What should I do if I have eczema during the confinement period?

There are many things that mothers who are in confinement after childbirth need to pay attention to. If they are in confinement after childbirth in the summer, they must adjust the indoor temperature and humidity, avoid living in a stuffy room for a long time, avoid lying in bed for a long time, and change into clean and breathable clothes in time, etc. If these tasks are not done well, eczema is likely to occur during the confinement period. So how to solve the problem of eczema during confinement after childbirth?

What should I do if I have eczema during the confinement period?

Women are prone to eczema during pregnancy and postpartum confinement. Common symptoms of eczema include red papules on the skin surface, severe itching, local blisters or erosions, etc. Eczema during postpartum confinement is very detrimental to the mother's physical recovery, so if eczema occurs during confinement, you should find ways to treat and relieve it in time. What should mothers do if they have eczema during the postpartum period?

1. Keep your body clean

Many mothers develop eczema because they wear too many and too thick clothes during the confinement period, sweat too much but do not change the sweat-soaked clothes or dry their bodies in time. Although you should keep warm during the confinement period, you should not "cover up" the baby.

It is best to choose loose cotton clothes during the confinement period, and add or remove clothes appropriately according to weather changes. Do not wear too much or too little. Change clothes frequently and wipe the body with warm water every day to keep the skin clean and dry. Mothers with eczema should also pay attention to cleaning the eczema area every day, keeping the eczema area clean and dry to prevent the eczema from getting worse.

In addition, the mother should pay attention to the cleanliness of bedding and indoor environment. The mother's daily necessities should be changed frequently, and the temperature and humidity in the room should be controlled well. The mother should also wash her hair and take a bath frequently during the confinement period, brush her teeth and wash her face every day, but be careful not to use cold water, and it is best to keep warm when washing her hair and taking a bath.

2. Drug treatment

If postpartum eczema is severe, you should first find out the cause of the eczema, and then take appropriate treatment methods, such as using some anti-eczema ointments, or treating it with Chinese medicine. Be careful not to use some folk remedies at will, because some folk remedies may not only aggravate the symptoms, but may also cause other diseases. Therefore, pregnant women must follow the doctor's orders when taking medication. Never buy medicine at will on your own. You should go to the hospital for a check-up and use the medicine correctly under the doctor's guidance.