Can I eat garlic during confinement?

There will be a one-month confinement period after a woman gives birth. During this period, women are not allowed to touch many things or eat many foods because their bodies are relatively weak. Can mothers eat garlic during the confinement period? Everyone knows that in order to have good milk, mothers cannot eat too salty food, which is irritating and not suitable for women who have just given birth.

1. Can I eat ginger and garlic during confinement?

It is not advisable to eat ginger and garlic in the early stage of confinement. Ginger and garlic are foods that contain some irritating substances. When women start to confine themselves after giving birth, their digestive ability will be significantly reduced. Eating ginger and garlic at this time will increase the burden on the digestive system and is not conducive to the recovery of the mother's body. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat onions, ginger and garlic in the early stage of confinement.

2. Postpartum precautions

1. Don't rush to drink the milk-inducing soup. Don't rush to drink milk-inducing soup after giving birth. You should let the baby suck the mother's breast first to make the milk ducts completely unobstructed, and then use soup to supplement. Remember not to let the mother drink too much greasy soup, which will continuously increase the mother's body fat content and have a certain impact on the baby.

2. Avoid eating too many roosters, eat more hens instead. Roosters contain a large amount of androgen in their bodies. When a pregnant woman eats a large amount of them, it will replenish the estrogen in her body and allow her breast function to continue to recover. In fact, compared with hens, roosters are more beneficial to the health of mother and baby.

3. It is advisable to eat vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits have always been classified as raw and cold foods, and are generally believed to have adverse effects on the gastrointestinal tract of postpartum women. In fact, this statement is wrong. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and plant protein, which are very helpful for the mother's physical recovery and increase of milk.

Can you eat ginger and garlic during the confinement period? I believe the editor has explained this question clearly above, but I don’t know if you have understood it. However, it is not ruled out that some mothers particularly like to eat garlic and ginger. If they particularly like them, they can fry these two ingredients until they are very cooked in the later period of confinement and eat them in small amounts.