Nutritional diet after abortion

Female friends in the workplace are busy running between work and life every day and rarely have much time to take care of themselves. When they accidentally get pregnant, they rush to the hospital for surgery and start working immediately without giving themselves enough time to recover and do not pay much attention to their diet.

Everyone should know that the intake and consumption of energy and various nutrients are basically balanced, which is the basis for the nurturing of life. Pregnancy itself will definitely increase consumption, although this is not obvious in the early stages of pregnancy. When the natural pregnancy and childbirth process is artificially terminated, the mother's energy needs should be reduced.

Many hormone states that are beneficial to fetal development have yet to be adjusted and dropped, and the body's nutritional homeostasis suitable for fetal growth has a certain inertia, so a woman's body will be in a state where energy is greater than consumption after an abortion.

The physical and psychological trauma of artificial abortion for female friends will put the body in a defensive state. When under stress, a large number of inflammatory cells are activated and release inflammatory factors and free radicals. Free radicals are factors that cause aging, especially skin aging. Therefore, special antioxidant treatment is needed after receiving artificial abortion treatment to fight against the harm of free radicals to the body.

β-carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C are the three most important exogenous antioxidant vitamins that can neutralize free radicals in the body, while manganese, zinc, selenium, and copper are cofactors of SOD (superoxide dismutase) and GSH (glutathione peroxidase) in the body. Their deficiency will affect the activity of endogenous peroxidase. Vitamin E is mainly found in oils and fats, while vitamin C and β-carotene mainly come from fresh vegetables and fruits.

Artificial abortion leaves a large wound on the inner wall of the uterus, leaving a gap for the invasion of external infection sources, so antibiotics must be used routinely to prevent it. While antibiotics can inhibit exogenous bacterial infection, they can also affect the balance of normal intestinal flora in the human body.

A proper diet can supplement the anti-infective substances needed by the injured body. Vitamin A is particularly beneficial for maintaining the health of membrane tissue and promoting repair. Vitamin A mainly comes from animal food, and is particularly rich in the liver. Carotenoids from plant sources also have certain vitamin A activity. A diet that combines meat and vegetables can improve the absorption and utilization of vitamin A. Protein is the second indispensable nutrient in the prevention of infection. Soybeans, various meats, eggs, milk, and even grains can provide a large amount of protein.

The weakness, paleness, back pain and fatigue that women often experience after an artificial abortion are due to damage to both Qi and blood. Indeed, abortion causes blood loss, while pain and tension damage Qi. People who are older will be more sensitive to the damage caused by abortion, and often need a longer time to replenish Qi and blood.

There are many traditional dietary methods worth learning from to nourish qi and blood. For example, astragalus, donkey-hide gelatin, brown sugar, jujube, glutinous rice, polished rice, old chicken, ginger, spinach, black plum, etc. have extraordinary effects of astringing and stopping bleeding, nourishing qi and blood. In addition, pork, animal liver, and blood tofu also have the effect of replenishing iron and producing blood. At the same time, sufficient intake of vitamin C can increase the efficiency of iron absorption and utilization. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables in diet.