Women have experienced a very difficult delivery, and they have begun to confinement, so they should be more cautious in their diet. On the one hand, nutrition should be supplemented in place, physical strength should be restored, and lost nutrition should be supplemented. On the other hand, some foods will have an impact on the special physique of postpartum women. Women's postpartum physical exertion is great, and their body is deficient in both qi and blood. They should pay attention to replenish blood and keep a good sleep to recover their physical strength as soon as possible. Tea is not only a traditional food culture, but also has a certain effect on scavenging free radicals because it contains a variety of antioxidant substances and nutrients. Therefore, drinking tea also helps to prevent aging and has a health care effect. Drinking three or two cups of tea every day can prevent aging. Tea contains many vitamins and amino acids. Drinking tea also has certain effects of clearing oil and relieving boredom, enhancing nerve excitement and promoting digestion and diuresis. But the more you drink, the better, and not everyone is suitable for drinking tea. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to drink 1-2 times a day, 3-5 grams each time, 400 ml. However, tea contains tannic acid, which can combine with iron in food, affect the absorption of iron in intestine and promote anemia in confinement women. Moreover, the stronger the tea, the higher the tannic acid content, and the greater the influence on iron absorption in the intestine. In addition, the caffeine contained in tea will stimulate the brain to be excited after drinking, making it difficult to fall asleep, affecting sleep and not conducive to physical recovery. At the same time, caffeine in tea can also enter the baby's body through milk, which will lead to intestinal spasm and crying for no reason.
What foods can't a woman who is confinement eat?
When a woman is in confinement, it is the recovery period after childbirth, and her constitution is relatively weak. She should avoid eating some unhealthy food.
1, don't eat cold food: postpartum body is deficient in qi and blood, so you should eat more warm food to facilitate the recovery of qi and blood. If you eat cold or cold food after delivery, it will not be conducive to the enrichment of qi and blood, which will easily lead to digestive and absorption dysfunction of the spleen and stomach, and will not be conducive to the discharge of lochia and the removal of congestion.
2, do not eat spicy and irritating food: eating spicy food, such as pepper, is easy to hurt body fluids, consume gas, damage blood, aggravate qi and blood weakness, and easily lead to constipation, which is not good for the baby after entering the milk. Moreover, pregnant women are weak in blood after delivery. If you eat spicy food, such as pepper, it will cause sweating, which will not only consume gas, but also hurt body fluid and blood, aggravate postpartum qi and blood weakness, and even cause diseases.
Irritating foods, such as strong tea and coffee alcohol, will affect sleep and gastrointestinal function, and it is not good for your baby.
3, do not eat raw food: pregnant women postpartum, blood stasis, it is not appropriate to eat raw food, such as ebony, lotus seeds, persimmons, pumpkins and so on. , so as not to block blood circulation, which is not conducive to lochia discharge.
4, do not eat cold drinks: such as ice cream, ice cream, cold drinks and so on. , is not conducive to the recovery of the digestive system, but also will bring adverse effects on maternal teeth.
5, do not eat salty food: salty food, such as pickled products, contains more salt, and sodium in salt can cause water retention, which can cause edema in severe cases. However, you should not avoid salt. Because you have more urine, more sweat and more salt after delivery, you need to supplement a certain amount of salt to maintain the balance of water and electrolyte.
6. Do not eat hard and indigestible food: the mother's own gastrointestinal function is weak, and foods with less exercise, hard, fried, fried and heavy taste are not conducive to maternal digestion and absorption, which often leads to indigestion.
7, don't eat too much: maternal gastrointestinal function is weak, eating too much will hinder its digestive function. Eat less and more meals after delivery, and you can eat 5~6 times a day.