Is uterine involution treatment useful?

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For female friends, the uterus is the organ that changes most during the puerperium. In the process of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus can't contract and recover smoothly after delivery, which is called incomplete uterine involution. In general, the uterus retracts to its original state about 10 days after delivery, and completely recovers after 4-6 weeks. However, if you feel that the uterus is very large after delivery, long-term discharge mixed with bloody lochia, and accompanied by abdominal pain, it may be suffering from incomplete uterine involution. So what if that's the case?

Is uterine involution treatment useful?

1. You know, when the uterus is not completely restored, the new mother will feel abdominal distension, low back pain, prolonged duration of bloody lochia, significantly increased blood volume, and even massive uterine bleeding, lochia turbidity with odor, purulent secretions will flow out after bloody lochia stops.

2. Moreover, there are few lochia and severe abdominal pain, uterine enlargement, soft texture, tenderness. The causes of incomplete uterine involution include: retention of a part of fetal membrane or placenta in the uterus, early amniotic fluid rupture, twin or multiple pregnancy, and bladder or rectum full of excreta due to poor urination and defecation.

3. Therefore, the new mother must pay more attention to every change of postpartum body. Postpartum urination in time to prevent bladder overfilling. Lateral position should be taken to avoid long supine position. Those with posterior position of uterus should do chest knee position twice a day for 15 minutes each time to correct the position of uterus.

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So, postpartum uterine involution is not a good disease for all pregnant women, so we must pay attention to it, because if postpartum uterine involution does not lead to a series of gynecological diseases in the future!