Can you drink Simo Decoction after cesarean section?

Symptoms after cesarean section cause multiple deficiency and blood stasis, and the deficiency of qi and blood causes imbalance of nutritional nourishment, resulting in fatigue, dizziness, night sweats, gastrointestinal confusion, slow gastrointestinal motility, resulting in abdominal distension, indigestion, etc. It is recommended to give treatment with medicines that strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote qi and eliminate bloating, as well as qi-invigorating and blood-nourishing medicines such as postpartum recovery granules, and give hot cotton towels to promote gastrointestinal motility, and eat low-salt and low-fat foods. Let’s discuss whether you can drink Simo Decoction after a cesarean section?

If you have a bloated abdomen and cannot pass gas after a caesarean section, you cannot drink Simo Decoction. Instead, you can do more abdominal hot compresses and clockwise massage to promote gastrointestinal function. You can also participate in more indoor activities and move more to promote gastrointestinal motility. It is not recommended to drink Simo soup in the short term. If necessary, you can drink some boiled white radish water for ventilation.

You can use a hot cotton towel for local external use to massage the abdomen. Due to surgical anesthesia and other reasons, the stomach and intestines will experience a period of numbness. The original juice and oil of Simotang have the effects of soothing the liver, regulating qi, relieving adverse reactions, resolving stagnation and relieving pain. It can help the digestive tract recover quickly and is of great significance for surgical recovery. It can eliminate the irritation of foreign matter in the urinary catheter in advance, reduce the time of anal venting and defecation, and eliminate abdominal distension. Pregnant women should pass gas and defecate early, restore intestinal function, and eat early to supplement nutrition. Simo Decoction can regulate qi and relieve pain, promote qi and soothe the liver and regulate qi, relieve chest tightness, strengthen the spleen and stomach and eliminate stagnation, promote milk secretion, increase the amount of milk secretion, and increase the breastfeeding rate, which is of great significance to maternal and child care. The amount of milk is related to early skin contact, early sucking, and appropriate exercise and reasonable time arrangement.

In addition, you don't need to sit for a long time, you can take a moderate walk. During this period, you should pay more attention to rest, don't be tired, don't do strenuous exercise, don't have sex, pay more attention to food hygiene, don't eat spicy food, stimulating, raw and cold food.