How to supplement nutrition after caesarean section?

Caesarean section can cause great harm to us women. If we cannot carry out effective maintenance, the bodies of pregnant mothers will suffer great torture. We must pay great attention to diet care and lifestyle habits after caesarean section to avoid causing more serious harm to our bodies. Let us now learn about how to supplement nutrition after caesarean section.

1. Eat less acidic foods

During the breastfeeding period, many people think that in order to feed their children, they need to nourish themselves first, so they eat a lot of fish and meat every day. Eating too much acidic food will greatly affect the body's digestive function and easily cause inflammation. People have a high temper, and the addition of a baby also brings a lot of housework, so it is inevitable that they will be in a bad mood and easily lose their temper. Eating more light food, drinking more water, and practicing yoga can all help you adjust your mood.

2. It is important to replenish water

For example, in the first few days after delivery, you will often feel thirsty and have poor appetite. This is because the secretion of hydrochloric acid in your gastric juice decreases, and the muscle tension and peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract weaken; the skin's excretion function becomes extremely vigorous, and you sweat a lot; and the task of breastfeeding the child is added. Therefore, it is particularly important to replenish plenty of water during the confinement period. Juice, milk, soup, etc. are all good choices.

3. Ensure adequate calcium intake

Breastfeeding mothers should ensure that they take in enough calcium to meet the physiological needs of both mother and baby. Otherwise, they may suffer from back pain and leg pain, and the lack of calcium in breast milk may affect the growth and development of the baby. Breastfeeding when the mother's own calcium intake is insufficient may cause excessive consumption of calcium in the body of the breastfeeding mother, resulting in osteoporosis and other problems.

4. Not being picky about food is more important than taking “tonics”

From a nutritional point of view, a new mother after childbirth needs about 2700-2800 kcal of calories per day, so the amount of food she eats should be increased by about 30% compared to before pregnancy. No matter how busy you are after giving birth, you must eat on time, combine coarse and fine grains, and the menu also needs to consider nutritional balance, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and be diverse. Try not to be picky or biased in your eating habits. There is no need for so-called "tonics", as long as the diet is reasonable, balanced and nutritious.

Knowing more about how to supplement nutrition after cesarean section will be beneficial to us. At the same time, we must not be careless about the care work after cesarean section. We must learn more about some care measures that are suitable for us, which will be very helpful for achieving better physical recovery.