What should I do if it hurts to go to the toilet after giving birth?

I was very weak after giving birth, so weak that every time I went to the toilet I was sweating all over, squatting on the ground to clean my wounds, and when I wanted to get up I had to lean over the sink, my legs were shaking. Mothers also want to take the initiative to take care of their children, but the pain is so severe that they are unable to do so. The joy of becoming a mother after giving birth cannot cover up the postpartum pain. Various uncomfortable symptoms such as going to the toilet make us feel overwhelmed. Women should start caring for their bodies. From now on, it is very necessary to understand this issue.

There are many things that pregnant mothers need to pay attention to after giving birth. Not only do they have to be busy taking care of the baby, but they also have to pay attention to their own bodies, especially mothers who have undergone cesarean section. They need to pay attention to whether their urination and defecation are normal.

You should have bowel movements in time two to three days after delivery.

Normally, new mothers will have bowel movements two to three days after giving birth, but many new mothers feel pain during their first bowel movement after giving birth. Because mothers have just given birth, many functions have not yet recovered, especially for mothers who had a cesarean section. Not only will the wound hurt, but the uterus will also feel different. Some people may have bowel movements later because of muscle relaxation, less pressure in the stomach, etc., which delays the bowel movement. So, in order for new mothers to have normal bowel movements after delivery, they must pay attention to this in their daily lives.

Difficulty urinating is a type of urinary retention, which is one of the common complications after childbirth. It is more common in primiparas or those with a long labor process, who are unable to urinate on their own 8 hours after delivery.

During the delivery process, when the fetal head passes through the birth canal, it will squeeze the mother's urethra and change its angle, making the first urination after delivery difficult. In addition, the bladder is under pressure and becomes congested and edematous during delivery, muscle tension is reduced, and there is pain in the perineum wound after delivery. As a result, many women will experience symptoms of urinary retention after giving birth.

Once a mother experiences difficulty urinating, she should first relax and tell herself that this is a common symptom after childbirth. Then she can seek some external help to help her urinate smoothly.

For example, gently pressing the bladder, fumigating the vulva with warm water, placing a hot towel on the lower abdomen, or turning on the faucet and stimulating it with the sound of running water. These methods can stimulate the contraction of the bladder muscles to a certain extent and prompt urination as soon as possible. If the effect is still not obvious, you have to use a suppository or get an injection. If these methods still don't work, a catheter may be used.

But the catheter is the least ideal because it will irritate the urethra and there is a possibility that the urine will not be discharged next time. A urinary catheter can be placed after strict disinfection, and oral antibiotics can be taken to prevent infection. After that, with a good rest, the catheter can be removed after 1-2 days, and the urine retention phenomenon can be relieved. Usually, through the above methods, most mothers can recover their urination function on their own.

In addition, even after urinating, care should be taken to prevent residual urine in the bladder. The method of examination is to press the lower abdomen above the pubic bone after the mother urinates to feel whether she still has the urge to urinate. If you still feel the urge to urinate, it means there is residual urine and you need to use the above method to treat it for a period of time until normal urination is restored.

To avoid postpartum urination difficulties. Before delivery, you should pay attention to avoiding urine accumulation and excessive distension of the bladder to avoid urinary difficulty. Reducing the pressure of the presenting fetus on the bladder can prevent urinary retention. The episiotomy suture should be of appropriate tightness to reduce wound pain. The episiotomy rate should be appropriately reduced, and the mother should be helped to urinate in time after delivery. Reduce mechanical stimulation and infection, and avoid excessive fatigue of the mother which may prolong the labor process.

Within 4 to 6 hours after delivery, the mother should be supervised and encouraged to get out of bed and urinate once to avoid urinary retention caused by overfilling of the bladder. In addition, you can eat more soupy foods and drink more brown sugar water within a short period of time after delivery to fill the bladder quickly, thereby strengthening the urge to urinate.

Women should not be lazy, they should exercise more and take care of themselves. When laziness and emptiness come, just exercise to wake up the body cells and sweat to your heart's content. From sweating profusely and panting to a calm heart and even breathing, all the unhappiness will go away. Have a healthy body and a good mood, live longer.