Menstrual health care is really important, and we need to pay attention to it ourselves. This is a crucial issue and a key factor. Counting from the first day of the previous period, the second menstrual period begins 28 days later. However, due to differences in constitution, age, climate, region, and living conditions, the menstrual cycle will also vary.
Menstrual period emotional agitation:
During menstruation, it's important to maintain a cheerful mood as usual, avoid emotional fluctuations, and stay calm and stable. Emotional agitation, depression, and anger can cause qi stagnation, leading to delayed menstruation, dysmenorrhea, or amenorrhea.
Insufficient nutrition during menstruation:
Because a certain amount of blood is lost each month during menstruation, it's important to increase nutrition appropriately, such as protein, vitamins, iron, and calcium. During menstruation, it's advisable to eat more eggs, lean meat, fish, soy products, and fresh vegetables and fruits. Avoid overeating and unbalanced diets. Consuming too much spicy or warming foods can lead to early menstruation or excessive menstrual bleeding; excessive consumption of cold or raw foods can cause dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and leukorrhea.
Wearing tight pants during menstruation:
Wearing tight pants with a small crotch and small hip circumference during menstruation can compress local capillaries, affecting blood circulation, increasing perineal friction, and easily causing perineal congestion and edema, and may even lead to diseases such as urinary and reproductive system infections.
Exposure to cold during menstruation:
During menstruation, keep warm and avoid catching a cold. Do not get wet in the rain, wade in water, or swim. Do not sit in damp, shady places or in the vents of air conditioners or fans. Also, do not take a bath or wash your feet with cold water to avoid causing menstrual irregularities.
Pre-examination X-ray:
Before menstruation, women of childbearing age are in the ovulation stage. If an X-ray examination is performed at this time, the egg cell or fertilized egg may be damaged, causing poor embryonic development and resulting in congenital abnormalities, deformities, intellectual disabilities, limb defects, etc. after the child is born.
Sitz bath during menstruation:
Some people like to take sitz baths, but during menstruation, because the cervix is slightly open, sitz baths or tub baths can easily allow contaminated water to enter the uterine cavity, leading to inflammation of the reproductive organs.
Drink strong tea:
During menstruation, it's advisable to drink plenty of plain water and avoid strong tea. Strong tea contains high levels of caffeine, which can stimulate the nervous and cardiovascular systems, potentially leading to menstrual cramps, prolonged periods, or excessive bleeding. Additionally, the tannins in tea can bind with iron in the intestines, causing precipitation and hindering iron absorption, potentially leading to anemia. Furthermore, it's best to avoid alcohol, smoking, and highly stimulating foods during menstruation.
Karaoke:
During menstruation, women experience congestion of the respiratory mucosa and vocal cords, which can even swell. Singing loudly or speaking aloud can easily fatigue the vocal cord muscles.
Having sex:
Sexual intercourse should be avoided during menstruation because the uterine lining sheds during this time, leaving fresh wounds inside the uterine cavity. Sexual activity during this period can introduce bacteria, causing inflammation of the reproductive organs, and may also increase menstrual flow or prolong the menstrual period.
Overwork:
During menstruation, it is important to arrange your rest and work time reasonably, avoid strenuous exercise and physical labor, and achieve a balance between work and rest. Excessive exertion during menstruation can lead to prolonged periods or heavy menstrual bleeding, while excessive rest can cause stagnation of qi and blood, easily leading to symptoms such as dysmenorrhea.
(Editor: Ruan Wenling)
