What to do if you can't fart after caesarean section

Although cesarean section reduces the pain women feel during childbirth, mothers must pay attention to physical recovery after cesarean section and there are many precautions. After a caesarean section, the doctor or nurse will remind the mother to try to expel gas from her intestines. The main way for parturients to expel gas from their intestines is to promote the discharge of farts through movement, but what should they do if they cannot fart after a caesarean section?

Because women who have undergone cesarean section do not eat, their gastrointestinal motility is slower and the ventilation time is slower, so they may not be able to fart after cesarean section. It may also be caused by excessive tension or physical fitness. This situation is very common. Generally, the gas will be discharged automatically within one or two days. If there is no gas discharge for a long time, you can drink warm water and walk around appropriately to promote intestinal peristalsis.

Women who have undergone cesarean section must pay attention to taking care of their bodies. For example, they can drink some light porridge to promote intestinal peristalsis. If they are unable to pass gas for a long time, they can also use appropriate hot compresses or massage to help pass gas. It is best for women to seek medical advice and not treat it on their own. Some women may need to take medication to promote farting.

Farting is a sign of intestinal peristalsis, indicating that a woman's intestinal function has basically recovered after a cesarean section. Generally, gas will occur 24 hours after a cesarean section. If there is still no gas after two days, this is an abnormal condition and you need to take action to treat the condition. It is recommended that the mother get out of bed and walk around as much as possible. She can use suppositories or enemas to help fart with the help of her family.

To sum up, many women in life do not fart after cesarean section, which makes women more worried because this situation is not normal. If this situation persists for a long time, it will affect women's physical health. You can go to the hospital to seek help from a doctor and promote intestinal peristalsis through massage, hot compress or medication. I hope every woman can recover her health after a caesarean section.