Constipation after delivery during breastfeeding

With the inability to self-emptying in the early post-natal period, there is a huge number of young women. In this article, we will tell you what this may be related to, and how you can go to the toilet if the young mother feeds the newborn baby with her milk.

Why do you have constipation after birth?

Difficult stooling, or constipation, in the postpartum period can occur for several reasons:

• the most basic - sharp fluctuations of a hormonal background to which the organism of young mother still should get used;
• excessive stretching and weakening of the muscular corset;
• strong pressure on the intestines from the enlarged uterus;
• change in the position of internal organs, including the intestine in the abdominal cavity;
• impossibility of full natuazhivaniya due to sutures or hemorrhoids;
• excessive psychological stress;
• finally, constipation after childbirth during breastfeeding can arise due to the irrational nutrition of a young mother who is too much afraid of expanding her diet so as not to harm the baby.

What to do if a woman after a birth suffers constipation?

If such a delicate problem arises for a nursing mother, first of all, it is necessary to diversify your diet and make certain changes to it. So, in the daily menu of a woman who has recently produced a baby, there must necessarily be a variety of cereals, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables.

It is best to give preference to products such as broccoli, zucchini, beets, carrots, pumpkin, leaf lettuce, melons, apples and apricots - they will help get rid of stool and improve overall health. From the consumption of rice, semolina porridge, white bread and legumes should be abandoned for a while. Of course, introducing new products in the daily menu, you should closely monitor the reaction of the baby and, if necessary, adjust the diet.

If changes in diet do not help to solve the problem, for the treatment of constipation after childbirth during breastfeeding, it is acceptable to take such drugs as Forlax and Dufalac. If you need to urgently clean the intestine, you can use Microclax microclasses or glycerin suppositories, but they should be treated with caution, as these drugs are addictive.