What can I eat for confinement

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Just gave birth to a child's mother for the confinement period, what can eat. What to eat. What can't be eaten. Let's talk about it.

What can I eat for confinement

First: what to eat in confinement first stage: the first week is the golden time for new mothers to excrete lochia after childbirth. At the same time, prenatal edema and excess water in the body will also be excreted at this time. Therefore, do not eat too much tonic in the first week, so as not to drain lochia. The doctor of traditional Chinese Medicine suggested that the main food should be pig liver, about 300 grams a day. The main components of pig liver are protein, fat, iron, vitamin B1, B2, nicotinic acid and vitamin A. Its effect can invigorate the liver, eyesight and Qi and blood.

The second stage: lochia gradually decreased in the second week, and the color was less bright red than that in the first week. In addition, postpartum will be accompanied by symptoms of backache, what is traditionally known as what to eat, therefore, it is suggested that edible sesame oil waist flower can reduce the discomfort of backache. Eucommia ulmoides Oliv can be added to stir fry sesame oil cashew to improve the effect. Because of its warm nature and sweet taste, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv is a medicinal material for gujingu and Qiangshen.

Third: what to eat in confinement third stage: lochia has been exhausted at this time, it is time to replenish qi and blood, that is, the time to replenish. The most commonly used ingredient is sesame oil chicken. Traditionally, the sesame oil chicken cooked in confinement mostly eats hens, and some people also use black bone chicken. Chicken is warm and sweet in nature, rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, B1, B2, C, e and nicotinic acid. It can tonify the five zang organs, nourish the blood and spleen, strengthen the spleen and stomach, tonify the kidney, help Yang and deficiency, and promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Even though sesame oil chicken has many functions, it is easy to get tired of eating a meal, and some vegetables are cold. Therefore, we often hear the elders tell us to eat less vegetables, otherwise we have to choose red phoenix vegetables and other leafy vegetables with blood tonifying effect.

matters needing attention

Postpartum mother's diet principle of confinement, in fact, balanced diet is the first. Especially to avoid greasy, heavy taste and spicy food. Although sesame oil chicken can certainly tonify the body, excessive fat intake is the main cause of obesity in confinement. The alternative way is to match the staple food and vegetables in the same meal, and choose more low oil cooking methods such as steaming, boiling and marinating, and replace chicken with lean meat and fish, and try to eat less viscera, so as to avoid excessive calorie intake.