What should I do if I get rheumatism during confinement?

When women are in confinement, they should pay attention to keeping warm, not overwork, maintain a good mood, strengthen nutrition, not eat spicy food, cold food, and not drink alcohol. Some women do not pay attention to their diet and go out before the time is up to catch a cold. This will easily lead to postpartum diseases, which will have a great impact on the future. Postpartum diseases are not easy to recover. What should I do if I get rheumatism during the confinement period? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What should I do if I get rheumatism during confinement?

Postpartum rheumatism is a disease characterized by soreness and pain in the muscles and joints caused by wind, cold and dampness that damage the joints, tendons, muscles, skin and other tissues when the body is weak after childbirth or artificial abortion. The main manifestations of this disease are pain in the muscles and joints of the whole body, fear of wind, fear of cold, and intolerance of fatigue, but the affected joints and muscles are not red or swollen. The postpartum rheumatology department uses psychological therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation exercises, massage and other therapies for auxiliary treatment with very good effect. Among them, physical therapy is mainly used for local systemic heat therapy of joint lesions. The therapeutic significance of low temperature therapy for this disease also needs to be explored. Cryotherapy should be controlled within an appropriate range, otherwise the temperature is too low and may only change the antigenicity of the body's proteins, which is not conducive to the control of the disease. Therefore, physical therapy is only suitable for the basic control of postpartum rheumatism, and for a small number of patients with swollen joints, muscle spasms, mild deformities but no bone ankylosis when the whole body condition is stable and improved.

2. What to pay attention to during the confinement period

Confinement after childbirth is extremely important. This period can change your physical constitution. New mothers must take this opportunity to recuperate. But if you are not careful, it will make your physical condition worse. Postpartum illness.

1. After giving birth, the body is at its weakest, so the first thing to do is to rest in bed. A normal birth requires 30 days of recuperation, which is a month of confinement. A caesarean section will extend the number of days of recuperation to about 42 days. Those who have a miscarriage or induced abortion also need to rest for half a month to two weeks.

2. Once you give birth, all your internal organs become weak. After giving birth, you must pay special attention to prevent internal organs from sagging, because sagging of internal organs is the root cause of premature aging and will cause a small belly. Therefore, you can frequently wear a belly band during the confinement period to contract your abdomen and prevent internal organs from sagging. This will also make it easier to lose belly fat in the later stages.

3. The uterus enlarges during pregnancy, and it needs to be restored to its original state as soon as possible after delivery. And the uterus resumes its function. The most important thing is to completely discharge the dirty blood in the uterus. You cannot wash your hair during this period. If your scalp gets cold, the dirty blood in the uterus will coagulate into blood clots and become difficult to discharge. Therefore, new mothers must insist on not washing their hair during the confinement period. At least until the lochia is completely discharged.

4. Do not take a bath within two weeks after delivery to avoid infection. , you can take a sponge bath, and in the third week you can take a shower, but the time should not be too long. Let your body recover slowly. You should not catch cold during the entire bathing process. Otherwise you will suffer from postpartum diseases.

5. After childbirth, all the pores in the body are open. If the wind blows at this time, whether it is hot wind or cold wind, the pores will shrink immediately, and the wind evil will immediately enter the body, which can easily cause muscle and bone pain, headache, head wind, and even cold. If you turn on the air conditioner, just don't blow it directly at you.

6. After giving birth, you need to stay in a comfortable environment to recuperate. New mothers should wear long pants, long sleeves, and hats to block the wind. Avoid cold water to prevent catching a cold or getting sore, which may cause postpartum diseases. It is difficult to treat in the later stages.

7. The most important thing after giving birth is to calm down, relax and rest. Only in this way can the body's functions recover quickly. Do not lift heavy objects or hold children for a long time, otherwise it is easy to cause sagging of internal organs and back pain.

8. When breastfeeding, you should also lie on your side in bed and place the baby on your side to let him suck milk. You can use a pillow to support your waist so that your body has a support point. At night, it is easy to fall asleep due to fatigue, so be careful not to block the baby's nose. So when you feed at night, try to leave yourself a little suspended so that when you fall asleep you can remind yourself that you are still feeding.

3. Notes

You must be in a good mood during the confinement period so that you can successfully get through the postpartum depression period. Family members should help new mothers to adapt to life after childbirth.