Can I eat ginseng during confinement?

During the confinement period, many people tend to take a lot of skin care products, but some skin care products are not suitable for postpartum women. The effects of some skin care products are too strong for pregnant women. If used, they will cause the body to become uncomfortable and react strongly, leading to poor appetite, weight loss, and the body's functions cannot be restored to their previous state. So, can girls eat ginseng during the confinement period? What are the dietary taboos?

Dietary taboos

1. Avoid eating too much MSG

In order to prevent the baby from suffering from zinc deficiency, new mothers should avoid eating too much MSG. Generally speaking, it is beneficial and harmless for adults to eat MSG, but it is not good for infants, especially those under 12 weeks old, if their mothers who are breastfeeding consume too much MSG while taking a high-protein diet. Because the sodium glutamate in MSG will enter the baby's body through breast milk. Excessive sodium glutamate has a serious impact on the development of infants, especially those under 12 weeks old. It can specifically combine with zinc in the infant's blood to produce glutamate that cannot be absorbed by the body, while the zinc is excreted in the urine, thus leading to zinc deficiency in the infant. In this way, the infant is not only prone to poor taste and anorexia, but also may suffer from adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc.

2. Avoid taking ginseng in a hurry

Some new mothers are eager to take ginseng after giving birth in order to replenish their bodies. In fact, it is harmful rather than beneficial for new mothers to rush to use ginseng to nourish their bodies. Ginseng contains a variety of effective ingredients, which can produce a wide range of stimulating effects on the human body. Among them, the stimulating effect on the human central nervous system can cause adverse reactions such as insomnia, irritability, and restlessness in the user. New mothers who have just given birth have consumed a lot of energy and physical strength and need to rest in bed. If they take ginseng at this time, they will find it difficult to fall asleep due to excitement, which will affect their energy recovery.

Ginseng is a medicine that replenishes vital energy, promotes blood circulation and accelerates blood flow. This is very disadvantageous for new mothers who have just given birth. Because the blood vessels of the internal and external reproductive organs are often damaged during childbirth, taking ginseng may affect the self-healing of the damaged blood vessels, causing continuous bleeding or even heavy bleeding. Therefore, new mothers should not take ginseng within one week after giving birth. Seven days after delivery, the new mother's wounds have healed. Taking some ginseng at this time will help the new mother recover her physical strength. But don't take too much. Ginseng is hot in nature and can cause new mothers to get angry or cause babies to have food fever. The best way for new mothers to supplement their nutrition is to eat a variety of foods.

3. Avoid eating too many eggs

The milk produced within one week after a mother gives birth is called colostrum, which is rich in protein, less fat, rich in trace elements and more immunoglobulins. Don't underestimate every drop of white milk, it contains more than 300 ingredients essential for baby's growth and development. There are many natural immune factors in breast milk, especially colostrum. In particular, nucleotides are present in breast milk at a content of 72 mg/L, which play an important role in enhancing the baby's immunity. In addition, when the mother cannot breastfeed or has insufficient breast milk for various reasons, she can choose formula milk from big brands, with scientific nutritional formulas and a good reputation among mothers to meet the key nutrients needed by newborns.