Vegetables rich in cellulose can promote intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation. New mothers can eat lotus root and day lily, which can relieve constipation without affecting breastfeeding.
1, lotus root
Lotus root contains a lot of starch, vitamins and minerals. Rich in nutrition, light and refreshing, invigorating spleen and stomach, moistening dryness and nourishing yin, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing heat and promoting lactation. It is a good medicine for removing blood stasis and promoting new life. Breastfeeding mothers eat more lotus roots, which can remove the accumulated congestion in the abdomen as soon as possible, stimulate appetite, help digestion, promote milk secretion and help feed newborns.
2. Hemerocallis
Day lily contains protein, minerals such as phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C and steroid compounds. Rich in nutrition and delicious, especially suitable for soup. Chinese medicine books say that day lily has the functions of detumescence, diuresis, antipyretic, analgesia, blood supplement and brain strengthening. Maternal women are prone to abdominal pain, dysuria, pale face, restless sleep and other symptoms during postpartum breastfeeding. Eating more daylily can eliminate the above symptoms.
3. Soybean sprouts
Soybean sprouts contain a lot of protein, vitamin C, cellulose and so on. Protein is the main raw material of tissue cells, which can repair damaged tissues during childbirth. Vitamin C can increase the elasticity and toughness of blood vessel wall, prevent postpartum hemorrhage, and cellulose can moisten the bowels to relieve constipation, thus preventing lactation mothers from constipation.
In addition to the above, there are other vegetables such as celery, and foods that relieve constipation include honey, jujube, peanuts, yogurt and so on. In short, eating more vegetables is an effective means to relieve constipation. It is also necessary to increase a certain proportion of coarse grains in the diet, and the diet should not be too fine. Diet must be diversified, but new mothers should remember that active exercise is also a good way to relieve constipation. If constipation is particularly serious and medication is needed, considering the problem of breastfeeding, it is best to choose Chinese patent medicine.