What causes lower abdominal pain after childbirth?

After giving birth, women must take good care of themselves in all aspects. The most important thing is to maintain a happy mood. Don’t worry too much at this time. Also, you must ensure adequate sleep. Don’t overwork at this time. On this basis, you must learn how to regulate your body through diet. In addition, if women who have given birth experience lower abdominal pain, they should consider the following reasons.

What causes lower abdominal pain after childbirth?

Abdominal pain is a problem that many women will encounter. Apart from gastrointestinal problems, many women also experience abdominal pain during their menstrual period. Postpartum abdominal pain refers to the abdominal pain and lower abdominal pain caused by a woman after giving birth, with lower abdominal pain being the most common.

Generally speaking, the causes of lower abdominal pain in women can be divided into pain related to the menstrual cycle and pain not caused by the menstrual cycle. Because women have more pelvic organs in their lower abdomen, any abnormalities can easily cause abdominal pain after delivery. Because the uterine fibers of primiparas are relatively tight, uterine contractions are not very strong, and recovery is easy and the time required for recovery is also shorter, and the pain is not obvious. Due to multiple pregnancies, the uterine muscle fibers of multiparas are stretched multiple times, making recovery more difficult. The pain lasts relatively longer and is more severe than that of primiparas.

Postpartum abdominal pain is a normal physiological phenomenon. The pain varies from person to person. Some people feel mild pain, while others feel severe pain. All of this is normal. However, if the pain lasts for more than a week and is continuous, or is accompanied by a large amount of lochia, dark red color, many blood clots, and a foul odor, it is mostly due to pelvic inflammation and you should ask a doctor for examination and treatment.

Causes of postpartum abdominal pain:

Although postpartum abdominal pain is a normal physiological phenomenon, we still need to dig deep to find out the causes of postpartum abdominal pain so that we can prevent it more specifically.

1. The cause of postpartum abdominal pain is due to uterine contraction. When the uterus contracts, it causes vascular ischemia, tissue hypoxia, and compression of nerve fibers, so the mother feels abdominal pain. When uterine contractions stop, blood circulation improves, blood vessels become unblocked, tissues are supplied with blood oxygen, nerve fibers are relieved of compression, and pain disappears. This process is generally completed within 1-2 days.

2. Bad mood: If the mother is too sad, worried or angry, it will make the liver qi uncomfortable, the liver qi stagnant, the blood flow obstructed and the qi and blood stasis, thus causing abdominal pain.

3. Lack of exercise: Some women stand, squat, sit or lie down for too long after delivery without changing their body position, which causes blood stasis and leads to pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen, and even back pain and coccyx pain.

4. Cold: If the mother is cold, or the abdomen is exposed to cold wind. At this time, the blood vessels are stagnant and the circulation of Qi and blood is not smooth. If you keep your lower abdomen "warm" or gently soothe it, your body will feel more comfortable.

Abdominal pain after childbirth is a normal physiological phenomenon. If the pain lasts for more than a week and is continuous, or is accompanied by a large amount of lochia, dark red color, many blood clots, and a foul odor, it is mostly due to pelvic inflammation and you should ask a doctor for examination and treatment.