How does postpartum rheumatism occur?

Some mothers develop postpartum rheumatism after giving birth. It is very likely that they did not receive proper care during the confinement period. After giving birth, the mother's body is relatively weak and her immune system is much lower, so it takes a month to recuperate and recover. During the confinement period, female friends must take good care of themselves in order to avoid the occurrence of sequelae.

Postpartum rheumatism refers to a disease in which women of childbearing age are exposed to wind, cold and dampness after childbirth or artificial abortion, or due to improper care during the confinement period, and the main symptoms are soreness and pain in the limbs and joints, numbness and discomfort, fear of wind and cold. Traditional Chinese medicine has such terms as "postpartum wind" and "postpartum arthritis". There is no name for this disease in Western medicine. Some people call it muscular rheumatism or neurosis. Even some doctors in clinical practice tend to misdiagnose this disease as rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

Causes

1. Caused by women being blown by wind or exposed to cold water during delivery.

2. After giving birth, pregnant women sweat profusely and fail to remove the sweat in time, and do not keep warm in time.

3. The living environment is limited and the mother’s bedroom is dark and damp.

4. Pregnant women do not get enough rest after giving birth and overwork themselves.

5. Women suffer from excessive bleeding due to uterine injury after childbirth.

Clinical manifestations

The main symptoms of this disease are pain in muscles and joints throughout the body, fear of wind, cold, and intolerance of fatigue, but there is no redness or swelling in the affected joints and muscles.

1. Discomfort in the joints of hands and feet, with or without lower back pain.

2. General weakness: Mothers suffering from postpartum rheumatism often feel tired, so don’t think that general weakness is a cold.

3. Eye discomfort, fear of wind, and tears.

4. Headache and dizziness: Avoid taking painkillers blindly to avoid adverse effects on the mother and baby.