What to do if your platelet count is low after childbirth

During childbirth, women may be particularly prone to postpartum hemorrhage due to malposition of the fetus or some other reasons. Postpartum hemorrhage is also a serious event in the childbirth process. In ancient times, medical technology was not well developed, and some women even lost their lives due to postpartum hemorrhage. Although the current level of medical technology has improved, there are still many people who suffer accidents due to childbirth. So what should you do if your platelet count is low after childbirth?

You can take Chinese patent medicines such as peanut syrup, vitamin C and rutin. All three are drugs that increase platelets. There is also a "folk remedy" you can try, namely the "three reds" - brown sugar, red dates, and red-skinned peanuts. Boil them together to make soup, which is sweet and has a good effect in raising blood. Nutrition should be increased in the daily diet, eating more chicken, duck, vegetarian C and rutin. All three are drugs that increase platelets. There is also a "folk remedy" you can try, namely the "three reds" - brown sugar, red dates, and red-skinned peanuts. Boil them together to make soup, which is sweet and has a good effect in raising blood. You should increase nutrition in your daily diet and eat more chicken, duck, fish, meat, milk and soy products. Choose foods rich in iron such as animal liver, kidney, heart, lean meat and egg yolk. Vegetables include spinach, celery and tomato. Fruits include apricots, peaches, plums, raisins, red dates, pineapples and figs. You can also choose stewed black chicken, peanuts and other foods to replenish blood and nourish the body's energy.

Pregnant women are prone to thrombocytopenia, which is related to the thrombocytopenia caused by the body's immune function disorder after pregnancy. If it is low and has no symptoms, no treatment is needed. However, your current platelet count is only more than 30,000, which is relatively low and there is a risk of bleeding. Therefore, treatment is still recommended. Traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment during pregnancy, which has no effect on the fetus. It is mainly traditional Chinese medicine for cooling blood and detoxifying. When you give birth, you must be hospitalized in a large hospital with a hematology department, and have a cesarean section after platelet transfusion. Many patients' platelets return to normal after delivery. If they do not recover, you must hurry up for treatment.

There are many reasons for thrombocytopenia, such as insufficient bone marrow platelet production, leukemia, aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, alcoholism, megaloblastic anemia, certain bone marrow diseases, etc. Therefore, you should go to the hospital to check the cause first before you can treat it.