A Cabbage Diet To Cure Breast Engorgement

Postnatal

oi-Amrisha Sharma

By Amrisha Sharma

Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 14:52

Post pregnancy, many women experience breast engorgement in which the milk production is over-abundant. Engorged breasts generally occurs in the first few days after the delivery and is a temporary condition which reduces after the body adjusts with the milk supply and baby's needs.

Lactation consultants suggests to use compresses made from green cabbage leaves to reduce the swelling in breasts and cure engorgement. This natural remedy to cure breast engorgement is advised since 1800's. A green cabbage diet is also used to cure breasts engorgement as a therapy because it contains sinigrin (allylisothiocyanate) rapine, mustard oil, magnesium, oxylate and sulfur heterosides besides antibiotic and antioxidant properties of the green vegetable.

Here is cabbage diet to cure breasts engorgement:

The cabbage detox diet is a very low calorie diet plan with cabbage soup as the core food. Cabbage soup can be consumed 3-4 time in a day. Prepareand have it to reduce weight post pregnancy.

• Have fruits with cabbage soup in the cabbage detox diet.

• You can also have rice and boiled vegetables with soup.

• Apply chilled cabbage leaves on the breasts to reduce pain and cure breast engorgement naturally.

• Crushed fresh cabbage paste can also be applied on the engorged breasts to provide instant relief.

• Applying cabbage leaves for 30-40 minutes on the breasts reduce pain and increases breastfeeding duration.

• Don't squeeze out milk or else the pain will increase.

• Use cabbage leaves in the bra and wear it after breastfeeding.

Cabbage leaves have been proved to cure breast engorgement. Follow a cabbage diet to lose weight post pregnancy and stay fit!