Brown discharge still present 10 days after abortion

When a woman has an abortion, the damage to her body is very great. After the abortion, the woman's body will be very weak and her resistance to disease will be particularly low. Therefore, women should pay attention to conditioning their bodies after the abortion, get more rest and eat some nourishing foods. Since everyone's physical condition is different, the time it takes for the body to recover after an abortion is also different.

Why is there still brown discharge ten days after abortion?

Brown discharge after abortion is a common phenomenon in women. Generally speaking, vaginal bleeding should stop within two weeks after abortion. Under normal circumstances, the amount of bleeding will not exceed the menstrual volume, there will be no blood clots, and the amount of bleeding tends to decrease. The blood color slowly changes from bright red to dark brown or light pink, light brown, and finally the bleeding stops completely. Therefore, it is normal for some patients to have brown secretions after abortion. If brown discharge persists for a long time after an abortion and is accompanied by other symptoms such as vaginal itching, abdominal pain, fever, etc., you should go to a regular gynecological hospital for appropriate examination in time, because this is likely to be a symptom of incomplete abortion or infection after the abortion operation. It is recommended to do a gynecological examination, including abdominal B-ultrasound examination, routine leucorrhea test, identify the cause, and treat symptomatically. Pay attention to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic.

What are the precautions after abortion?

If you don't take good care of yourself after an abortion, it can easily lead to various gynecological diseases. What are the precautions after abortion? After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2-3 days. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month to avoid catching cold. You should also eat more protein and vitamin-rich foods.

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition.

After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2-3 days, then you can get out of bed and move around, gradually increasing the activity time. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month after the abortion to avoid catching cold. Pay attention to increasing nutrition, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, bean products and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the repair of the endometrium.

2. Keep the vulva clean and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse.

After an abortion, the cervix has not completely closed and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. The sanitary napkins and underwear used should be washed and changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. If you have sex too early after an abortion, it can easily cause acute endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and may also lead to secondary infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the abortion.

3. Observe the bleeding situation.

If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after an abortion, or is even accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, and other abnormal symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time.

4. Adhere to contraception.

After abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recover, and the ovaries ovulate on schedule. If you do not persist in contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Therefore, after an abortion, you should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible, and you must insist on contraception as the main method. You cannot use abortion as a contraceptive measure.