What to do if you have excessive heat during breastfeeding

Many mothers often suffer from weak qi and blood after childbirth, and this deficiency of qi and blood leads to internal heat. This will not only affect breastfeeding, but the baby will also have internal heat problems after drinking the mother's milk. Internal heat cannot be solved without taking medicine, because it cannot recover by itself, and breastfeeding for the baby will be affected during this period, so it is necessary to understand some methods of treating internal heat.

What to do if you get angry during breastfeeding

Distinguishing between real fire and false fire

Generally speaking, people's internal heat can be divided into two categories: "real fire" and "false fire". Mothers who have internal heat during breastfeeding can only better treat it if they are prepared to know whether their heat is real fire or false fire. Of course, it is generally believed that men are more likely to suffer from real fire, while women are more likely to suffer from false fire.

In addition, breastfeeding mothers should also understand what specifically causes the anger, such as lung heat, stomach discomfort, or heart fire. Only by accurately determining the specific type of inflammation based on the symptoms can we better prescribe the right medicine.

1. Stomach fire: may be accompanied by symptoms such as dry stool, stomach pain, bad breath, etc.

2. Fire caused by lung heat: There may be coughing with a lot of sputum, yellow sputum and hemoptysis;

3. Liver fire: often accompanied by insomnia, irritability, breast pain and other symptoms;

4. Heart fire: often accompanied by symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, and panic.

Symptomatic treatment

Breastfeeding mothers are particularly prone to excessive internal heat, mostly due to deficiency of both blood and Qi, which leads to yin deficiency and excessive internal heat. If we use food or medicine to treat real heat at this time, I am afraid that the mother's constitution will become even weaker. In this case, you need to understand your actual physical condition, combine it with common symptoms, and use food supplements to reduce heat. For example, you can drink lotus seed soup to remove heart fire, eat pork liver to remove lung fire, drink mung bean porridge to remove stomach fire, eat pork kidneys to eliminate kidney fire, drink pear water to remove liver fire, and so on.

Of course, if there is excessive heat during breastfeeding, some cold foods such as herbal tea and lotus seeds should not be consumed, as they will deplete the mother's yin energy. Therefore, during the lactation period, it is best to eat some foods that are not easy to damage the Yin Qi, such as chrysanthemum tea, mung bean soup, etc.

Can I take medicine for internal heat during breastfeeding?

The diet of a breastfeeding mother will affect the quality of breast milk to a certain extent. After the mother takes medication, the medication will enter the baby's body through breast milk and affect the baby's development. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers must be cautious when taking medication. It is best to go to the hospital to consult a doctor and decide whether medication is necessary and what medication is appropriate under the doctor's guidance.

At the same time, mothers cannot use medicine casually based on their past experience. For example, they cannot take anti-inflammatory medicines such as Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets indiscriminately. These medicines contain artificial bezoar, rhubarb and other ingredients, which may affect the baby's health. If the mother gets inflamed during breastfeeding, she must pay attention to a light diet, and cooperate with the doctor's treatment to recover quickly.

Can I breastfeed if I have internal heat during breastfeeding?

This issue is of great concern to many breastfeeding mothers. Many mothers are afraid that they will get angry and cause the breast milk to deteriorate, thus affecting the health of their children. According to experts, mothers who do not suffer from severe internal heat during breastfeeding can continue breastfeeding, but it is best for mothers to pay attention to their daily diet and relieve the internal heat in time according to the symptoms. If the mother's internal heat symptoms do not improve after a few days, it is best to stop breastfeeding and seek medical attention in time.