What is the reason for a bitter mouth during confinement? What should I do if my mouth is bitter during confinement?

Women are most likely to have accidents during the confinement period, so what is the reason for a bitter mouth during confinement? What should you do if your mouth is bitter during confinement? Let us introduce it below!

Why does my mouth feel bitter during confinement?

Poor oral hygiene

The bitter taste in the mouth during confinement is mainly related to poor oral hygiene. Many new mothers do not insist on brushing their teeth and gargling regularly, and seriously neglect oral hygiene. After childbirth, the number of meals is large, and over time, food residues are left in the teeth, causing a lot of soft plaque on the teeth and gums, breeding a lot of bacteria, causing bitter taste in the mouth.

Caused by getting angry

During the confinement period, excessive tonic can cause internal heat, dry mouth and reduced saliva secretion, which can cause excessive growth of bacteria in the mouth and cause bitter mouth.

Thick tongue coating

The bitter taste in the mouth of a postpartum woman is probably caused by a particularly heavy tongue coating. Not only does the mouth have no taste, but there is also a bad smell in the mouth when speaking. At this time, you should use a toothbrush to remove the tongue coating when rinsing your mouth every morning. Don't clean too deeply at first to avoid vomiting. After you get used to it, you can clean it more deeply. Once every two to three days, the condition will improve.

Indigestion caused

Generally speaking, new mothers do not exercise much after giving birth, their abdominal and pelvic floor muscles relax, their gastrointestinal function weakens, and they are prone to indigestion. Food cannot be properly digested in the intestines, and a large amount of waste accumulates in the body. The food waste deposited in the intestines for a long time is not only easy to metabolize and produce toxins, but also accumulates and generates heat, producing odor that evaporates upward, causing bad breath and bitter taste in the mouth.

Caused by certain diseases

1. Oral inflammation, such as gingivitis, bleeding gums and other oral diseases, are common causes of bitter taste in the mouth.

2. Stomach heat and bitter taste in the mouth, esophagitis, chronic gastritis, poor gastric motility, bile reflux, accompanied by heartburn and other symptoms may also cause bitter taste in the mouth.

3. Certain chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are often accompanied by bitter taste in the mouth. In addition, cancer patients may also feel bitter taste in the mouth due to increased sweetness valve and decreased bitterness valve, so be vigilant.

4. Liver and gallbladder diseases, such as bitter taste in the mouth when waking up in the morning, are mostly caused by dampness and heat. Bitter taste in the mouth due to dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder may be caused by inflammation in the liver and gallbladder. For example, when the liver or gallbladder is inflamed, abnormal bile excretion leads to bitter taste in the mouth.

Excessive pressure

Experts say that bitter mouth may also be caused by excessive stress. When under great stress, mothers may experience negative emotions such as anxiety and fear. Irregular lifestyle, insufficient sleep and rest, lack of exercise, etc. can all lead to mental bitter mouth. You must learn to regulate your emotions.

What to do if you have bitter taste in your mouth during confinement

1. Brush your teeth frequently: Brush your teeth frequently after childbirth. You can use warm water and a soft-bristled toothbrush. Brush your teeth in the morning, evening and after meals to reduce the bitter taste in your mouth.

2. Rinse your mouth more often: If you feel bitter in your mouth after childbirth, you can use mouthwash or tea to relieve the bad smell. In fact, the best way is to rinse your mouth with green tea, as the active ingredients in green tea can eliminate bad breath.

3. Clean the tongue coating: When the mother's mouth has a strange smell, she can clean the tongue coating after brushing her teeth and thoroughly remove the food left on the tongue, which will help eliminate the bitter taste in the mouth.

4. Eat more fruits and vegetables: Eating raw fruits and vegetables such as apples and carrots can help secrete a lot of saliva, which can not only moisten the mouth, but also relieve the bitterness of the mouth.

5. Eating some mints or apple cider vinegar can also relieve the bitter taste in your mouth.

6. If the mother has a bitter taste in her mouth and it seriously affects her eating, she can seek medical treatment.

Dietary taboos during confinement

1. Avoid eating cold and spicy food. Postpartum women are often weak and have blood stasis, so they should avoid eating raw and cold food. Raw and cold food hurts the stomach, and cold food causes blood to coagulate and lochia to not come out, which can cause many diseases such as abdominal pain and body pain after childbirth. Postpartum women lose blood and hurt their body fluids, and they often have yin deficiency and internal heat, so spicy and hot foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, and peppers should be avoided. Eating spicy food can not only easily cause constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., but may also affect the baby's gastrointestinal function through breast milk.

Second, postpartum diet should not be too nutritious. Just like animal reproduction, humans have already prepared for future childbirth during pregnancy. Excessive nourishment can easily lead to obesity in pregnant women, which can cause a variety of diseases. Maternal obesity can also cause an increase in the fat content in breast milk, which can eventually lead to obesity or diarrhea in infants.

3. Vegetables and fruits are indispensable. The traditional concept is that vegetables and fruits are "watery" and eating them will hurt the body. However, fresh vegetables and fruits can not only supplement the vitamin C and fiber that meat and eggs lack, but also promote appetite, help digestion and defecation, and prevent postpartum constipation.

Fourth, Chinese medicine and diet therapy should also be targeted at the symptoms, and you should not take supplements randomly. Experts believe that normal pregnant women do not need to take medicine to supplement their health. They can use some Chinese medicine according to the symptoms and cooperate with diet therapy to regulate their health. For example, if you are short of milk, you can use Wangbuliu, Tongcao, pig's trotters, Platycodon grandiflorum, etc. to promote menstruation and lactation; for abdominal pain and constipation after childbirth, you can add angelica, peach kernel, walnut kernel, and rice wine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation.

Precautions during confinement period

1. Do not consume excessive amounts of MSG

After giving birth, mothers usually eat a variety of high-protein foods to supplement, but this is also a very important breastfeeding period. If mothers consume too much MSG, the baby will be zinc deficient. This is because MSG contains sodium glutamate, which is very harmful to a one-month-old baby. It will combine with the zinc in the baby's blood to produce glutamate, and excrete the zinc in the baby's body with urine. Once the baby is zinc deficient, not only will he lose his appetite, but his growth and development will also be affected, and he may even become mentally retarded.

2. Do not eat raw, cold or hard food

The body has not recovered after childbirth, and the gastrointestinal function has not been adjusted to perfection. Eating raw and cold food at this time will not only hurt the stomach, but also hinder the discharge of blood stasis in the body, causing lochia and stomach pain. In addition, foods such as seafood and leftovers should be avoided. On the one hand, it is easy for mothers to be infected by bacteria, and on the other hand, it will affect the quality of milk and be detrimental to the growth and development of the baby. Fruits are very beneficial to mothers. If they are too cold, they can be scalded with hot water before eating.

3. Always brush your teeth

Don't believe the rumor that "you can't brush your teeth during the confinement period"! As we all know, a lot of nutrition needs to be supplemented during the confinement period, and these high-protein food residues will remain in the teeth. If you don't insist on brushing your teeth, it will pollute the oral environment, cause tooth decay, periodontitis, stomatitis, etc., and even hurt the heart and stomach of new mothers.

4. Prohibition of sexual activity

After a woman has given birth, her reproductive system needs 2 months to recover, and women with reproductive organ inflammation need even longer. If you have intimate behavior too early, it will not only hurt the woman's pelvis and vagina, but also further damage the uterus and hinder the recovery of the uterus. Therefore, if the couple wants to have intimate behavior after childbirth, they should wait until the eighth week, when the lochia is completely discharged and the doctor has checked that there is nothing wrong before doing it.

5. Avoid greasy food

The gastrointestinal function of women after childbirth has not yet recovered. Eating too greasy food at this time will only cause indigestion. Therefore, you should stay away from fatty meat, fried food, peanuts and other foods that are difficult to digest. Eat more light foods such as porridge, vegetables, and soups. About a week after childbirth, the digestive function of the mother will be restored, and then you can eat fish, chicken, pork, etc., but don't eat too much oil.

6. Don’t eat too much brown sugar

Brown sugar can help mothers after childbirth to discharge blood stasis, replenish blood and qi, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, but don't eat too much brown sugar! In the hot summer, eating too much brown sugar can cause mothers to suffer from heat stroke and lose too much sweat. Drinking too much can also damage the health of teeth and induce tooth decay. Here we need to remind you that when drinking brown sugar water, you must boil it and don't drink it. Because during the transportation of brown sugar, bacteria will inevitably appear. For the health of mothers, it should be boiled before consumption.

7. Drink water in moderation

Some new mothers believe that drinking a lot of water during the confinement period after childbirth can help the body recover. In fact, mothers will have edema when they are pregnant, and during the confinement period, these unnecessary water will be eliminated. If you drink too much water, it will only affect the body's normal excretion. For women who have undergone caesarean section, they need to drink water because of taking medicine, but they still need to drink water in moderation.

8. Take a bath and comb your hair.

Traditional ideas hold that women cannot take a bath or comb their hair during the confinement period, for fear that they may catch a cold and have a headache in the future, and combing their hair during this period will definitely cause hair loss. In fact, this is not the case. Women who have just given birth will inevitably sweat a lot, and coupled with lochia and milk overflow, they will feel uncomfortable all over. Therefore, you can arrange a bath 24 hours after delivery. Bathing can not only help the mother to do a good job of cleaning, but also promote blood circulation, help the body accelerate metabolism, and soothe the body and mind. You can wipe the body with a hot towel within 7 days after delivery, and you can take a shower after 4 weeks, but not a tub bath, which will damage the reproductive system. Combing your hair after delivery will not only not cause hair loss, but also prevent hair loss, massage the scalp, and protect the hair from damage. It should be noted here that after taking a bath, the mother should dry her body and blow dry her hair in time to prevent colds.

9. Do not read books or watch TV for a long time

Postpartum women need to protect their eyes. Half a month after delivery, they can arrange to read books and watch TV in moderation, but the time should be controlled, not more than one hour a day. If the eyes feel tired, they should rest immediately or gently massage their eyes with both hands. Don't underestimate the hygiene of postpartum eyes. If you don't protect your eyes well, not only will your vision be affected, but it will also cause headaches.

10. Don’t eat spicy food

After giving birth, women sweat a lot and excrete a large amount of blood. If you eat spicy food at this time, it is like adding fuel to the fire, which can easily cause internal heat, constipation, and mild mouth ulcers. It will also affect milk supply, and the baby will also have internal heat. You should refuse to eat chili, sour, alcohol and other foods.

11. Don’t eat too many eggs

Some old people believe that women should eat an egg immediately after giving birth, but this is unscientific. During the birthing process, mothers need to consume a lot of physical strength, and their organs are weakened and their bodies are very weak. Eating eggs at this time will only cause indigestion and make it difficult to absorb nutrients. During the confinement period, it is enough to eat about 3 eggs a day. Excessive consumption will only hurt the stomach and intestines and cause gastritis.

12. Do not be exposed to the wind or go out

Women who have just given birth are very weak, and the cold wind will soon cause them to catch a cold and have a fever. In addition, the bones are loose after childbirth, and the cold wind will cause the whole body to ache, which will cause rheumatism when they are old. Therefore, mothers must take more precautions. In the hot summer, the wind from fans and air conditioners should be blown toward the wall to avoid blowing on themselves; usually wear long sleeves and long pants, and wear socks when walking out of bed; try not to go out, and wait until you recover before going out for some fresh air.