Patient's question:
Symptom Description: I have whole-body aches after childbirth.History of Treatment and Effect: I have been taking Chinese medicine for over a month.
Help Needed: Are there any effective treatment methods?
Doctor's answer:
Some women, due to not paying attention to keeping warm during the postpartum period within 100 days, may experience pain or numbness in certain parts of their body. This is not the true meaning of postpartum wind. In such cases, physical and medicinal treatments can be applied after the body's qi and blood fully recover. However, within the first 100 days, it is strictly forbidden to use any physical treatments, especially acupuncture or cupping, as these can disrupt the body's balance of qi and blood, leading to a significant depletion of vital energy and causing the true meaning of postpartum wind—feeling cold and wind all over the body. If this occurs, it is important to seek treatment from a formal traditional Chinese medicine hospital promptly to avoid misdiagnosis.Traditional Chinese thought still considers postpartum illnesses to be difficult to treat, but this is not the case. If the correct treatment method is used, this condition is actually a common cold that is easily curable and can be fully recovered from within a short period.