What should I do if I have diarrhea ten days after giving birth?

After giving birth, the first issue mothers have to face is breastfeeding, followed by confinement. Relatively speaking, the latter is related to the mother's future physical health, because confinement can easily leave her with lifelong diseases, and she is the one who suffers in the end. During the confinement period, all problems that arise must be solved in a scientific way. So what should I do if I have diarrhea just ten days after giving birth?

1. Preventive measures: After giving birth, you should eat an appropriate amount of light food that is easy to digest. You can eat nutrient-rich food only when the mother's physical strength recovers and her appetite improves. At the same time, pay attention to food hygiene and avoid eating overly cold or spicy food. Mothers should also pay attention to physical exercise, strengthen their physical fitness and prevent cold. For pregnant women with weak spleen and stomach, they should be promptly treated with foods that warm and nourish the spleen and stomach.

2. Dietary principles: Whether it is acute diarrhea or chronic diarrhea, the cause should be identified as much as possible, and then actively treated according to the cause. At the same time, pay attention to dietary taboos and treat the disease accordingly based on different types of illness.

3. Recommended food ingredients: For those with cold-damp (wind-cold) type diarrhea: it is advisable to eat foods that warm the middle and dispel cold, remove wind and dampness, and avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, cold, sticky and glutinous foods. For those with damp-heat (summer dampness) type diarrhea: it is advisable to eat foods that clear heat and dampness or light and bitter foods, and avoid eating sticky, glutinous and greasy foods.

4. Give the mother appropriate fluid replacement to replenish the water and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea, especially potassium ions, and replenish the calories lost due to diarrhea. At the same time, closely observe the fetal condition and whether there are any signs of premature birth or miscarriage.

The above is the editor’s compilation of relevant information on what to do if you have diarrhea during confinement. Mothers during confinement should pay special attention to their diet. They are also breastfeeding their children, so their own health is very important. When children drink milk, they are also drinking the nutrients of the food that mothers eat every day, so for the health of their babies, mothers should eat more good food.