Pregnancy and postpartum is a high incidence of constipation! It turns out the truth is here ——– must read for mothers-to-be Li Hengshang, Department of Anorectal Surgery, West Hospital, Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing Capital Medical University Li Hengshang, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University Pregnancy and childbirth is a necessary journey for every woman to grow from a girl to a woman. It is the process of gaining happiness and requires a lot of effort and overcoming many problems, such as constipation and hemorrhoids. A lot of information shows that these two are the high prevalence symptoms in the perinatal period, which more than 85% of women have to face. After years of research, the medical community has discovered the reasons for the high incidence of constipation and hemorrhoids in women during this special time. By knowing the causes, corresponding solutions can be found. Early pregnancy, hormonal changes in the body cause constipation In the first 3 months of pregnancy, the mother-to-be’s hormone levels change dramatically and the endocrine system undergoes a transformation. One of the most important changes is the secretion of a hormone that relaxes the smooth muscles in order to give the growing fetus enough room to grow. As a side effect, the intestinal tract, a type of smooth muscle, is also relaxed, and bowel movement slows down, leading to inevitable bowel problems. Experts give you a tip suggesting the use of Chinese medicine prescription for dietary regulation, eat more moistening, laxative, nourishing food to reduce the burden on the intestinal tract. The first choice is gingko, banana, pear and honey water. If it does not relieve, you can also try to use drugs under the guidance of a doctor. This is the only laxative in the world that has passed clinical trials on pregnant women. Mid-pregnancy, fetal pressure on the abdominal cavity pelvic cavity caused by bowel obstruction at this stage of the fastest growing fetus, growing fetus pressure on the mother’s abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity, the consequences of extrusion is the contents of the intestinal tract through the obstacles, so constipation. Experts give you a trick to do more exercise, to help the intestinal feces down the walk, such as walking is a good way. Combine this with the food regimen mentioned earlier for even better results. In some articles and health programs, it is often mentioned that rubbing the belly helps increase bowel movement and promote bowel movements. For ordinary people, this is a solution, but not for pregnant women as a special group. Especially in the early stages of pregnancy, the fetus is not yet stable in the mother’s body, rubbing the belly too hard and too many times, may cause adverse effects. In the middle and late pregnancy, the weight of the fetus causes changes in pelvic floor results Our internal organs depend on the pelvic floor for support, and we gain about 15 kg during pregnancy, which means that the pelvic floor bones have to bear these pressures. As we enter late pregnancy, the pressure becomes greater and the anatomical position and structure of the body will relax and sag and change with the pressure, with a drop in organs such as the perineum. This can also cause defecation, urination disorders, and even urinary incontinence. Experts give you a tip walking is still a good solution for mothers-to-be at this stage. In addition, the doctor will teach the “chest and knee exercise” during the pregnancy test. This method was originally applied to mothers-to-be after 30 weeks of pregnancy who are in an incorrect fetal position, with the aim of correcting the fetal position through exercise. Clinical trials have found that this method is also helpful in promoting bowel movement and improving bowel movements. Please note that you should check with your obstetrician before practicing. Childbirth, birth canal injury and scoliosis make bowel movements painful too. During natural childbirth, the muscles and ligaments of the birth canal are damaged. Although they will gradually recover after delivery by some means, if the recovery is not good, it does affect the function of organs. Don’t worry, the percentage of damage is small and only happens in some special cases. Experts can give you tips on how to avoid damage to the birth canal during childbirth, which is what makes motherhood so great. For injury cases, after delivery, the medical staff will teach a lot of exercise recovery methods, must adhere to the practice, to help function as soon as possible, full recovery. When the wound is healed and no longer hurts, bowel problems will naturally be solved. In addition, the lap band is a useful aid to help restore pressure in the abdominal cavity and allow bowel movements to occur freely. Natural childbirth also requires a lateral incision, and the wound can be painful for some time after delivery. Some new mothers have pain in the lateral incision when they have a bowel movement, so they prefer to endure it rather than defecate easily. In the long run, the desire to stool is gradually reduced by psychological factors, and even disappeared. The experts give you a tip after delivery to carefully care for the wound, regular cleaning, change the medicine, so that the wound heals as soon as possible. If it really hurts too much, you can solve it through medication. There are already clinical drugs that can be used during breastfeeding and will not affect breastfeeding. After childbirth, the body is weak after delivery, mainly in terms of Qi deficiency, Yin deficiency and blood deficiency. At this time, the gastrointestinal tract is also weak, no appetite, eat less; even if you eat, due to intestinal weakness intestinal peristalsis is slow, defecation is also difficult. Experts give you a trick – first of all, we need to hydrate more. During the process of childbirth and menstruation, the new mother will sweat a lot. Most of the water in the body is excreted with sweat, and the water in the intestinal tract is relatively reduced. The stool will be dry and it will be difficult to defecate naturally. Therefore, it is important to drink more water during the menstruation period. Eat more food to nourish Qi and blood, congee, soup and soup are good choices. For example, lotus seeds and gravy soup, Aconite jujube soup, honey water, cinnamon water, carp soup, papaya soup, etc.