Gastroenteritis during lactation

Women who are breastfeeding are at a more special time and if they consume medications they can pass through the breast milk to the baby and cause adverse effects on the baby. Therefore, gastroenteritis during breastfeeding can be treated through dietary therapy, taking herbs that are gentle in nature or stopping breastfeeding in severe cases and applying antibiotic therapy. Common methods 1, food therapy: many foods can play a role in stopping diarrhea, such as yam, gravy, umeboshi, lotus root, and sorghum noodles. Patients can choose a lighter cooking method, eat liquid food, such as rice soup, egg congee, etc., to reduce the burden on the stomach; 2, Chinese medicine treatment: the nature of Chinese medicine is more calm than Western medicine, can use Fu Ling, Atractylodes, Radix et Rhizoma, Chen Pi and other drugs, to play a role in strengthening the spleen and dispel dampness, the specific use of methods and combinations need to consult a professional herbalist; 3, stop breastfeeding: if the patient’s discomfort is very serious, and the patient’s symptoms can not play a role. If the patient’s discomfort is very serious and the dietary therapy and herbal treatment do not have a good effect, you can consider suspending breastfeeding. The patient should apply antibiotics under the guidance of the doctor so that the gastroenteritis can be controlled and breastfeeding can be resumed after the drugs are metabolized and discharged in the body. The woman who is breastfeeding should pay extra attention to her health, enhance exercise and balanced nutrition, be positive and optimistic in the face of the disease, and not have too much psychological pressure to avoid postpartum depression.