How to solve constipation after cesarean section

Constipation is a problem encountered by many mothers. Some mothers suffer from constipation during pregnancy, while others suffer from constipation after cesarean section. Although constipation is not a life-threatening illness, it can cause great discomfort to mothers and create a certain amount of mental stress for patients. What to do if you have constipation after cesarean section?

What to do if you have constipation after cesarean section

1. Get out of bed and exercise appropriately. Don't stay in bed for a long time. Walk more in the room to effectively promote gastrointestinal motility, which can effectively promote the urge to urinate. In addition, when in bed, do more anal exercises to promote blood circulation in the anus.

2. Pay attention to the diet, try to ensure the diversity of meals, drink more porridge and water. The combination of large and small grains should be reasonable. While eating meat and protein, you should also pay attention to eating more fruits and vegetables, and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods.

3. Maintain a calm mental state, maintain a happy mood, and avoid excessive bad mood, because a bad mood will lead to a decrease in the secretion of gastric juice, which may cause constipation.

4. Develop good bowel habits. It is best for women to drink a glass of water every morning after giving birth to nourish the stomach and intestines before defecation.

5. If the constipation of a pregnant woman is really serious, it is recommended that you go to a reliable hospital immediately for examination and treatment.

The dangers of constipation after childbirth

The causes of postpartum constipation are, on the one hand, that pregnant women stay in bed for a long time after giving birth, with little activity and slow intestinal motility, and on the other hand, the abdominal cavity expands during pregnancy, and the abdominal cavity relaxes and the abdominal pressure decreases after giving birth. This makes it easy for intestinal contents to stagnate in the intestine and be unable to be discharged. On the other hand, what is more important is that the mother's diet is not proper. She eats too much delicate food, does not eat or eats very little vegetables, fruits and other food rich in fiber. Some people also drink less water. This will inevitably lead to constipation and anal fissure.

The clinical symptom of anal fissure is pain after defecation. In severe cases, the pain after defecation lasts for several hours, making the patient afraid to defecate. As a result, the feces remain in the intestine longer and become drier, making the next defecation painful, resulting in polarization and unbearable pain.

Therefore, women should pay great attention to anal fissures after giving birth. First of all, you should pay attention to participating in some activities as much as possible during pregnancy (unless there are contraindications to activities), and generally you don't have to stay in bed all day. During pregnancy, you can exercise moderately under the guidance of a doctor. More importantly, you should eat properly. In addition to eating chicken, meat, fish, eggs and other foods, you should also try to eat some vegetables, fruits and whole grains, legumes and products. You can also eat some foods such as sweet potatoes in moderation. Drink more water and porridge to maintain body hydration. Of course, spicy and hot foods are not suitable to eat.

Those who currently have constipation can take some mild laxatives appropriately, such as 1-2 tablets of laxatives every night, or use a small amount of senna leaves to make tea as milk tea, or use enema to plug the anus and lubricate the intestines. If anal fissure has occurred, seek medical treatment immediately.