How long is it appropriate to eat brown sugar during confinement?

Brown sugar can be said to be a good companion for women and has always been popular among female friends. Women who experience dysmenorrhea during menstruation usually prepare some brown sugar water for themselves. In fact, brown sugar is also widely used by postpartum women, especially in the first few days of confinement. Drinking brown sugar water can help expel lochia quickly. However, drinking brown sugar water during confinement is not uncontrolled. So, how long should you eat brown sugar during confinement?

Why should you drink brown sugar after giving birth?

1. Brown sugar has 20 to 30 times more glucose and 3.7 times more iron than white sugar. It also contains carotene, riboflavin, niacin, and various trace elements such as zinc, manganese, calcium, and copper. Mothers consume a lot of energy and lose too much blood during childbirth, and they have to breastfeed their babies after delivery, so they need brown sugar to supplement iron and various nutrients.

2. At the same time, brown sugar has the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the middle, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, and can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. During the confinement period, mothers are afraid of catching cold, and brown sugar can dispel wind and cold. Drinking it after delivery is beneficial to uterine contraction and recovery.

Avoid excessive consumption

It should be noted that most of the mothers are having their first child, their uterine contractions are generally good, and the color and amount of lochia are generally normal. If you consume brown sugar for too long, it will increase lochia, lead to chronic hemorrhagic anemia, and affect the recovery of the uterus and the health of the mother.

In addition, eating too much brown sugar will increase the glucose content in the blood, increase fat accumulation, and cause obesity problems.

Friendly reminder

1. The time for pregnant women to drink brown sugar should be controlled within about 10 days, and no more than 20 grams per day;

2. Since brown sugar contains more impurities, care should be taken to avoid the intake of impurities when feeding brown sugar to postpartum women. After making brown sugar water, the impurities can be precipitated before giving it to postpartum women to drink.