What should I do if I feel stomach discomfort during confinement?

After giving birth, women definitely need to stay in confinement for a period of time. This is a major tradition of the Chinese nation. The purpose is to allow women's bodies to be effectively repaired during this period. During the confinement period, in addition to paying special attention to diet, you should also pay more attention to other details, such as dressing warmly, living habits, etc. So, what should I do if I feel stomach discomfort during the confinement period?

During confinement, if you have a poor appetite, you should eat small meals frequently.

During the confinement period, you can break the "three meals a day" rule and change your eating habits to small and frequent meals. Especially for mothers with poor appetite, they should be allowed to decide when and how much to eat. Eat when you want to, and it is up to the mother to decide how much to eat. For example, you can consider eating 5 to 6 meals a day to avoid bloating or eating too much at one time. When it comes to food choices, mothers should choose food according to their own preferences. There is no need to deliberately tell them what to supplement. Let them choose what they want to eat.

Poor appetite during confinement period should be matched with food reasonably

For pregnant women with poor appetite, they should adhere to the principles of "light, nutritious and diversified" in their diet. According to the tradition of the elderly, the confinement period requires a lot of nourishment, so every meal is chicken, duck and fish. As most new mothers have weakened digestive functions, they "cannot afford" these high-protein foods, which invisibly increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. It is best for family members to provide easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid food, such as millet porridge, steamed egg custard, milk, etc. Light fish soup, pork rib soup, etc. are also good choices. These soups are delicious, easy to absorb, and can promote milk secretion. Fried foods are difficult to digest, so it is best not to eat them.

Poor appetite during confinement period, so you should eat more food

In order to give the mother a good appetite, family members often try different methods to cook. For example, combining meat and vegetables, matching dry and liquid foods, mixing coarse grains with fine grains, mixing plant protein and animal protein, etc. After giving birth, you still need to eat white flour and rice as your staple food, eat more protein, and also eat fruits and vegetables. This is a comprehensive and correct diet adjustment.

Some people eat millet porridge according to traditional customs during the confinement period. Millet is rich in nutrients, but if you eat millet for every meal during the confinement period, it will easily make people lose their appetite. Rice, noodles, corn and millet should be eaten together. Some people only eat eggs, even 7 to 8 eggs at every meal, without eating other proteins. This not only makes the nutrition incomplete, but also causes indigestion, increases the possibility of intestinal gas and constipation, affects nutrient absorption, and causes loss of appetite.