Can I eat sea cucumbers during confinement?

Having just gone through the arduous childbirth process, new mothers must pay attention to their diet and make reasonable combinations as required if they want to recover their strength in time. Sea cucumber is a food with extremely high nutritional value. If you have no history of allergies, you can eat it during confinement, but the amount should not be too large.

1. Can you eat sea cucumbers during confinement?

If there is no family history of allergies and the baby does not have allergies such as infant eczema, it can be consumed in moderation. However, it is better to eat less sea cucumbers because they contain a lot of protein. Sea cucumber is a yin-nourishing product. It is mainly used to replenish qi and blood during the confinement period. Eat it after the confinement period!

2. There are only two taboos in eating sea cucumbers:

1. It is not suitable for children to eat sea cucumbers because they do not contain the nutrients that children need;

2. People with poor kidney function should not eat sea cucumbers because they contain too much protein, which will increase the burden on the kidneys. There are no other taboos. Sea cucumber is a food. Its therapeutic effect cannot be improved, only its effective ingredients can be improved.

3. The best time for pregnant women to eat sea cucumbers:

The best time for pregnant and lactating women to eat sea cucumbers is: six months before planned pregnancy. You must stop eating sea cucumbers two months before planned pregnancy; in the late lactation period, that is, two months before planning weaning, no more than two per week.

4. How to make postpartum sea cucumber soup:

Postpartum recipe - black fungus, sea cucumber and pork tripe soup

Ingredients: 500g pig large intestine, 30g black fungus, 250g soaked sea cucumber.

Features: Nourishes yin and blood, moisturizes the intestines. The elderly with insufficient kidney water, or women with blood deficiency and fluid deficiency after childbirth, may have symptoms such as dry and hard stools. It can also be used for people suffering from habitual constipation and other conditions caused by deficiency of yin and blood.

·operate:

(1) Soak the black fungus in clean water and wash it. Wash the sea cucumber and cut it into strips. Wash the pig intestine and cut it into small pieces.

(2) Place all ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1-2 hours, season and serve.

5. Introduction to other nutritious ingredients for confinement:

Eating sea cucumbers can help wound recovery, but it is not the only way to achieve recovery. There are not many people in the world who have or eat sea cucumbers. They can still recover well from surgery. The key is to supplement enough protein and multiple vitamins. Therefore, there is no need to eat sea cucumbers to be nutritious. Drinking various broths, fish soups, and fruit juices can still be very nutritious. Try to eat less sea cucumbers during late pregnancy and after childbirth. Clinical observation has shown that it can indeed reduce milk secretion.

6. Some points to note about your body after childbirth:

1. When giving birth, the mother loses blood and qi, and her body becomes extremely weak. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called qi and blood deficiency, so she needs to rest and replenish her body.

2. Pay attention to the following points during confinement:

2.1, Don't catch a cold, it will hurt your body and your child.

2.2, Eat soft and soupy foods instead of hard foods.

2.3, Do not eat raw or cold food. Do not eat spicy food.

2.4, Eat some foods and medicines that can replenish qi and blood, strengthen yang, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as beef, mutton, angelica, Panax notoginseng, chicken, fish and sea cucumber.

3. During the confinement period, you can only eat a little salt and should not brush your teeth because your bones are soft at this time. You should not eat raw or cold fruits or hot pot.