What to do if you have severe back pain after cesarean section

In life, many mothers want to give birth naturally, but because some indicators are not met, or the baby has a single neck in the umbilical cord, or the baby is relatively large, natural birth may be dangerous, the doctor will recommend a cesarean section, which is particularly harmful to women. Some women will experience severe back pain after a caesarean section. What should they do at this time?

Causes of low back pain after cesarean section

1. Sequelae of anesthesia. The anesthetic injection during caesarean section requires puncture in the waist. This puncture will cause certain damage to the muscles and ligaments of the waist and back, causing postpartum low back pain.

2. Calcium deficiency. Calcium deficiency in new mothers is also a cause of postpartum back pain. During pregnancy and delivery, pregnant women are relatively weak, and if they have to breastfeed after delivery, the loss of calcium in the body will be very serious, which can easily cause postpartum back pain.

3. Postpartum fatigue. If you do not pay attention to care during the confinement period, it will be a major health hazard for the mother. Many new mothers start to busy themselves with various housework and taking care of the baby after giving birth. If they overdraw their physical strength, their bodies will be overwhelmed. This will naturally cause back pain in the long run.

4. Lack of exercise. Many women have been sitting in bed for a long time during the confinement period and lack of exercise for a long time, which leads to slow blood circulation in the body, increased abdominal fat, increased burden on the waist muscles, causing lumbar muscle strain and low back pain.

5. Modern medical research believes that postpartum low back pain is caused by the fact that the endocrine system has not yet recovered, the pelvic ligaments are still in a relaxed state, the spinal deformation still needs time to recover, the waist muscles are also relatively loose, and improper breastfeeding or care after childbirth.

What to do if you have back pain after cesarean section

1. Appropriate calcium supplementation after childbirth, because a major cause of postpartum low back pain is calcium deficiency in the body. If you eat more high-calcium foods after childbirth, you can avoid postpartum low back pain caused by calcium deficiency.

2. Exercise appropriately after delivery. Long-term lack of exercise is the cause of low back pain, so more exercise after delivery can relieve the symptoms of low back pain, exercise the waist muscles to relieve pain, and correct the symptoms of vertebral curvature and lumbar lordosis.

3. Pay attention to keeping your waist warm. The body is very weak after childbirth, so the head and waist should be kept warm to avoid diseases caused by cold.

4. Avoid stretching the lumbar muscles. If the lumbar muscles are not always relaxed, they will be damaged. Therefore, you should avoid lifting heavy objects after delivery and adopt the correct posture to feed your baby.

Severe postpartum back pain can lead to other complications, so new mothers should pay attention to it. If the condition does not improve, they should go to the hospital for examination and receive symptomatic treatment after a confirmed diagnosis.