Why do leg joints hurt during confinement?

Leg joint pain during confinement is a problem that troubles many mothers. In fact, this may be caused by infection with wind evil. Therefore, you should pay attention to maintenance during confinement and pay attention to preventing rheumatic and rheumatoid diseases, especially when you feel pain in your body.

1. Postpartum wind does not only refer to the feeling of cold evil

Women’s vitality is severely damaged after childbirth, their qi, blood and body fluids are damaged, their meridians are empty, their skin pores are relatively loose, and their ability to resist wind, cold and dampness is very poor. If they are not properly cared for, the cold will invade the body and they are likely to suffer from postpartum diseases. Its clinical symptoms are: fear of cold, fear of wind, sweating, pain in moving joints, and severe patients need to wear cotton clothes in summer. If pathogenic factors stay in the body for a long time, damaging the skin, tendons and bones, it will lead to serious tendon and bone diseases. "Postpartum wind does not only refer to the postpartum diseases left by wind evil after childbirth. The open cervix of postpartum women makes it easy for bacteria to invade. Postpartum depression and postpartum bleeding and diarrhea caused by uncontrolled diet can also lead to postpartum wind." Liu Chengzang said. She reminded that women should avoid three things after giving birth: sweating, diuresis, and diarrhea, as these will aggravate the symptoms of postpartum wind. Even working women should rest more during the postpartum period to prevent overwork, decreased resistance and postpartum wind.

2. Postpartum wind is more effective during the confinement period

Postpartum wind is also called confinement disease. The symptoms are similar to rheumatism and rheumatoid diseases. The joints throughout the body are in unbearable pain. The pain symptoms will be aggravated by cold or wind. Postpartum diseases are indeed more effective if they are treated during the confinement period. Otherwise, the disease will stay in the body for too long and will be more difficult to treat. Postpartum wind is a chronic disease. You must be mentally prepared after you get it. If you stop and start treatment during the process, you will often get half the result with twice the effort and the effect will not be good.

3. Prevent "wind" during confinement in autumn

It is windy in autumn and the temperature is relatively low at night or in the morning. While ventilating the room daily, be sure to close the windows in time. During the confinement period, mothers should pay attention to keeping warm when going to the toilet at night and in the morning to prevent postpartum wind. It should be noted that the so-called "wind prevention" after childbirth is to prevent exogenous wind and cold, not to avoid wind. Even more so, the doors and windows should not be closed because the mother is afraid of wind. Even normal indoor ventilation cannot be guaranteed, which will breed bacteria. When ventilating, you can open the windows when the weather is not too cold, there is no wind, and there is plenty of sunlight. The bed should not be close to the window or facing the window. If necessary, the mother and baby can temporarily go to another room to rest or move around. Pregnant women should take more baths, change clothes frequently, and take a bath at least once a week due to postpartum sweating, lochia, breastfeeding, etc. When the weather is warm and the sun is shining, it is good for the mother and baby to wear warm clothes and bask in the sun together, which is beneficial to their health. Mothers who give birth naturally can get up and move around the next day and do things within their ability to help their bodies recover quickly, but do not wash their hands or clothes with cold water.