Brown discharge after one week of uterine curettage

After a uterine curettage, it does not mean that there will be no problems. Many women may relax after the curettage, which is not correct. You must observe your physical health conditions, understand the bleeding conditions, or look at the secretions. Generally, brown secretions may appear after a uterine curettage, but they will be discharged in about a week. There is still brown discharge one week after uterine cleaning. What's going on?

1. Is it normal to have brown discharge after uterine curettage?

It is abnormal to have brown discharge after uterine curettage.

Under normal circumstances, the brown secretions secreted after uterine curettage are basically discharged about 3-7 days after the operation. Of course, there are a small number of women with weak bodies.

The duration of brown discharge will naturally be prolonged, but will not exceed 2 weeks. If some women continue to have brown discharge after uterine cleaning, it is an abnormal phenomenon.

2. What is the reason for brown discharge after uterine curettage?

1. The palace was not clean

It may be that the female patients who underwent uterine curettage had uterine malformations, uterine fibroids, etc. before, or the operator of the uterine curettage was not skilled, resulting in incomplete removal of the pregnancy tissue, causing some tissue to remain in the uterine cavity.

How to judge

At this time, in addition to brown secretions, there is also bleeding in varying amounts, with blood clots inside, and accompanied by intermittent abdominal pain. Early pregnancy reactions still exist, such as nausea and aversion to greasy food.

2. Uterine infection

If women do not pay attention to bathing hygiene after uterine curettage, take a tub bath, or use unclean sanitary napkins, or have sex shortly after abortion, uterine cavity infection may also be caused by reasons such as the operator of the uterine curettage not strictly disinfecting the operation.

How to judge

At this time, the brown secretion has a foul odor, there is tenderness in the abdomen, and there is fever. A blood test shows an increase in the total white blood cell count.

3. Uterine contractions

In addition, some women do not get a good rest after the uterine cleaning, or they are usually weak and sick, which leads to weak uterine contractions and unclean brown secretions.

How to judge

If the patient has done heavy physical work or not rested well after uterine curettage, and is usually weak, and has intermittent brown discharge from the vagina, it is mostly caused by weak uterine contractions and poor contraction, resulting in unclean lochia after uterine curettage.

3. What should I do if I have brown discharge after uterine curettage?

1. Observe first

If only brown secretions are discharged after uterine cleaning, but there are no other discomfort symptoms, such as abdominal pain, fever, sweating, etc., you can wait for the secretions to be discharged slowly, eat more blood-activating foods, and take some medicines prescribed by the doctor after uterine cleaning to promote uterine contraction and discharge lochia on time. Generally, there is no big problem and you don't need to worry too much.

2. Seek medical treatment

If brown discharge continues after uterine curettage and there are also abdominal pain, fever and other discomforts, it is considered to be caused by infection after uterine curettage. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time, let the doctor determine the cause and then treat it symptomatically.

3. Postoperative care

(1) Diet adjustment

Egg and Date Soup

Ingredients: 2 eggs, 10 red dates, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Preparation: Put water in a pot and bring it to a boil, then beat in the eggs and cook them. When the water boils again, add red dates and brown sugar and simmer for 20 minutes.

Efficacy: It has the effects of tonifying qi and nourishing blood. It is suitable for conditioning anemia and deficiency of Qi and blood after illness, childbirth, and uterine curettage.

Astragalus Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 50g astragalus, 15g wolfberry, 10 red dates, 1 hen, 1 onion, 2 slices of ginger, and appropriate amounts of salt and rice wine.

Preparation: Put the astragalus into a filter bag, wash the hen, blanch it, rinse it, cut it into pieces, and cut the green onion into sections for later use. Add water to the above ingredients, simmer on low heat for 1 hour, then add salt and rice wine and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Astragalus is sweet and warm, and can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, benefit the lungs and stop sweating, and can replenish qi and produce blood. The hen is sweet and warm in nature, and can warm the middle and strengthen the spleen, and replenish qi and blood. This soup is suitable for people who are weak after uterine cleaning, have sallow complexion, and have physical weakness.

Note: After the uterine cleaning, you should not eat too greasy, raw, cold, spicy or irritating food, as these foods will affect the contraction of the uterus and make it difficult to discharge the brown secretions as soon as possible.

Motherwort Boiled Eggs

Ingredients: 2 eggs, 30 grams of motherwort, 15 grams of Yuanhu (available in most Chinese medicine stores).

Preparation method: Put all the above ingredients into a casserole and add appropriate amount of water to cook. After the eggs are cooked, peel them and cook for a while. Remove the residue and eat the eggs and drink the soup.

Edible: Start taking it 1 to 2 days before menstruation, one dose per day, and take it for 5 to 7 days in a row, and you will generally be cured.

Efficacy: Eggs have the effect of nourishing yin and blood; Motherwort can relax uterine spasm and relieve inflammation; Yuanhu has the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. The combination of the three can play the role of promoting qi, nourishing blood, activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain.

(2) Appropriate exercise conditioning

Many women who have undergone uterine curettage have experienced brown discharge after surgery due to poor uterine contraction. It is recommended that they take appropriate exercises, such as walking, Tai Chi, gentle yoga, etc., to increase uterine contraction and promote the discharge of brown discharge.

(3) Adequate rest and conditioning

Some women have to engage in heavy physical work after uterine cleaning, which can easily lead to poor recovery of the uterus and continued outflow of brown secretions. It is recommended that you take a few days off after uterine cleaning, rest more, do not overwork, and take good care of your body.

4. How to avoid brown discharge after uterine curettage

1. Get enough rest

After completing the uterine cleaning, you must ensure adequate rest. Generally, the rest time is about half a month. If you are usually weak, have poor physical condition, or have lost a lot of blood, the rest time can be appropriately extended as appropriate.

2. Avoid physical labor

Female friends must be taken care of after the uterine cleaning and avoid participating in physical labor too early, such as carrying heavy objects, farming in the fields, etc. Otherwise, it is easy to suffer from diseases such as "uterine prolapse".

3. Keep warm

After the uterine cleaning, you should also pay attention to your lifestyle. You should wash your hair less often, avoid drinking cold drinks, and keep your clothes warm to prevent catching a cold and allow your body to return to normal as soon as possible.

4. Eat nutritious food

After the Qing Dynasty, you should eat more nutritious foods, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits. Within half a month after an artificial abortion, you should eat more chicken, lean pork, eggs, milk, beans, and bean products.

5. Avoid eating irritating foods

After the uterine cleaning, you should avoid eating irritating foods, such as chili peppers, alcohol, etc. These foods can stimulate congestion of the sexual organs, increase vaginal blood flow, and are not conducive to recovery.

6. Pay attention to personal hygiene

After the uterine cleaning, the body's resistance decreases. Pay special attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, shower and clean the vulva in time, and change underwear frequently to prevent bacterial infection.

7. Don’t have sex too early

Strictly speaking, sexual intercourse is prohibited within one month after uterine curettage to prevent mutual infection of the reproductive organs of men and women and prevent pregnancy again.