How to Recover Quickly After Miscarriage: Tips for Postpartum Care and Rehabilitation?

Female miscarriage can cause significant harm to a woman's body. It is advisable to undergo physical recuperation similar to confinement after childbirth. It is not advisable to return to work too early, and it is recommended to wait at least a week before going out. Generally, the body needs about 15 days to recover after a miscarriage. During this period, women should avoid bathing, getting caught in drafts, and lifting heavy objects. It is recommended to consume protein-rich foods to promote physical recovery and increase blood supplementation to prevent anemia.

1. Herbal remedies for miscarriage

• Boehmeria egg soup: Wash 50 grams of Boehmeria with cold water, remove the gelatin by blanching in hot water, add water to a pot and boil. Simultaneously, break 4 eggs into the pot. Consume the soup and eggs after 30 minutes. This soup has the functions of hemostasis, stabilizing the fetus, and relieving menstrual pain. It is mainly used to treat abdominal and lower back pain during pregnancy.
• Moxa pork soup: Crush 12 grams of donkey-hide gelatin; cut 120 grams of lean pork into large pieces. Place the moxa and lean pork in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, and then simmer for 1 hour over low heat. Discard the drug residue, add the donkey-hide gelatin, and consume warm. This soup has the functions of nourishing the blood, stabilizing the fetus, and relieving menstrual pain. It is mainly used to treat pregnancy-related symptoms such as coldness in the abdomen, lower back discomfort, or slight vaginal bleeding with pale red and thin consistency during early to mid-term pregnancy. It can also be used for the treatment of habitual miscarriage and uterine bleeding.

2. Symptomatic and causal treatment

When a miscarriage occurs three or more consecutive times, it is referred to as "recurrent miscarriage," previously known as "habitual miscarriage." Recently, the international community has adopted the term "recurrent spontaneous abortion" to replace "habitual abortion." Although natural miscarriage can be frightening, even after four consecutive miscarriages, the possibility of a normal delivery during the next pregnancy can still be high. Therefore, it is crucial to promptly identify the cause of miscarriage, determine the underlying reasons, and implement corresponding interventional treatment to prevent subsequent miscarriages.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment based on syndrome differentiation

• Treatment for weak-constitution miscarriage: Symptoms include slight vaginal bleeding during pregnancy with pale red and thin consistency, lower back and abdominal discomfort, fatigue, shortness of breath, paleness, palpitations, insomnia, pale tongue, thin white coating, and fine and slippery pulses. The treatment approach involves tonifying Qi and nourishing blood, strengthening the kidneys, and stabilizing the fetus. The prescribed formula is a modified version of Taiyuan Decoction, consisting of 15 grams of Dangshen and Shudi, 10 grams of Baishu, Baishao, Duduzhong, and Guiyuanrou, 6 grams of Chenpi and Zhigancao, and 20 grams of Huangqi and Ejiao. This formula is administered orally, with one dose per day, divided into morning and evening administrations.
• Treatment for blood-heat miscarriage: Symptoms include vaginal bleeding during pregnancy with bright red and viscous consistency, lower back and abdominal discomfort, irritability, heat sensation in the hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, short and yellow urine, constipation, or afternoon fever, red tongue with yellow and dry coating, and slippery and rapid pulses. The treatment approach involves nourishing Yin and clearing heat, nourishing blood, and stabilizing the fetus. The prescribed formula is a modified version of Baoyin Decoction, consisting of 20 grams of Shanyao, 10 grams of Shengdi, Shudi, Baishao, Xuduan, Huangbo, Huangqin, Boehmeria root, and Ejiao, 3 grams of Shenggancao, and 15 grams of Nuzhenzi, Hanliancao, and Tusizi. This formula is administered orally, with one dose per day, divided into morning and evening administrations.