COMMON PROBLEM OF
POST - PREGNANCY
PILES π
IT IS ONE OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS OF PREGNANCY. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IN INDIAN SOCIETY A NEW MOTHER IS FED WITH LOT OS EATABLES WHICH CONTAIN DRY FRUITS AND COMDIMENTS, AN OVERDOSE OF WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE PROBLEM, SUCH AS PILES. NOW TO WORRY THOUGH, REGULAR PRACTICE OF YOGA HELPS CURE THIS PROBLEM. YOGA THERAPY FOR PILES SHOULD BE STARTED ONLY AFTER COMPLETION OF 40 DAYS REST PERIOD.
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DIET THERAPYπ
CONSUME LIGHT, EASILY DIGESTIBLE FOODS, FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES, HERBAL TEAS. AVOID NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD AND HEAVE FOODS LIKE CHEES, FRIED OR OILY FOOD, RICH SAUCES AND DESSERTS. SPICES ARE A COMPLETE "NO" TO A PERSON WHO IS SUFFERING FROM PILES.
EXCESSIVE BLEEDINGπ
LOCHIA IS THE NAME GIVEN TO POSTPARTUM BLEEDING. EVERY WOMEN WHO DELIVERS A CHILD, EITHER VAGINALLY OR THROUGH CAESAREAN SECTION WILL EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF BLEEDING. IT IS THE WAY IN WHICH YOUR BODY EXPELS EXCESS MUSCUS, PLACENTAL TISSUE AND BLOOD AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
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LOCHIA IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE BLEEDING YOU EXPERIENCE DURING YOUR MENTRUAL PERIOD BUT IT IS MUCH HEAVIER. IT TYPICALLY BEGINS IN THE HOURS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING BIRTH AND USUALLY CONTINUES FOR TWO O THREE WEEKS. HOWEVER, IN SOME WOMEN LOCHIA CAN LAST FOR UP TO SIX WEEKS. IT IS NOTICED THAT IN SOME WOMEN THE BLEEDING IS UNUSUALLY HEAVY, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL AND CAN LEAD TO POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGING. IN SUCH CASES, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. YOGA THERAPY PRESCRIBED HERE WILL BE OF IMMENSE HELP IN MAKING THE FLOW NORMAL AND STOPPING IT EARLY.
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
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- REST AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, AND AVOID EXCESS STANDING AND WALKING (THIS WILL EXACERBATE THE BLOOD FLOW).
- USE HEAVE DUTY MAXI PADS TO SOAK UP THE BLOOD.
- DO NOT USE TAMPONS FOR AT LEAST SIX WEEKS AFTER PREGNANCY. TAMPONS CAN INTRODUCE BACTERIA INTO THE VAGINA AND UTERUS, CAUSING INFECTION.
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DIET THERAPY FOR
EXCESSIVE BLEEDING ❤
EXCESSIVE POSTPARTUM BLEEDING CAN LEAD TO SEVERE CASES OF ANAEMIA. TO AVOID THE LOSS AND FOR FAST RECOVERY, ADD ALL TYPES OF FRUITS AND FRUITS JUICES, LOT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES AND EGGS TO YOUR DIET. FOR MORE DETAILS REFER TO THE DIET THERAPY FOR ANAEMIA UNDER SECTION 4.
❤ STRETCH MARKS
WHEN A PERSON GAIN WEIGHT SUDDENLY, THE SKIN EXPANDS TO ACCOMODATE THE INCREASE IN BODY WEIGHT. SKIN IS ELASTIC AND CAN BE STRETCHED NO MORE. AS THE UNDERLYING LAYER TEARS AND THE ONES ABOVE ARE INTACT, THE SKIN APPEARS TO BE STREAKED. AS SOON AS THE SKIN TEARS, PINK OR PURPLE LINES APPEAR AS THE CAPILLARIES BURST. AFTER SOME TIME THESE LINES LOOK SLIVERY WHITE. THERE ARE CALLED STRETCH MARKS, WHICH ARE IN FACT SCARS THAT ARE A RESULT OF SKIN TEARING.
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MOST OF THE WOMEN DEVELOP STRETCH MARKS DURING PREGNANCY. AS YOU PUT ON WEIGHT, THE ABDOMEN (STOMACH) IS GRADUALLY STRETCHED FURTHER AND FURTHER, USUALLY CAUSING STRETCH MARKS TO APPEAR IN THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH MONTH. STRETCH MARKS CAN ALSO APPEAR ON THE THIGHS, HIPS, BREATS AND UPPER ARMS AS THEY GET BIGGER AND HEAVIER.
DIET THERAPY FOR
STRETCH MARKSππ
EAT FOODS RIGH IN ZINC LIKE NUTS AND FISH, FOODS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF VITAMIN A, C AND D LIKE CIRTRUS FRUITS, DAIRY PRODUCTS, CARROTS AND PROTEIN-RICH FOODS LIKE EGGS CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR SKIN AND CAN CURE STRETCH MARKS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, AT LEAST 8-10 GLASSES PER DAY. ADEQUATE WATER INTAKE WILL MAKE YOUR SKIN SOFT AND SUPPLE THUS PREVENTING IF FROM TEARING. REDUCE INTAKE OF TEA, COFFEE AND CARBONATE DRINKS. EAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET TO KEEP YOUR SKIN YOUNG AND HEALTHY AND PREVENT STRETCH MARKS.
LACK OF SLEEP ❤❤
AFTER DELIVERY DUE TO CHANGED SURROUNDINGS AND LIFE STYLE MANY MOTHERS COME UNDER DEPRESSION AND FACE STRESS. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE PROPER SLEEP AND HARDLY GET TIME TO SLEEP IN QUEST OF MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE NEW BORN. ALL THESE FACTORS LEAD TO FRUTRATION. IN YOGA THERAPY, THERE ARE SOME KRIYAS WHICH CAN COMPLETE THE SLEEP CYCLE OF 7 HOURS IN 30 MINUTES.
PIGMENTATION ππ
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PIGMENTATION OR PATCHES OF DARKER SKIN ON THE SKIN POST-PREGNANCY IS VERY COMMON AND ABSOLUTELY NORMAL. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAL ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, UP TO 70 PERCENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN DEVELOP BLOTCHY AREAS OF DARKENED SKIN, COMMONLY CALLED THE MASK OF PREGNANCY. THESE CHANGES ARE CAUSED BY HORMONAL CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY, WHICH STIMULATE A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE BODY'S PRODUCTION OF MELANIN, THE NATURAL SUBSTANCE THAT GIVES COLOUR TO HAIR, SKIN, AND EYES. THE AREAS OF INCREASED PIGMENTATION WILL PROBABLY FADE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY AND THE SKIN SHOULD RETURN TO ITS NORMAL SHADE, ALTHOUGH IN SOME WOMEN THE CHANGES NEVER COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR.
WOMEN WITH DARKER COMPLEXIONS ARE MORE PRONE TO THIS CONDITION THAN WOMEN WITH LIGHTER SKIN. THE PIGMENTATION CAN SHOW UP AROUND YOUR UPPER LIP, NOSE, CHEEKBONES, AND FOREHEAD, CHEEKS OR ALONG WITH JAW LINE. YOU MAY DEVELOP DARK PATCHES OF YOUR FOREARMS AND OTHER PARTS OF YOUR BODY THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE SUN.
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