Why do majority of the chinese ladies need to go through strict confinement after birth yet caucasians don't?

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things like we cannot bath, cannot wash our hair, have to eat ginger in every meal etc..

2006-06-19 03:55:10 · 3 answers · asked by happyseventeen 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health

The chinese believe it will help them out in old age. Supposedly you get stuff like arthritis (spelling?) if you don't adhere to the confinment.

2006-06-19 06:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋

I come from Chinese heritage and I have never heard of such a thing.

2006-06-19 11:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by crystal lee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ive never heard of that ,but tough break

2006-06-19 11:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by Ms Scarlet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋