Can I use cupping during confinement?

It stands to reason that women who have just given birth are more fragile, with insufficient qi and blood, and weak bodies, and they should not get out of bed. Because the coldness underground is quite strong, you must take good care of yourself during the confinement period, otherwise you will get a serious illness later in life, which will be a lifelong problem. You have to pay attention to everything, so can you do cupping during the confinement period? The answer is definitely no. Below, the editor will explain to you why cupping is not allowed during confinement.

1. Cupping is strictly prohibited for patients with blood diseases such as hemophilia, leukemia, pernicious anemia, thrombocytopenia, etc.

2 Cupping is not suitable for areas with skin allergies, ulcers, or edema.

3. Cupping is not suitable for large blood vessels, heart beats, and lymph node clusters (submandibular, cervical, supraclavicular fossa, armpits, groin, etc.).

4. Cupping is not suitable for local skin tumors, traumatic fractures, varicose veins, scars, (lymph node tuberculosis), and superficial blood vessels.

5. Cupping is not suitable for the five senses and the front and back genitals.

6 Pregnant women, women during menstruation, people with active pulmonary tuberculosis, people with nervous disorders, mental disorders, restless people, and people with muscle spasms and convulsions should not use cupping.

7. People with high blood pressure, moderate to severe heart disease, heart failure, and respiratory failure should not use cupping.

8. Use with caution in children under three years old.

9 Cupping is not suitable for people who are drunk, too hungry, too full, overworked, too thirsty, after strenuous exercise, extremely exhausted, with malignant diseases, or have inelastic skin.

10 When using cupping devices to treat difficult and complicated diseases, it should be done under the guidance of a doctor.

11. After removing the cup, the area will be red and itchy, but you should not scratch it. It will disappear after a few hours or days.

12. The appearance of blisters, water droplets, bleeding spots, and congestion on the local skin after cupping are all normal treatment reactions. If the blisters are mild, just prevent them from being broken and wait for them to be absorbed naturally. If the blisters are large, it often indicates that the condition is more serious. You can use a sterilized needle to puncture the root of the blister to drain the water, and apply sterilized gauze to prevent infection.

The above is the reason why cupping cannot be used during confinement period that the editor has found for everyone. In fact, the most important thing is to see whether the person in confinement is in good health. Because the body has not recovered yet after giving birth, the physical condition and resistance are relatively poor. Therefore, it is recommended not to use cupping, so as to avoid the body being unable to accept it and causing unnecessary harm. It’s not too late to have cupping after you recover.