and their products. Among vegetables, spinach and cabbage contain a lot of folic acid, which has a good laxative effect.

4. Increase the intake of gas-producing foods: Eat more gas-producing foods to promote faster intestinal peristalsis and facilitate defecation; such as onions, radishes, garlic sprouts, etc.

5. Increase fat supply: Appropriately increase high-fat food. Vegetable oil can directly moisten the intestines, and the decomposition product fatty acids can stimulate intestinal peristalsis. The kernels of dried fruits (such as walnut kernels, pine nuts, various melon seeds, almonds, peach kernels, etc.) contain a lot of oil, which has the effect of lubricating the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

Chinese patent medicines that can be taken for constipation during lactation:

1. Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills, 6g, twice a day.

2. Ma Zi Ren Wan, 6g, twice a day.

3. Niuhuang Jiedu soft capsule, 2 capsules, 2 times a day

Chinese medicine that can be taken for constipation during lactation:

1. Soak 10g of Cistanche deserticola, 10g of Sesame Seed, and 10g of Polygonum multiflorum in water and drink.

2. Soak 3g of senna leaves in water and drink.

3. Take 3g of rhubarb and 10g of Cistanche deserticola, soak in water and drink.