What causes blood clots during menstruation after childbirth? Experts answer your questions

Some women find that their menstruation has changed after giving birth, and obvious blood clots have appeared. This may be caused by coldness in the body, or by mental stress after giving birth. In short, there are many reasons for this phenomenon.

1. The presence of blood clots during menstruation is related to the amount of bleeding and the speed of bleeding. When you bleed a lot, it will coagulate into a blood clot and be discharged. The body of a postpartum woman is still in the recovery stage, so it will have a certain impact on menstruation during this period. Postpartum women generally will discharge lochia, vaginal secretions will increase, and the necrotic endometrium will fall off in large chunks and mix with lochia and menstruation, thus forming the phenomenon of blood clots in postpartum menstruation. Once we find this phenomenon, don't worry first, but find out the cause of the problem so that we can solve it.

2. We need to know whether the menstruation is normal. For women, it is an important indicator to measure health status. Postpartum menstruation with blood clots cannot be generalized. Some just have blood clots, but they are within the normal range, while others are abnormal manifestations, which may be caused by certain diseases. When menstruation is abnormal, we should pay attention to it. Female friends do not need to worry too much about the problem of heavy menstrual flow and blood clots after childbirth, so as not to affect the recovery of menstruation due to negative emotions.

3. If there are blood clots during menstruation after childbirth, you should pay attention to dietary conditioning. The food should be mainly warm, high in protein and low in fat. Eat more foods rich in vitamins C and E to help smooth blood circulation in the pelvis and reduce pain caused by congestion. Also pay attention to supplementing calcium and magnesium to relax the muscles properly; try not to eat what you cannot eat, eat less fried, spicy and cold fruits, so as not to affect blood vessel contraction; pay attention to keeping warm during menstruation to avoid catching cold; pay attention to rest, not too tired, keep a happy mood, and know how to combine work and rest. For patients whose condition persists for a long time or whose condition is serious, they should persist in treatment or receive traditional Chinese medicine treatment to get rid of the torment of menstrual blood clots as soon as possible.