What causes abdominal pain after childbirth?

If any of your friends experience abdominal pain after giving birth, first of all, don’t be too nervous, because this is a normal physiological phenomenon. There are many reasons that cause abdominal pain in postpartum women, such as uterine contractions, bad mood, cold, etc. It is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital for a follow-up examination and check their physical recovery after delivery, which will also ensure their health.

Causes of postpartum abdominal pain

1. The cause of postpartum abdominal pain is due to uterine contraction. When the uterus contracts, it causes vascular ischemia, tissue hypoxia, and compression of nerve fibers, so the mother feels abdominal pain. When uterine contractions stop, blood circulation improves, blood vessels become unblocked, tissues are supplied with blood oxygen, nerve fibers are relieved of compression, and pain disappears. This process is generally completed within 1-2 days.

2. Bad mood: If the mother is too sad, worried or angry, it will make the liver qi uncomfortable, the liver qi stagnant, the blood flow obstructed and the qi and blood stasis, thus causing abdominal pain.

3. Lack of exercise: Some women stand, squat, sit or lie down for too long after delivery without changing their body position, which causes blood stasis and leads to pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen, and even back pain and coccyx pain.

4. Cold : If the mother is cold, or the abdomen is exposed to cold wind. At this time, the blood vessels are stagnant and the circulation of Qi and blood is not smooth. If you keep your lower abdomen "warm" or gently soothe it, your body will feel more comfortable.

Abdominal pain after childbirth is a normal physiological phenomenon. If the pain lasts for more than a week and is continuous, or is accompanied by a large amount of lochia, dark red color, many blood clots, and a foul odor, it is mostly due to pelvic inflammation and you should ask a doctor for examination and treatment.

How to treat abdominal pain after childbirth

Since there are many reasons for postpartum abdominal pain, and mothers cannot take medicine indiscriminately, corresponding diet therapy can be given according to different types of postpartum abdominal pain.

1. Cinnamon and brown sugar fried

6 grams of cinnamon and 12 grams of brown sugar.

Usage: decoct the above two ingredients in water and take it 3 times a day for 5 consecutive days.

2. Red Bean Pumpkin Powder

100 grams of red beans, 30 grams of ginger, and 200 grams of pumpkin.

Usage: Roast the above three ingredients together, grind into fine powder, take 3 times a day, 30 grams each time.