Low fever, cold, fear of cold, headache, body aches, are caused by postpartum blood deficiency fever

Fever caused by blood deficiency. Also known as blood deficiency heat. It is caused by vomiting, nosebleed, bloody stool, postpartum metrorrhagia, or internal damage to the spleen and stomach due to overeating and overwork. So what are the symptoms of postpartum deficiency heat?

Postpartum blood deficiency fever symptoms

1. Clinical manifestations of postpartum fever are generally low-grade fever, which occurs in the afternoon, or the fever is quite severe, like high fever, but the patient likes heat, has pale or sallow complexion, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, or irritability and internal heat, with a red face as if painted with cinnabar, but the patient also hates cold and likes hot drinks, and has a history of heavy postpartum and intrapartum bleeding. 2. General and gynecological examinations show no obvious lesions except for low-grade fever or high fever. Laboratory examinations show a decrease in red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit.

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Because childbirth consumes Qi and blood, the body's resistance to disease is reduced, making it easy to catch a cold. The symptoms are similar to those of a weak person, including fever, fear of cold, headache, body aches, spontaneous sweating or no sweating, or alternating chills and fever, or coughing, runny nose, and vomiting. The tongue is pale and moist, the tongue coating is thin white or slightly yellow, and the pulse is mostly floating and rapid. Blood deficiency is caused by excessive blood loss in the mother, and yin deficiency causes internal heat, which often leads to fever in the afternoon, fear of wind and cold, slightly higher fever at night, yellow face, or irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, dry mouth, no desire to drink water, and constipation. The tongue is pale, with little or no coating, and the pulse is thready and rapid.

Regulate Qi and blood to avoid postpartum diseases

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there are two main aspects of postpartum care: one is to nourish qi and blood and prevent colds, and the other is to pay attention to maintaining a happy spirit. Experts explain that women’s bodies need rest after giving birth, but they also have to balance breastfeeding and the many trivialities of life, which can easily cause mood swings. "Traditional Chinese medicine says 'all diseases originate from Qi'. Due to the imbalance of Qi, it often causes liver-stomach disharmony, stomach disease, stomach pain, bloating and other symptoms." Experts told reporters that if the liver and stomach are not in harmony, digestion will be poor. Once digestion is poor, taking tonic medicine will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. It is necessary to regulate the liver and stomach first, and achieve a balance in all aspects of the body before taking postpartum tonic medicine.

What to eat for postpartum blood deficiency and fever

The commonly used methods of replenishing qi and blood with traditional Chinese medicine include strong tonification method, moderate tonification method, mild tonification method and clear tonification method. Strong tonic is a method of using strong tonic medicine to treat severe deficiency of qi and blood or sudden loss of yin and yang. Generally, only postpartum women who suffer from severe deficiency of qi and blood and yang deficiency constitution do not need to take strong tonic medicine if they do not have these symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine for replenishing qi and blood is very selective and can be selected according to the specific symptoms of the parturient.

"Some pregnant women often suffer from fever, cough, etc. after eating chicken, and even develop other complications. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called covering up the cold evil. In this case, pregnant women should first take some antipyretic drugs, eat foods such as meatballs, and then gradually eat foods such as chicken and fish."

Some mothers worry that taking Chinese medicine will have adverse effects on their babies and that it will make their breast milk bitter. Is it appropriate to take Chinese medicine during the confinement period? Dr. Du explained, "Taking Chinese medicine to nourish the mother after childbirth can help her recover as soon as possible. It is beneficial to the mother and will not affect the baby, so you can take it without worry. Most of the nourishing medicines after childbirth are sweet and warm, such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix seed, etc. They are delicious and not bitter, and will not affect the taste of breast milk."

Drink honey for postpartum blood deficiency and fever

Honey can cure diseases, nourish the mind and resist aging. Honey is a sweet substance that is collected by bees from plants or honeydew exuded from plant cells and mixed with bees' saliva secretions. After being fully brewed, it is stored in the beehive. So far, more than 180 substances have been detected in honey. The main components are monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose (more than 75%), which are easily absorbed by the human body. They also contain various nutrients needed by the human body. At the same time, they can produce a lot of calories without fat. It is an excellent tonic and natural medicine.

Honey Milk Drink

50 ml of Ji'antang acacia flower honey, 50 ml of milk, and 25 grams of black sesame seeds. Mash black sesame seeds, mix with honey and milk, and take it with warm water on an empty stomach in the morning. Suitable for postpartum anemia. Dry intestines and constipation. Symptoms include sallow complexion, dry skin, etc.