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How To Lose Abdominal Fat After A Cesarean Section?
Question: hi Doctor, a baby has born by c- section delivery for my wife on April this year. everything is normal. but her stomach size will not get normal size. please guide us, to get normal size as like before delivery.
Brief Answer:
Simple Precautions advised
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your concern sir but abdomen is just like a simple balloon which once blown to full size cannot cone back to same shape as before but definitely can be made to look much better by simple measures.
Take a note of following points -
- wear a support belt available in market in various sizes, wear it all the time except during sleep and meals
- Avoid heavy work, cough and constipation
- light walk daily at least for 30 mins
- avoid water intake after 7 pm in evening
- take ajwain or senna boiled water in morning
- keep the skin of abdomen moist always.
Try these Simple measures and see the difference.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Simple Precautions advised
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your concern sir but abdomen is just like a simple balloon which once blown to full size cannot cone back to same shape as before but definitely can be made to look much better by simple measures.
Take a note of following points -
- wear a support belt available in market in various sizes, wear it all the time except during sleep and meals
- Avoid heavy work, cough and constipation
- light walk daily at least for 30 mins
- avoid water intake after 7 pm in evening
- take ajwain or senna boiled water in morning
- keep the skin of abdomen moist always.
Try these Simple measures and see the difference.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Hi mam, somebody says that if you had used a belt from the first month, you could get normal shape like before delivery. is it possible?. now five months gone. still have any possible to get any improvement on this case.
Brief Answer:
Yes still improvement is possible
Detailed Answer:
Yes you are right in a way but not that it has no effect at all, definitely it would have been more effective in case she used it right from before.
Also she can join yoga classes in case her routine permits.
Main help will be by keeping the skin moist all the time and see the effect.
Yes still improvement is possible
Detailed Answer:
Yes you are right in a way but not that it has no effect at all, definitely it would have been more effective in case she used it right from before.
Also she can join yoga classes in case her routine permits.
Main help will be by keeping the skin moist all the time and see the effect.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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