What happens if you eat spicy food during confinement?

People in Sichuan, Hunan and other regions love spicy food, and many dishes contain a lot of chili peppers, which also suits the taste of local people. However, for the mother who has just undergone a delivery operation, her body is still in a very fragile period and her wounds have not yet healed completely. Therefore, most doctors will recommend that the mother eat more heat-clearing and nourishing foods and less spicy and irritating ingredients. So what will happen if you accidentally eat spicy food during confinement?

What will happen if you eat chili peppers after a cesarean section? Traditional medicine believes that chili peppers can dispel cold, stop diarrhea, kill insects, increase appetite, and promote digestion, but the diet should pay attention to the harmony of the five flavors (sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, and salty). If you prefer spicy food too much, it can easily cause imbalance of yin and yang in the internal organs and cause diseases. Spicy taste has the functions of dispersing, promoting qi and activating blood circulation. Eating too much can easily lead to excessive lung qi, resulting in reduced immunity and catching a cold, or symptoms of "getting angry" such as dry and sore throat, red eyes, hot nasal cavity, dry mouth and tongue, sore mouth, nosebleeds, toothache, etc. For those with aggravated damp-heat, excessive consumption of spicy food can cause damp-heat in the body, which manifests as skin acne, increased blood pressure, aggravated hemorrhoids, and nose bleeding.

Chili peppers are hot in nature, so mothers with poor stomachs should try not to eat them, because their spicy taste will irritate the stomach and intestines, and can easily cause constipation and other symptoms of getting angry. If the symptoms are severe, the patient may also be prone to hemorrhoids.

In addition, spicy food is irritating, and excessive consumption may lead to a decrease in milk supply, increase fever and cause dry stools in the baby.

Pepper contains dihydrocapsaicin, carotene, vitamins C, P, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, but pepper is hot in nature. If breastfeeding mothers eat too much, it can easily cause allergies and inflammation in the baby, and in severe cases, carbuncle infection may occur. Therefore, for the health of the baby, mothers should try to eat less or no chili peppers during breastfeeding.

Dietary considerations after cesarean section

1. Do not eat or drink within 6 hours after surgery.

2. If gas has not been discharged within 6 hours after the operation, you can drink warm water to stimulate intestinal peristalsis. You can eat after the gas is discharged. Do not eat normal food during the period of gas discharge, such as boiled eggs, fried vegetables, meat, rice, etc. Do not eat sweets, including chocolate, brown sugar water, sweet juice and milk, so as not to cause abdominal distension.

3. You can eat any food after the gas is discharged, but you should follow the principle of eating liquid or semi-liquid food first, and then gradually move on to soft food and solid food. In order to promote milk secretion and reduce postpartum constipation, mothers should drink more soup and juice while eating, and eat more vegetables and fruits, which will help with postpartum care and recovery.

The mother should also follow the following principles:

1. Do not eat too much after surgery. During cesarean section, the gastrointestinal tract is stimulated and its normal function is suppressed, which can easily cause constipation, prolonged delivery, and increased abdominal pressure, which is not conducive to recovery.

2. It is not advisable to eat too much fish after surgery. According to research, fish food contains an organic acid substance that inhibits platelet aggregation and hinders postoperative wound healing.

3. After surgery, you should avoid eating foods that produce a lot of gas. Foods that produce a lot of gas include soybeans, soy products, sweet potatoes, etc. They are easily fermented in the abdomen after eating, producing a large amount of gas in the intestines and causing fermentation.