Coccyx pain after cesarean section

What should I do if I have coccyx pain after cesarean section? To treat coccyx pain after giving birth, you have to find out the cause. So far, the treatment of coccyx pain is generally divided into two types: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. The conservative treatment of coccyx pain may take several weeks or even several months.

What to do if you have coccyx pain after cesarean section

To treat coccyx pain after childbirth, the cause of the disease must be found out. So far, the treatment of coccyx pain is generally divided into two types: conservative treatment and surgical treatment. The conservative treatment of coccyx pain may take several weeks or even several months. If there is no improvement after long-term conservative treatment and the coccyx joint is significantly unstable or loose, the coccyx can be surgically removed. It will take about four to eight months for the symptoms to improve after the operation. Pregnant women can use the following four methods to relieve and treat coccyx pain after childbirth:

1. When the coccyx hurts, you can apply heat to improve local blood circulation and relax local muscles.

2. Lie on your back in the unit. When sitting, be careful not to let the painful area come into contact with the hard mass. It is best to sit on a soft cushion or leather pad.

3. Coccyx pain will generally gradually ease 1-2 months after delivery, so as to avoid this kind of situation. If the fetus is too heavy (over 4 kg) or the mother's pelvis is narrow, the pregnant woman will immediately undergo surgical midwifery or cesarean section during delivery.

4. If the pain during the confinement period does not seem to be relieved or improved, see a doctor as soon as possible and receive necessary treatment.

This is mainly caused by the changes in the pelvic muscles of pregnant women during the delivery process. Attention should be paid to pelvic muscle recovery treatment, which can effectively treat coccyx pain after childbirth.

After giving birth, the pelvic muscles become sensitive due to extreme expansion. Therefore, exercise these muscles as often as possible to restore them to a strong state. The pelvis is a basin-shaped mass of bone that consists of 2 large pelvic bones that are connected to each other at the bottom of the spine (sacrum), called the sacroiliac joint. The pelvic bones have a joint in the front, called the phalangeal joint. Just below the sacrum in the spine are four small bones that make up the coccyx.

Will the pelvis get bigger after a cesarean section?

During childbirth, due to the influence of relaxin in the body during pregnancy, the cartilage connection between bones will loosen, which is helpful for childbirth. As the body's female hormones recover after giving birth, it will return to its previous state.

Many women notice that their pelvis has become larger after giving birth, and think that the culprit is the choice of natural birth. But in fact, experts believe that in order to adapt to childbirth, expectant mothers will secrete relaxin, which will make the pelvic joints of expectant mothers relatively relaxed, thereby making the childbirth more complete. Therefore, no matter whether the expectant mother chooses natural birth or caesarean section, the effect of this type of relaxin is to make the expectant mother's pelvis larger, so women usually have an enlarged pelvis after giving birth.

Therefore, childbirth is not the only factor that causes a woman's pelvis to become larger after giving birth. Experts say that some women will have pelvic displacement problems right after giving birth, so these women need to use a belly band to correct it during the confinement period, which can help stabilize the pelvis and prevent pelvic displacement. If the mother adopts a more professional pelvic repositioning correction, it can generally help the pelvis shrink by 2-3cm.

The component of the pelvis is nothing but bone mass. If the bone mass is strong, the pelvis will be less likely to be damaged. Therefore, some foods that improve bone mass are included in the list of healthy pelvis. Calcium-fortified milk, AD calcium milk, fish, shrimp, oysters, egg yolks, walnut kernels, hazelnut kernels, etc. are rich in calcium, selenium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other nutrients, so why not eat more of them on a regular basis. Of course, don't forget to get more sun exposure, so that the ultraviolet rays in the sun can penetrate the skin to produce vitamin D, which can promote the body's absorption of calcium and strengthen bones.