Can pregnant women with heat stroke use scratching?

It can be said that pregnant women have relatively poor resistance during pregnancy. During this period, in order to ensure their own health and to ensure that the baby in their belly can develop healthily and grow rapidly, pregnant women have many things to pay attention to and taboos. For example, after a pregnant woman has heatstroke, it is best not to relieve it through scraping, because scraping will cause the loss of nutrients in the pregnant woman's body.

1. Theoretically, pregnant women with heatstroke can use scraping

Gua Sha is also called "fa sha" or "scraping sha" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that it is caused by the patient's weak constitution and excessive fatigue, which leads to a deficiency of vital energy and allows the evil heat of summer to enter. Gua Sha can promptly remove the summer heat and dampness, and has the effects of relieving exterior symptoms, clearing away summer heat, calming the mind and invigorating the mind. This method is used both clinically and among the public, and has good efficacy. In theory, it is also suitable for pregnant women.

2. It is not recommended for pregnant women to use scraping therapy after heat stroke

1. If a pregnant woman suffers from heatstroke, scraping is definitely not the first choice. Heatstroke is caused by overheating, which leads to the body's temperature regulation disorder, water and electrolyte imbalance and even damage to the nervous system. The key is to cool down and replenish water and electrolytes. Pregnant women who suffer from heatstroke should pay special attention to replenishing water and electrolytes to prevent shock caused by affected circulating blood volume. It is best to seek medical attention promptly.

2. It is best to avoid all unnecessary medication during pregnancy to prevent effects on the fetus. Also, it is best to avoid stimulating treatments such as scraping, acupuncture, and sweat steaming. Gua Sha may stimulate some acupoints and is not suitable for pregnant women. Pregnant women may accidentally cause uterine contractions and may cause miscarriage.

3. Scraping has the effect of detoxification, but nutrients will also be lost. Pregnant women are in need of nutrition now, and scraping may have an impact on the baby.

Tips: In short, although scraping can theoretically relieve heatstroke in pregnant women, and there should be no problem unless there are unexpected events, safety of pregnant women is the first priority after all. Therefore, it is not recommended to use scraping for pregnant women with heatstroke.

3. Precautions for scraping during pregnancy

1. Remember which parts should not be scraped.

It is best not for pregnant women to have scraping. Even if they have to do it, they are forbidden to scrape the abdomen, lumbar sacral area, and nipples of pregnant women. Also, patients with leukemia or low platelet count should be careful when scraping. People with heart failure, renal failure, liver cirrhosis, ascites, and severe edema of the whole body are prohibited from scraping.

The parts of the body that can be scraped for pregnant women suffering from heatstroke include the neck (midline of the neck, both sides of the neck to the shoulders), back (midline of the back, both sides of the back), upper limbs (shoulders, arms, elbows), and lower limbs, all scraped from top to bottom. Scrape each part for 3 to 5 minutes, until sha (purple-red sha marks) appear. Do not scrape for a maximum of 10 minutes. Do not force the appearance of sha.

2. Pregnant women must use gentle techniques when scraping and should not scrape a large area.

3. Pregnant women who have skin injuries or skin diseases should not do the scraping.