Is turmeric good for babies?

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Fresh turmeric is not only used in the preparation of dishes but also used as medicine. Fresh turmeric can be dried to extract turmeric starch, which has many good effects on people's health. So does technology have any effect on babies?

1. Turmeric and its effects on postpartum women

Turmeric is a very popular herb, with a characteristic flavor, spicy aroma, yellow color. Turmeric is often used as a cooking ingredient, rich in vitamins, proteins, minerals and other beneficial nutrients. Turmeric has antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties.
Turmeric is commonly known in two forms: fresh turmeric and turmeric starch. Fresh turmeric or turmeric starch does not differ in nutritional content, only the storage time is different. The shelf life of turmeric starch can be up to several years. Turmeric starch is a product that completely removes plastic, turmeric oil, fiber, residue and other harmful impurities. In fresh turmeric contains resin, turmeric oil, if you eat fresh turmeric after giving birth, you will have a higher risk of constipation than eating turmeric starch.
Turmeric is a natural medicine for women after childbirth to use by applying it on the abdomen, applying it in the vagina to heal wounds during childbirth or taking it directly. Eating turmeric after giving birth brings a lot of beneficial effects to the mother:
Turmeric helps strengthen the mother's immune system. The composition of turmeric contains the active ingredient lipopolysaccharide, which is an active ingredient that helps strengthen the body's resistance. This herb has anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties, which help to improve the immune system and reduce the risk of coughs, colds and flu during breastfeeding.

Turmeric helps to improve the inability to breastfeed due to swollen, inflamed or blocked milk glands, which causes pain in postpartum women. Using turmeric will reduce the risk of these problems, helping your baby to breastfeed better. Turmeric is one of the best medicines to restore inflamed tissues in your body. High levels of cholesterol in the body can affect health. Turmeric helps reduce cholesterol in the blood, regulates the increase in cholesterol and prevents the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties, using turmeric is a popular way to prevent osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatism). Turmeric is rich in antioxidants, which help neutralize free radicals in the body, preventing They damage cells in the body. Breastfeeding mothers are less likely to develop arthritis if they eat a lot of turmeric. Turmeric can help control weight and prevent the risk of overweight and obesity in nursing mothers. Postpartum women should take 1 teaspoon of turmeric after each meal to help maintain the ideal body weight. Turmeric promotes digestive health. Turmeric is known to stimulate the gallbladder to produce bile, thereby promoting digestion, reducing symptoms of bloating in nursing mothers. In addition, turmeric reduces the risk of digestive diseases such as indigestion, treating inflammatory bowel disease. Turmeric acts as a natural exfoliant, helping to increase the production of important enzymes that the liver needs for detoxification. These enzymes help break down and minimize toxins in the body. Turmeric can also help improve blood circulation, which promotes health. Before using, you should consult a doctor to limit some side effects such as: Dry mouth, hot flashes, dry skin and other adverse effects due to the body's inability to adapt to avoid affecting the skin. lactation.

2. What is the effect of eating turmeric after cesarean section?

The body and health of pregnant women after cesarean section are seriously affected, especially beauty due to hormonal changes that greatly affect the skin of mothers. Taking care of pregnant women after a cesarean section requires more recovery time than a normal delivery. Therefore, the time that women after cesarean delivery need to wait to take turmeric powder is also longer than that of vaginal delivery. Drinking turmeric powder after cesarean section properly brings many benefits:
Proper use of turmeric helps to replenish the blood and restore health, curcumin in turmeric stimulates the increase of red blood cells, helps to replenish blood, improve health, limit prevent dizziness, dizziness due to blood loss after cesarean section. Using turmeric has effective anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, avoiding infections after cesarean section, stimulating young skin, and accelerating wound healing. Drinking turmeric powder is one of the ways to support postpartum women to overcome constipation. The use of turmeric after cesarean section has the effect of avoiding postpartum effectively. Drinking turmeric powder after cesarean section has the ability to break blood stasis, stimulate the uterus to contract, push negative gas and toxic blood out. Drinking turmeric powder combined with a mask will help postpartum women quickly remove melasma and fade stretch marks due to pregnancy. Pregnant women can combine the current weight loss measures after cesarean section with taking turmeric powder to help balance cholesterol levels in the blood, reduce fat, increase fat metabolism, and prevent the formation of new fatty tissues. , helps to lose weight effectively. Women after cesarean section should take turmeric 2-3 weeks after cesarean section, depending on the individual. Because turmeric stimulates uterine contractions, postpartum women who want to use turmeric need to wait for the uterus to stabilize.

3. Is turmeric good for babies?

Turmeric is said to be completely safe for your baby when you use it while breastfeeding. However, mothers should only use in an appropriate amount and regularly through food. Avoid taking supplements made from turmeric because dried turmeric can reduce milk production.

4. Some notes when postpartum women eat turmeric

Turmeric is a food that is good for mother's health after giving birth but should not be abused. If you eat too much turmeric, it can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete cortisone, a substance with high anti-inflammatory properties that reduces the body's anti-inflammatory ability. Every day, you should only use 300-500g of turmeric.
Postpartum women who drink turmeric water should note that they should not take turmeric and western medicine at the same time, because this is not good for the blood. Should take turmeric and western medicine about 2-3 hours apart and take turmeric before taking western medicine. Women who are having menstrual disorders and menorrhagia should not eat turmeric because it will make this condition worse. Postpartum women should use turmeric when the period is over because turmeric has the effect of clearing blood, curing blood accumulation, and stopping menstruation.

In addition, before use, you should consult a doctor to avoid some side effects such as dry mouth, hot flushes, dry skin and adverse effects due to inability to adapt to avoid affecting the body. to mothers' lactation.
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