Causes and precautions of abdominal pain after induced labor

Induced labor is a way to stop pregnancy when the time for abortion is too late or when deformities are found during fetal development. After induced labor, the patient will experience a lot of discomfort, such as abdominal pain, which will endanger women's health. So what is the cause of abdominal pain after induced labor? What should patients with abdominal pain after induced labor pay attention to? With these questions, let us understand the causes and precautions of abdominal pain after induced labor.

1. Causes of abdominal pain after induced labor

1. Incomplete induced labor: Induced labor in an informal hospital is likely to result in incomplete labor. This is mainly because the villi and decidual tissue in the uterine cavity cannot be completely cleared during the induction of labor. After induced abortion, the uterus undergoes paroxysmal contractions in order to expel the remaining embryonic tissue from the uterus. At this time, the patient will have paroxysmal attacks of abdominal pain, which are unbearable and have symptoms such as increased vaginal bleeding.

2. Uterine perforation during induced labor: This is a relatively serious complication that occurs during induced labor surgery. Patients will have different symptoms when perforated. Some patients may experience sudden and severe abdominal pain, but a small number of people will not have any obvious feeling.

3. Infection after induced abortion: Infection after induced abortion often occurs within 2 weeks after the operation. It can be caused directly by the surgical operation or by the patient's lack of attention to hygiene after the operation, such as having sexual intercourse, swimming, etc. It usually causes acute pelvic inflammatory disease, with severe abdominal pain that lasts for a long time, accompanied by fever, chills, vaginal bleeding or yellow discharge.

4. Uterine snow: It often occurs within a few hours after induced labor. The patient has unbearable abdominal pain, like a knife cut, and a small amount of blood and water will flow out of the vagina. Gynecological examination reveals that the uterus is significantly enlarged, soft, and tender.

2. Precautions for abdominal pain after induced labor

Whether it is induced labor or miscarriage, it is a painful process for women and will cause great trauma to their reproductive system. Therefore, after induced abortion, you should pay more attention to these matters, supplement nutrition comprehensively, pay attention to hygiene, and do not have sex (wait until the uterus recovers completely, the shortest is 42 days and the longest is 3 months later). After induced abortion, the uterus and cervix of women are traumatized. If sexual intercourse occurs at this time, the male reproductive organs will bring in bacteria, and the traumatized uterus will be easily infected and inflamed, which is a great harm to the female body and can easily lead to endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. You may not feel it when you are young, but it will show up when you are older, so do not have sex within one month after induced abortion or miscarriage.

There are many reasons for abdominal pain after induced labor. After induced labor, the patient should rest and recuperate according to the doctor's requirements, which can help the body recover health as soon as possible. Therefore, the patient must do a good job of postpartum care, which includes diet, hygiene, psychological care and other aspects. After induced labor, the patient should take a good confinement period, preferably rest for a month, to prevent postpartum diseases, which will be very difficult to treat.