How to deal with hand joint pain during breastfeeding

During the breastfeeding period, because you need to hold the baby for a long time and your body will be more fragile, you may experience wrist joint pain. It is also possible that it is caused by recent wind or cold water. Be careful about joint diseases, because joint diseases are most likely to occur after delivery, so mothers must pay attention to it and go to the hospital for examination when they feel pain.

1. What causes finger joint pain during lactation?

Finger joint pain during lactation is generally caused by not protecting oneself well after giving birth, which results in one being affected by wind and cold, causing the cold to accumulate in the body, resulting in symptoms similar to rheumatoid arthritis. During this period, you can massage your fingers frequently, and also pay attention to keeping warm and avoid catching cold again. It could also be carpal tunnel syndrome. It is a common disease among women after childbirth, and its symptoms are similar to those of rheumatoid arthritis. You can take some intellectual medicines or painkillers appropriately, and strengthen exercise and postpartum nourishment.

2. What causes itchy and painful finger joints?

If your finger joints suddenly become itchy and painful, it may be arthritis, but it may also be frostbite. In winter, if your fingers are exposed to the stimulation of alternating hot and cold, it may cause blood flow obstruction and lead to frostbite. You should massage your fingers more often, apply more hand cream, keep warm, don't let your fingers become hot and cold, use hot water bottles as little as possible, massage your hands more often. If it is arthritis, take some medicine to treat arthritis, do some finger exercises, and try to eat less foods containing carbonated products. It will cause the loss of calcium in your body and make finger arthritis more serious.

3. Sudden swelling and pain in finger joints

If your fingers suddenly become swollen and painful, you should observe them for a few days. If the condition does not improve and instead persists for many days, you should consider the possibility of rheumatoid arthritis. You can make a judgment based on your age and physical condition. If you have a serious calcium deficiency, a weak constitution, and are older, it is also rheumatoid arthritis. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for a very detailed examination first. Check whether your joints are deformed. If so, you should take some medicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

4. Why do finger joints hurt during late pregnancy?

In the late stages of pregnancy, the pregnant woman's endocrine system has reached a relatively weak state. Because most of the nutrients and hormone secretions will be used to provide the baby's growth, many trace elements will be lacking, especially calcium. Therefore, pregnant women will feel a little pain in their finger joints, knee joints and ankles. This is a very normal phenomenon. Supplementing calcium, exercising and getting more sun exposure can improve this situation. You should also eat more folic acid.

5. The finger joints hurt when pressed

If the finger joints are painful and the swelling and pain have only appeared recently, you should consider whether there is a fracture in the bone. You should go to the hospital for an X-ray examination first, and then treat it according to the symptoms. If it is a fracture, plaster fixation should be used for treatment. If it is arthritis, long-term arthritis treatment should be carried out, some hormone drugs should be taken, and calcium supplementation should be paid attention to. At the same time, you should also keep warm. Drinking more bone soup can also help your fingers recover.