Lochia: delay and consequences
After delivery( in the first 10-15 days), all women experience mucus discharge from the vagina. This mucus in the early days has a red tint, since it has a large amount of blood. After two or three days, the discharge changes color: first they darken, from red to brown, then( about a week after delivery), their color becomes lighter - from yellow to white. How is this explained? The white color of mucus is acquired in the presence of a large number of white blood cells, which during this period are released from the vagina. These excretions are called lochia( translated from Greek, belonging to the genera), popularly called "postpartum period".
How long does licking take after delivery?
Of course, every woman has this duration varies. The postpartum period lasts from six to eight weeks, but it includes a lot of changes and the lochia is one of them. So, lochia sometimes disappear after a few weeks, but sometimes they linger on all six( according to some reports, the plague in a healthy woman lasts up to three weeks).After a week or two, a red tint disappears in the discharge, however, if a woman wants to restore the tone more quickly after the birth of the child and is engaged in fitness or other sports where overloading is possible, bloody lochia may resume. In this case, you need to reduce physical activity. In general, it is better not to start doing your own appearance in the first few weeks after childbirth.
What are the lochia?
As it was written above, the lochia become white with time, which is associated with an increased number of leukocytes. Leukocytes appear in the secretions only if the organism is exposed to the effects of pathogenic microbes. Indeed, the lochia are all pathogenic microorganisms from which the uterus is cleared during the recovery period. It is during the recovery period that the uterus, which has become a large open wound, heals, becomes covered with a new mucosa, and for this it needs to get rid of everything that prevents it from completely "getting better".Most often in lochia prevail streptococci, placental particles, blood vessels. Lochia have an unpleasant smell.
The character of the lousy
For the first few days, doctors need to watch the condition of a woman, so she does not need to closely monitor the color, consistency of lousy, but as soon as she is discharged, she has to do it herself, because the lochia can tell a lot about the condition of the uterus. In particular, how quickly it is being restored. There are norms( they are indicated in the second paragraph), on which you can determine the normal state of the uterus, if there are deviations from this norm, it is important to immediately identify the problem and deal with its elimination.
Lohinia: possible complications of
Lochia contain far from the most useful composition, therefore the uterus must be rid of them. But if the allocation of loyhis suddenly stops at one of the stages( the cessation should be slow), you should immediately consult a doctor. This is a sign that the lochia have been delayed in the body, which means that the pathogenic bacteria and microbes that make up lochia begin to multiply in the body.
The second complication is the resumption of lop-flies after they have already passed. This should not be. This indicates a uterine bleeding, which could cause different causes. In this case, the lochia get putrefactive color, their smell becomes very heavy and unpleasant.
Delayed lousy
Delay of lousy causes the reproduction of pathogenic microflora in the body, which leads to inflammatory processes in the uterus, which is already very sensitive and weak even without it. During this period, the uterus can easily become a victim of infection, so it is extremely important that the allocation of lochia is passed without delay.
Consequence of a sudden delay of a lousy - lochiometer.
Lochiometer - what is it?
A lochiometer is a condition that arises as a result of delay of lochnia in the uterus. A lochiometer appears most often on days 4-9 after delivery. The lochiometer is accompanied by characteristic symptoms.
What are the causes of lute dysfunction in the uterus?
- The uterus is not greatly reduced. The stronger the contractile spam of the uterus, the more lochia come out, but if the uterus is not capable of intensive contractions, then the lochia can stay in it. Why the uterus can not shrink more? The cause may be cesarean section, overstretch of the uterus, spasm of the internal pharynx.
- The uterine channel of the uterus can clog the placenta particles and blood clots. In this case, the lochia also remain inside the body.
- Too low a woman's activity in the postpartum period.
Symptoms lochiometers
The first and indisputable symptom is the lop-liver delay. However, the lokhiometer is accompanied by other characteristic signs that begin after the development of the disease - the condition of the patient, which was previously satisfactory( except pain during palpation of the uterus), begins to deteriorate sharply.
If the time does not deal with the treatment of the disease, a woman has a high fever - up to 39, and even 40 degrees, which is accompanied by a febrile condition. Tachycardia is possible. Abundant discharge and sharp pains in the lower abdomen complete the general picture of the symptomatology. After a few days, the heat drops sharply, after which putrefactive discharge from the vagina appears. In this case, the lochiometer passes into a more serious disease - the pyometra( or endometritis).The pyrometer is characterized by the accumulation of pus in the uterus. It often occurs in cats and dogs, but it also occurs in women if the lhychiometer does not receive proper treatment.
Treatment of lokhiometers
The use of drugs whose effect is to increase the contractile activity of the uterus. These drugs include ergometrine, oxytocin. Along the way pain medications are prescribed, which will reduce the soreness of the uterus( no-shpa).Antibiotic treatment is also recommended, but it is prescribed according to the results of a bacteriological smear, which determines the sensitivity of bacteria to a particular drug. In case the treatment does not give positive results, the lochia accumulated in the uterus is removed with the help of tools such as the curette( this is a medical tool that, by inserting it into the vagina, the doctor removes soft tissue, so it is great for removing accumulated residuesExcretions).
Also a woman needs to regularly, for several hours 2-3 times a day, lie on her stomach and lie on the bottom of the belly ice cubes. Many women after the appointment appoint gymnastics.
Prophylaxis of lokhiometry
Prophylaxis of lochiometry is simple enough - the birthing woman needs to closely monitor the secretions so that she immediately observes deviations from the norm in case of what. It is important to follow the rules of hygiene. Constipation or untimely emptying of the bladder is unacceptable during this period. You need to move more, which is not difficult with a small child who needs care and attention every second.
In case of any violations, a woman should immediately visit a gynecologist.
