Can I drink brown sugar after cesarean section?

Cesarean section has been widely used today as medical care is developing at a rapid pace. Many women choose cesarean section as their mode of delivery. However, cesarean section requires strict postoperative care and there are many dietary taboos. So, can women after cesarean section drink brown sugar? Let’s find out.

1. You can drink brown sugar water after caesarean section. New mothers expend a lot of energy and physical strength during childbirth, plus they lose blood, and they have to breastfeed after delivery, so they need to supplement a lot of iron. Brown sugar water is very suitable for the first meal after delivery. It can not only promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also replenish blood and promote the discharge of postpartum lochia. But you can't drink too much brown sugar water over time. It will be harmful to your body instead of beneficial.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar is warm in nature and has the effect of activating blood circulation. It is especially suitable for new mothers who suffer from postpartum weakness and blood stasis. It can promote the discharge of blood stasis and the restoration of the uterus. Therefore, there is a folk custom in my country to drink brown sugar water after childbirth, and some new mothers even drink it for half a month or a month. In fact, it is not advisable to drink brown sugar water for a long time after delivery. Generally, it is enough to drink it for 7 to 10 days. Because drinking brown sugar water for too long is not good for the new mother's uterine recovery. Because the lochia gradually decreases 10 days after delivery and uterine contractions gradually return to normal. If you drink brown sugar water for too long, the blood-activating effect of the brown sugar will increase the amount of lochia, which will not only cause the new mother to lose too much blood, but also affect the recovery of the uterus. . Generally speaking, it is best to drink brown sugar water for 7 to 10 days after delivery, and then you should eat more nutritious and diverse foods.

3. Because of the wound caused by cesarean section and the sudden reduction of intra-abdominal pressure after delivery, the abdominal muscles relax, the intestinal peristalsis slows down, and there is a tendency to constipation. The dietary arrangement should be different from that of natural delivery. Generally speaking, the most needed nutrients in the wound healing process include: protein, amino acids, vitamins, carbohydrates, etc.