Mothers who have just given birth must pay attention to constipation during their confinement period. Postpartum constipation is one of the most common postpartum conditions. After giving birth, mothers are weak and their intestinal motility is slow, which can easily lead to constipation. For postpartum constipation, dietary therapy can not only treat constipation but also increase nutrition, and the effect of relieving constipation is quite good, killing two birds with one stone. Let's take a look at what to eat for postpartum constipation.
I. Mixed Grain Porridge
Ingredients: 60g brown rice, 60g oats, 60g glutinous rice, 20g red beans, 20g black beans, 20g lotus seeds.
Preparation:
1. Clean the brown rice, oats, glutinous rice, red beans, black beans, and lotus seeds, and soak them for about 20 minutes;
2. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, boil the red beans and black beans for about 10 minutes;
3. Add brown rice, oats, and lotus seeds to cook; cook until the porridge is soft and cooked.
Benefits:
1. Lotus seeds: invigorates the spleen, nourishes the stomach, and has anti-cancer properties.
2. Oats: moisturizes the intestines, supplements calcium, and lowers blood sugar.
3. Mixed grain porridge: not only contains rich vitamins and plant proteins in mixed grains and beans, but also rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal motility and relieve constipation.
II. Astragalus Sea Cucumber Stew
Ingredients: 1 bowl of sea cucumber, 3g astragalus, half a bowl of fresh yam, 3g mangosteen, 3g mulberry fruit, 3g dendrobium, 3 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of scallops, shrimp, mushrooms, and baby corn.
Preparation:
1. Put the Chinese medicinal materials in a muslin bag, add 1500ml of water, simmer for 45 minutes, and reserve the herbal juice;
2. Stir-fry the scallops and shrimp in hot oil first;
3. Stew sea cucumber, mushrooms, and baby corn with the herbal juice, add scallops and shrimp when cooked, stir-fry quickly, add wine and seasonings, thicken the sauce, and then it can be eaten.
Benefits:
1. Astragalus: invigorates qi, dispels dampness, and eliminates edema.
2. Sea cucumber: nourishes the kidneys, nourishes essence, nourishes blood, and relieves constipation caused by deficiency of essence and blood, weakness, frequent urination, etc.
3. Yam: invigorates the spleen and nourishes the stomach.
4. Mangosteen: nourishes yin, clears heat, detoxifies, and beautifies the skin.
5. Mulberry fruit: invigorates the spleen, aids digestion, and has anti-aging effects.
6. Dendrobium: nourishes yin, clears heat, moisturizes the lungs, and nourishes the stomach.
7. Astragalus sea cucumber stew: invigorates qi, nourishes blood, nourishes yin, clears heat, and relieves constipation. It is suitable for tiredness, dry mouth and throat, irritability, excessive sweating, and dry stool.
Mothers, in addition to eating the above two types of herbal food to relieve constipation, should also drink more warm water and exercise appropriately, only then can they avoid the suffering of constipation!
