Postpartum urinary abnormalities Postpartum urinary abnormalities refer to inability to urinate or frequent urge to urinate, even urinary incontinence after childbirth. The cause is dysfunction of bladder transformation. Clinically, it can be categorized into qi deficiency, kidney deficiency, and bladder injury. Common traditional remedies for urinary abnormalities are as follows. [Formula One] One small carp (about 250 grams), 25 grams bamboo shoots, 5 pieces rehydrated mushrooms, appropriate seasonings. Wash bamboo shoots and mushrooms, slice them. Remove scales, gills, intestines, and hard skin under jaw from carp, marinate with yellow wine, salt, and pepper for 20 minutes, rinse, place in bowl, arrange mushroom slices in middle of fish body, place bamboo shoot slices at both ends, add yellow wine, green onion segments, ginger slices, a little monosodium glutamate, steam for 1.5–2 hours until fish is tender, remove green onion and ginger. This formula is suitable for postpartum difficulty in urination. [Formula Two] Two sparrows, 15 grams dodder seed, 15 grams wolfberry fruit. Wash the last two herbs, place in gauze bag, tie closed. Clean sparrows, remove feathers and internal organs, wash, cook together with herbs until tender, eat meat and drink soup. This formula is suitable for postpartum urinary abnormalities due to kidney deficiency. [Formula Three] 30 grams lotus seed, 15 grams silkworm pupa, one pig bladder. Wash first two herbs, wrap in gauze, place with cleaned pig bladder in clay pot, stew until tender, discard herb bag, add salt, eat meat and drink soup, one dose daily. This formula is suitable for postpartum urinary abnormalities caused by bladder injury. [Formula Four] 10 grams bai ji, 10 grams phoenix egg membrane, 10 grams silkworm pupa, one pig bladder. Wash pig bladder, place other herbs inside, tie tightly, stew until soft and eat. This formula is suitable for postpartum bladder injury with continuous dribbling urine. [Formula Five] 250 grams lettuce, 150 grams jellyfish skin, 30 grams sesame paste, appropriate seasonings. Peel lettuce, cut into thin strips, salt-marinate for 20 minutes, squeeze dry, wash jellyfish skin, cut into strips, rinse with cold water, drain, mix together, add sesame paste, sesame oil, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, toss well, serve as side dish. This formula is suitable for postpartum difficulty in urination.
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