What to eat to promote the discharge of lochia

Pregnant women will experience lochia after giving birth. Lochia is a normal physiological phenomenon. Observing the lochia can tell us about the mother's physical condition. Although lochia is a natural physiological phenomenon, many mothers do not rule out the phenomenon of lochia not being discharged completely. If the lochia is not discharged completely for a long time, it means that there is a problem with the body. The lochia can be discharged through diet. Many mothers do not know what foods can promote the discharge of lochia. What can they eat to promote the discharge of lochia? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What is lochia

After giving birth, with the shedding of the uterine decidua, especially the decidua at the placental attachment site, tissues containing blood, necrotic decidua and other tissues will be discharged through the vagina as red blood like menstruation, which is medically called lochia. It's like the secretions that are discharged during the healing process of a wound on your body.

2. How long will lochia last?

Under normal circumstances, lochia is red. As the wound slowly heals, it will gradually turn into light red, reddish brown, and finally white until it is completely clear. Everyone has a different physique, and the discharge of lochia varies from person to person. Generally speaking, it will be clean in about a month, but the recovery time for women who have undergone cesarean section is longer.

The discharge of lochia is beneficial to the postpartum recovery of the mother. The discharge of lochia varies from person to person because everyone's physical constitution is different. There are also some slight differences in the duration of the postpartum lochia period. Generally speaking, it will be clean in about a month. Women who give birth naturally should maintain good eating habits after delivery and learn to control their emotions, because these factors will affect the normality of postpartum lochia. According to clinical experience, lochia after normal delivery will generally be completely cleared within 4-7 weeks.

3. How to better expel lochia?

1. Appropriate exercise helps to discharge lochia. It is wrong to stay still after childbirth. You should exercise appropriately, which is beneficial to the recovery of the uterus and the discharge of lochia, prevent rectus abdominis fissure and prolapse of sexual organs, accelerate blood circulation throughout the body, and prevent postpartum congestion and thrombosis.

2. Lie on your side to help discharge postpartum lochia. It is best for new mothers to sleep on their side to prevent the uterus from tipping backwards, which is not conducive to the discharge of lochia.

3. If there are blood clots or a large amount of blood in the lochia, or if there is an odor or the discharge time exceeds 3 weeks, it indicates that the uterus is not recovering well and there may be an infection. You should see a doctor as soon as possible; if there are abnormalities in the lochia, seek medical attention in time; if the lochia is not discharged smoothly, you need to take some Shenghua Tang under the guidance of a doctor.

4. What to eat to promote the discharge of lochia?

1. Rice wine poached eggs

This confinement meal can be used as a staple food or soup for postpartum mothers, and it can help to replenish blood, nourish the skin, relax muscles and bones, and strengthen the body.

Ingredients: 2 eggs, 5g wolfberry, some green onion, some rice wine, a little salt, a little sugar

Preparation: First fry two poached eggs and set aside; wash the wolfberries; wash and chop the green onions and set aside; pour water into a pot and bring to a boil, then add the wolfberries, salt, sugar, and confinement rice wine; after the wolfberries are cooked through, put the poached eggs in and cook for 1 minute, then sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.

2. Hawthorn brown sugar drink

Hawthorn can not only help mothers increase appetite and promote digestion, but also disperse blood stasis. In addition, brown sugar can replenish blood. This fruit drink can help mothers with persistent lochia to resolve blood stasis and expel lochia as soon as possible, but the amount should be controlled.

Ingredients: 30g large, fleshy fresh hawthorn, 30g brown sugar, and appropriate amount of water

Preparation method: Cut the washed hawthorn into thin slices for later use; place the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, put in the hawthorn slices, and boil over high heat until well cooked; then add brown sugar and cook for a while, and it is ready to eat after it is out of the pot.