Q During postpartum recovery I keep eating only seaweed soup. Does it really help, and is there anything I should be careful about when eating it?
A Seaweed soup is a good postpartum food that replenishes the minerals and fluids lost during childbirth and helps reduce swelling. However, since the teeth and gums are weakened after childbirth, it is best to focus on warm, soft foods.
Detailed Answer
After childbirth, it is important to take in nutrition that replenishes the iron and minerals lost through bleeding and fluids, and that supports breast milk production. In this respect, seaweed soup is a food that aids postpartum recovery, and it is good to have it warm and often. That said, rather than relying on a single food, it is better for managing edema to evenly include protein and vegetables and to avoid making it too salty.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
In Korean medicine, the principle for postpartum food is \"warm and soft.\" Right after childbirth, it is best not to force chewing of hard foods such as tough meat while the teeth and gums are weakened, and cold or raw foods are best avoided because they weaken the function of the spleen and stomach (biwi) and harden blood stasis, hindering recovery. Only when warm food revives the spleen and stomach can what you eat be properly transformed into qi and blood.
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