What to do if lochia doesn’t stop? These methods can help you

After giving birth, women will go through a process of expelling lochia. Generally, the lochia will be discharged in about 2 weeks. Some women will experience persistent lochia. At this time, timely treatment is required. It can be treated with Chinese medicine or diet therapy, such as drinking more Astragalus, Jujube and Eel Soup.

1. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is a professional Chinese medicine treatment. Please use it under the examination and guidance of a Chinese medicine physician. Prescription for blood stasis type lochia retention: 18 grams of Citrus aurantium, 12 grams each of Red Caulis, Peach Kernel, and Rhubarb, 6 grams of cinnamon twig, 5 grams of Sodium Sulfate, and 3 grams of Licorice. Boil one dose in water daily. After decocting twice, take the liquid and mix it. Take it twice a day, morning and evening. Prescription for lochia retention caused by deficiency of both Qi and blood: 30g each of oyster shell and Houttuynia cordata, 15g of dragon bone, 12g each of Chuanduan, yam, roasted Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, stir-fried white peony root, and Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g each of stir-fried Scutellaria baicalensis and stir-fried Phellodendron chinense, and 6g of roasted Licorice root; take one dose daily, decocted in water twice, mix the liquids, and take in two doses.

Prescription for persistent lochia caused by damp-heat: 20 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and Adenophora radix, 15 grams of Phellodendron chinense, 10 grams each of Cyperus rotundus, Poria cocos, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Plantago seed (wrapped and decocted), and Citrus reticulatae, 6 grams each of Patchouli, Magnolia officinalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Amomum villosum, and 3 grams of Licorice root. Take 1 dose daily, decoct in water twice, take in the morning and evening. Prescription for blood stasis type lochia: 9g each of raw rehmannia, red peony root, Sichuan peony root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and peach kernel, 3g of safflower, and 2.4g of leech. Dosage: 1 dose per day, decoct the first 6 ingredients twice, grind the dried leeches into powder, and take it with the decoction of the first 6 ingredients. Take 3 doses in total.

Prescription for persistent lochia caused by damp-heat and blood stasis: 20 grams of coix seed, 15 grams each of angelica, poria, and astragalus, 10 grams each of atractylodes, phellodendron, and oriental water plantain, and 6 grams of Chuanxiong. Take one dose daily, decoct twice in water, mix the liquid, and take in the morning and evening. Take 8 doses in total.

2. Acupuncture

Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture divides lochia retention into Qi deficiency type, blood heat type and blood stasis type. According to the above three syndromes, postpartum lochia retention can be treated through body acupuncture and ear acupuncture with corresponding therapeutic points.

3. Diet therapy

Ingredients for Astragalus and Jujube Yellow Eel Soup: 500 grams of yellow eel, 45 grams of astragalus, 5 slices of ginger, 5 red dates; Method: blanch the yellow eel after processing, slice it and put it in a pan with oil, add a little cooking wine, and take it out after a while. Wash the astragalus and red dates, put them into the pot together with the eel meat, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer the soup over low heat for 1 hour, season and serve. Efficacy: Tonifies Qi and blood, especially suitable for Qi and blood deficiency caused by postpartum lochia, suitable for treating postpartum women with lower abdominal distension, vaginal bleeding, limb numbness, and weak waist and legs.

Ingredients for stewed black chicken with Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus: 200 grams of black chicken, 30 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 15 grams of Astragalus; Method: Wash and cut the three raw materials into pieces, put them into a pot together, add appropriate amount of boiling water, cover the pot, simmer over low heat for 3 hours, and season. Efficacy: Nourishes Qi and blood. It is especially suitable for postpartum women with persistent lochia and weak qi and blood. It is suitable for treating postpartum body pain and abdominal pain, with symptoms including prolonged and continuous lochia of light color and thin texture, accompanied by dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, joint pain, continuous and painful lower abdomen, and pale red tongue with thin white coating.

Ingredients for Kuncao porridge: 60 grams of fresh Kuncao, 100 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of brown sugar; Method: Boil Kuncao in water to extract the juice, add polished rice and brown sugar to cook porridge. Take it warm twice a day and stop taking it when you recover. Efficacy: expectorant and hemostatic. It is suitable for postpartum lochia that is sticky, uncomfortable, small in amount, dark purple in color with lumps, and lower abdominal pain that refuses to be pressed. But it is not suitable for lochia caused by deficiency of Qi and blood.

Ingredients for rapeseed cinnamon vinegar: 60 grams of rapeseed, 60 grams of cinnamon, and appropriate amounts of flour, rice wine, and vinegar. Method: Dry the rapeseed and cinnamon, grind them into powder, add vinegar and flour to make a paste, and make them into balls. Take 1 gram twice a day with rice wine until recovery. Efficacy: Promotes qi circulation, removes blood stasis, reduces swelling, and disperses nodules. Suitable for patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and increased leucorrhea. It can also be used for postpartum lochia and blood and qi pain. If postpartum lochia does not stop for too long, you must seek medical attention immediately.