🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Autumn is peak season for miscarriages. Many women regard medical abortions or other artificial abortions as simple procedures, returning to work soon afterward without proper care. Gynecologists warn this harms the body’s recovery. After a miscarriage, attention should be paid to dietary regulation. Here are dietary principles for post-miscarriage recovery. To promote recovery after artificial abortion, dietary adjustments should follow these points:
(1) Protein is a crucial component of antibodies; insufficient intake reduces bodily resistance. Within two weeks after abortion, protein intake should be 1.5–2 grams per kilogram of body weight daily, totaling about 100–150 grams. Thus, consume more chicken, lean pork, eggs, dairy, soybeans, and soy products.
(2) After surgical abortion, the body is often weak and prone to sweating. Therefore, fluid replenishment should be done in small, frequent amounts to reduce water loss. Sweating excretes water-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin C, B1, and B2. Hence, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. This also helps prevent constipation.
(3) On a normal diet basis, moderately limit fat intake. Fat intake should be controlled at about 80 grams per day during the first week. Avoid spicy foods such as chili, alcohol, vinegar, pepper, and ginger, as these stimulate genital congestion. Also avoid cold-natured foods like crab, freshwater snails, and mussels.
Post-miscarriage dietary nourishment is vital for women’s health. Abortion causes physical damage, blood loss, and psychological stress and physical pain during the process, leaving the body weakened. Some may even develop anemia. Therefore, appropriate nourishment is essential. The recommended nourishment period is about two weeks. For those with weak constitutions, poor health, or heavy blood loss, the nourishment period may be extended accordingly.
Egg and Jujube Soup: 2 eggs, 10 jujubes, appropriate red sugar. Boil water in a pot, crack in eggs, once boiling again add jujubes and red sugar, simmer gently for 20 minutes. Has effects of tonifying the center, boosting qi, and nourishing blood. Suitable for anemia and post-illness or postpartum deficiency.
Lychee and Jujube Soup: 7 dried lychees, 7 dried jujubes. Boil together with water, consume one dose daily. Has effects of nourishing blood and generating body fluids. Suitable for women with anemia and post-abortion weakness.
Soy Milk and Rice Porridge: 2 bowls of soy milk, 50 grams of rice, appropriate sugar. Wash rice, cook into porridge using soy milk, add sugar after cooking. Consume on an empty stomach in the morning daily. Has effects of harmonizing the spleen and stomach, clearing heat, and moistening dryness. Suitable for post-abortion weakness.
Pigeon and Goji Berry Soup: 1 young pigeon, 30 grams of goji berries, a pinch of salt. Remove feathers and internal organs, wash thoroughly, place in pot with water and goji berries, stew until cooked, add a pinch of salt. Eat meat and drink soup, twice daily. Has effects of tonifying qi, nourishing blood, and treating deficiency. Suitable for post-abortion weakness, post-illness qi deficiency, fatigue, and spontaneous sweating.
Sugar-Preserved Dried Jujubes: 50 grams of dried jujubes, 100 grams of peanuts, 50 grams of red sugar. Wash dried jujubes, soak in warm water. Briefly boil peanuts, remove skins. Combine jujubes and peanuts in a small aluminum pot, add adequate water, simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove peanuts, add red sugar, cook until dissolved and reduced to syrup. Has effects of nourishing blood and treating deficiency. Suitable for post-miscarriage anemia or low blood count.