Caesarean section lochia turns brown

After delivery, pregnant women will more or less experience lochia, and the state of lochia represents the recovery state of the uterus. Sometimes the postpartum lochia cannot be discharged continuously, which is very troublesome for most women who have just given birth. It not only affects their mood, but also causes discomfort to their bodies. What is the reason for the dark red color of lochia after caesarean section? Is it serious?

Why is the lochia dark red after caesarean section?

1. If the lochia is still strong and large in amount, accompanied by a foul odor, and sometimes rotten meat-like substances or placenta-like substances are discharged 2 weeks after giving birth, and the uterus is poorly repaired, it should be considered that there may be residual embryos or placenta in the uterus, and internal bleeding may occur at any time, and you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

2. Postpartum postpartum infection can cause endometritis or myometritis. At this time, pregnant women may experience fever, lower abdominal pain, increased postpartum lochia and odor, etc. The lochia at this time not only has an odor, but also the color is not the normal solid or serous, but a turbid, dirty earthy brown.

What causes lochia?

1 to 3 days after giving birth, strong lochia appears. It is large in amount and bright red in color, contains a lot of blood, mucus and necrotic endometrial tissue, and has a fishy smell. One week later to 15 days, the amount of lochia decreases and the color becomes lighter and lighter, turning into a light red slurry, which is called serous lochia. After 2 to 3 weeks, it becomes white lochia, which is white and thicker. Its components are a large number of white blood cells, necrotic decidual tissue, epidermal cells and bacteria.

Because the fetus grows and develops in the uterus, giving birth causes great damage to the uterus. The embryo's endometrium and uterine secretions are discharged from the vagina, so postpartum lochia will occur after giving birth. Under normal circumstances, postpartum lochia will last for a period of time and then stop. If postpartum lochia is heavy and smelly, it is mostly because the uterus is infected and not healed well.