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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Obesity After Child Birth
Hi my name is dan. My wife was pregnant and had a c-section during delivery
unfortunately the baby died due to complications that the umbilical cord had
come first before the head hence the baby's oxygen supply was cut therefore she
died. Now the belly of my wife is still big and the wound has already healed
from outside but not inside yet. This is giving her a lot of stress. Which diet
pills can she take or what medicine can she take or what can she do to flatten
her tummy because she looks like she is still pregnant? she is using a three
month contraceptive
unfortunately the baby died due to complications that the umbilical cord had
come first before the head hence the baby's oxygen supply was cut therefore she
died. Now the belly of my wife is still big and the wound has already healed
from outside but not inside yet. This is giving her a lot of stress. Which diet
pills can she take or what medicine can she take or what can she do to flatten
her tummy because she looks like she is still pregnant? she is using a three
month contraceptive
Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. It is normal for some abdominal fat to be retained after pregnancy owing to the stretching of the skin. Diet measures, abdominal exercises and perineal exercises are needed to regain proper posture. Stress is another factor to be considered here in view of the adverse pregnancy outcome. This can cause binge eating sometimes and this in turn leads to obesity. Please make sure she is not depressed and ask her to do relaxation exercises. Regular yoga also helps to regain muscle tone. Hope this helps.
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. It is normal for some abdominal fat to be retained after pregnancy owing to the stretching of the skin. Diet measures, abdominal exercises and perineal exercises are needed to regain proper posture. Stress is another factor to be considered here in view of the adverse pregnancy outcome. This can cause binge eating sometimes and this in turn leads to obesity. Please make sure she is not depressed and ask her to do relaxation exercises. Regular yoga also helps to regain muscle tone. Hope this helps.
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