Causes of heavy menstruation after childbirth

After giving birth, women are generally very weak and are prone to some gynecological diseases. For example, there are many reasons for heavy menstruation after childbirth, but many women go to great lengths to send their children to large hospitals, hoping that the doctors can cure them in one go. Some women do not take it seriously at all, which results in delayed treatment. Both of these practices are inappropriate. It is most important for women to first understand the reasons for heavy menstruation after childbirth.

Heavy menstruation after childbirth is very uncomfortable for women. If you don’t understand the cause and don’t pay more attention to your diet, the condition will definitely get worse. Therefore, it is important for women to understand the reasons for heavy menstruation after childbirth.

Reasons for heavy menstrual flow after childbirth:

Reason 1: Uterine damage. This situation usually occurs after women give birth or after the insertion of an IUD, which can cause excessive menstrual bleeding. Anovulatory menorrhagia during adolescence is a symptom of functional uterine bleeding.

Reason 2: Gynecological diseases. Uterine fibroids can cause women to have excessive menstrual periods. Even very small fibroids can cause excessive menstrual periods. Endometritis can also cause heavy menstrual bleeding in women.

Reason three: systemic disease. For example, blood diseases, liver diseases, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases can affect the secretion of estrogen, leading to increased vascular fragility, causing endometrial hyperplasia and thus increased menstruation.

Reason 4: Other factors. Some women take hormone drugs or anticoagulant drugs, which can also cause excessive menstrual flow.

What to do if your menstrual flow is heavy after childbirth?

1. To regulate emotions, you need to keep a good mood and avoid worry, depression and anger, which can damage the liver and spleen, or excessive emotions, which can turn the five emotions into fire and disturb the Chong and Ren meridians, causing menstrual diseases.

2. Adjust the temperature according to the changes in climate and environment, and add or reduce clothes and quilts appropriately. Don't keep it too cold or too cold to avoid attracting external evil, damaging blood and qi, and causing menstrual diseases.

3. Proper work and rest. You should actively engage in labor (physical and mental labor), but avoid overwork and strenuous exercise, as this can easily damage your temper and lead to menstrual diseases caused by dysfunction of control or biochemical deficiencies. Pay attention to your diet, which should be regular and quantitative.

4. Birth control and sexual abstinence should focus on birth control and sexual abstinence to prevent diseases, avoid excessive and frequent births (including abortions) and sexual intercourse during menstruation and after childbirth, otherwise it will damage the Chong and Ren meridians, essence and blood, and kidney qi, leading to menstrual diseases. More attention should be paid to the above items in normal times, and more attention should be paid during menstruation and after childbirth, which can reduce or prevent the occurrence of this disease.

5. Avoid overeating or excessive consumption of fatty, greasy, raw, cold, spicy, and dry foods to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach and causing biochemical deficiencies, or accumulating moisture to produce phlegm, or cooling or burning blood, causing menstrual disorders.

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that there are many reasons for heavy menstruation after childbirth, usually uterine damage and some gynecological diseases, etc. By understanding these reasons, family members can use effective methods to alleviate these symptoms, but once the symptoms are more serious, they will need to go to the gynecology department for professional treatment.