Expert: Pat G - 5/22/2010

Question
Hi, this is Madia. Dear Dr. I had an abortion in 2008, at that time Dr. told me about after abortion efects, now i am facing delayed or early periods with more pain and bleeding. and i feel my internal health is still not so sound, as after 6 months of my marriage i am not getting pregnanat. what food plan you can suggest to recover internal healing and health. so i can get pregnanat again.
thanks regards

Madia

Answer
Hello, Madia,

First, please know I am not a doctor.

It may not be the case that eating a certain food or certain foods will heal your body. There are a number of things that can go wrong, and you first need to find out what the specific problems are. If you find that out, I may be able to tell you more.

Eat a good diet, with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits. Make sure you get enough protein. If you are a vegetarian, think seriously of eating some animal foods, such as eggs or cheese, if you aren't eating meat. A vegetarian diet isn't very healthy. For extra bleeding, you can try eating very spicy foods that have red hot peppers in them. Extra bleeding will weaken your body.

But you need to go to a doctor and see if you can find out why your periods are not regular, and what other kinds of health problems you have.

As far as not being able to get pregnant is concerned, it is not that uncommon for a woman not to get pregnant for six months. But depending on what the problem is, having an abortion could be preventing you from conceiving. This is especially true if you had a surgical abortion and you now have scar tissue. You could also have an infection such as pelvic inflammatory disease, that could be preventing you from getting pregnant. So let the doctor examine and test you, and see what you find out.

If you find out what specific problems you are facing, let me know, and I may be able to tell you more. Good luck, and please take care of yourself.