Menstrual health is especially important for women. Neglecting menstrual care can often lead to chronic health problems. Many women today don't take care of themselves during their periods, which is actually harming their health! Below, we'll tell you what you absolutely shouldn't do during your period.
One thing to avoid: strenuous exercise and heavy physical labor.
During menstruation, energy, physical strength, and disease resistance are reduced, so it is not advisable to engage in strenuous exercise such as running and jumping, or heavy physical labor, in order to avoid lower back pain, abdominal pain, excessive menstrual flow, etc.
Second prohibition: Avoiding raw and cold foods.
This can easily cause coldness to stagnate, leading to insufficient menstrual flow or even dysmenorrhea.
Three things to avoid: Eating too much salt
Before menstruation, the body retains a certain level of water and sodium to prevent excessive fluid loss due to menstrual bleeding. Eating too much salt can exacerbate this retention, potentially leading to headaches and edema.
Four things to avoid: drinking coffee and strong tea.
Many women experience discomfort such as tension, irritability, and insomnia during their menstrual period, and the caffeine in coffee and tea can worsen these symptoms.
Five prohibitions: Excessive drinking
Medical research shows that the body's alcohol-degrading enzymes decrease during menstruation, making it easier to get drunk and damage the liver when drinking alcohol.
Six prohibited items: Blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs.
Some women take medications that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis due to breast hyperplasia or pelvic congestion. It is best to consult your doctor during menstruation to see if you can stop taking them to avoid causing excessive menstrual bleeding.
Seven things to avoid: Tight-fitting clothes
This can put pressure on local capillaries, thereby affecting blood circulation and causing congestion, edema, or even inflammation in the vulva.
Eight things to avoid: swimming and tub baths.
During menstruation, the cervix is slightly open to facilitate the outflow of menstrual blood. Swimming or taking a bath at this time can easily allow dirty water to enter the uterine cavity, leading to inflammation.
Nine Prohibitions: Pounding or hitting the lower back
During menstruation, pelvic congestion can cause some soreness and swelling in the lower back. Blindly massaging or pounding the lower back can hinder the repair and healing of the uterine lining after it sheds, leading to increased bleeding and prolonged menstruation.
Ten things to avoid: rashly pulling teeth.
During menstruation, clotting factors such as platelets decrease, while fibrinolytic enzymes, which have an anticoagulant effect, increase. Tooth extractions or surgeries during this period may cause more bleeding and make wounds less likely to heal.
Eleven Prohibitions: Singing Loud
During menstruation, the vocal cords become congested and swollen, and are easily fatigued. If one shouts loudly or sings at the top of one's lungs without control, it can easily lead to hoarseness or even loss of voice.
Twelve Prohibitions: Losing Emotional Control
Many women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS), making them easily irritable or restless. If they don't manage this, it can easily lead to irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea.
Thirteen Prohibitions: Sexual Activity
Having sex during menstruation inevitably introduces bacteria into the vagina, which can travel upwards and cause intrauterine infection and fallopian tube inflammation. Mechanical stimulation can also cause menstrual blood to flow backwards, leading to endometriosis and potentially infertility.
