What should I do if I get a headache after childbirth?

Women need to take care of themselves after giving birth. Inadequate care may lead to postpartum sickness. Some women also catch a cold after giving birth and suffer from headaches. Regarding the issue of what to do if you suffer from a headache caused by wind after childbirth, protection is very important and women must be prevented from catching cold.

1. First of all, you must pay attention to cold protection to avoid catching cold. During the postpartum confinement period, you must avoid being exposed to cold wind, drinking cold water, and eating raw, cold, spicy, hard, and other irritating foods. You can eat pig's trotters, pumpkin, carp and other foods appropriately, which is beneficial to nourishing the body.

2. Secondly, the mother should maintain a happy mood and must not be mentally stimulated. You should also pay attention to rest, and it is best to stay in bed and rest. You must not engage in excessive joint activities to prevent sequelae.

3. If the headache is too severe, the mother can consult a doctor and take some wind-clearing and analgesic capsules appropriately, which will be of great benefit to the body's recovery. In addition, the mother's family can give her appropriate massage, centering on the temples to do head massage, which can effectively relieve pain. Drinking a small amount of green tea in daily life can have an ideal effect on calming the nerves and relieving headaches.

4. Take postpartum tonic medicine. Postpartum tonic medicine in traditional Chinese medicine is effective in replenishing the mother's qi and blood, helping rapid recovery after delivery, and preventing postpartum diseases, but it must be taken 3 weeks after delivery when the lochia is discharged. Taking tonic medicine before all the lochia is discharged may induce postpartum wind. To treat postpartum stroke, you can decoct and take medicinal herbs such as ginseng, astragalus, angelica, and rehmannia root that have the effect of replenishing physical strength.