5 things girls should pay attention to during their menstrual period

　　Menstrual Health Care "Jingyue Complete Book: Women's Regulations" discusses the causes of menstrual diseases: "The cause of the disease may be thoughts, depression, anger, overwork, or six evils in diet." It can be seen that during menstruation, you should carefully adjust your diet, spirit, and daily life.

　　1. Keep clean. During menstruation, the blood chamber is open, and evil poisons can easily invade and cause disease. You must keep the vulva, underwear, menstrual belts, and pads clean. Wash underwear and menstrual pads frequently, and place them in the sun to dry. Menstrual pads must be soft, clean, and changed frequently. It is advisable to take a shower instead of bathing or swimming. Sexual intercourse and vaginal examination are strictly prohibited. If a vaginal examination is necessary for diagnosis, it should be done under disinfection.

　　2. Cold and warm temperatures are appropriate. "Nv Ke Jing Lun" says: "If cold and warm temperatures are appropriate, the meridians will be weak. If there is wind and cold, the deficiency will be multiplied." The evil fights in the blood, whether it is cold or warm. If it is cold, the blood will stagnate, while if it is warm, the blood will disappear. Therefore, menstruation is sometimes heavy and sometimes short, which is called irregularity." It is pointed out that during menstruation, it is advisable to strengthen the adjustment of cold temperature, pay special attention to keeping warm, avoid catching cold, and do not wade in water, get exposed to rain, brave snow, sit or lie in wetlands, or work in paddy fields. It is strictly forbidden to swim, take cold water baths, and work under the scorching sun and high temperature. Otherwise, every Menstrual disorders、Dysmenorrhea、amenorrhea Wait for proof.

　　3. Diet should be avoided during menstruation, if menstrual blood overflows, there will be more breasts. distended pain , abdominal distention, poor appetite and loose stools, etc. If the liver is strong and the spleen is weak, you should eat light and nutritious food. Avoid eating cold, sour, spicy, hot and dry foods. Eat more sour, spicy, hot and fragrant food, which will help yang and deplete yin, causing the blood to accumulate heat, forcing the blood to flow indiscriminately, causing Menorrhagia . Excessive consumption of raw and cold food will cause the meridians to become clogged and blood flow to be blocked, leading to sluggish menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea. It is also not advisable to drink excessive amounts of alcohol to avoid irritating the uterus, disturbing Qi and blood, and affecting the normal progress of menstrual blood.

　　4. Reconciling Emotions "The Good Prescriptions for Women" pointed out: "Having accumulated thoughts in the mind and overthinking will often lead to strain. ……If you are worried and worried, you will be sad, your blood will be exhausted, your look will be lost, and your menstruation will stop first. ……If the five internal organs are injured all over, death will occur. If you can change your mind and support yourself with medicine, you can keep your life." It emphasizes that emotional factors have a great influence on menstruation. During menstruation, menstrual blood is discharged, yin and blood are deficient, the liver is not moisturized and cannot be discharged normally, resulting in nervousness, depression, boredom and irritability, and symptoms such as breast swelling and pain, backache and fatigue, and lower abdominal distension. Therefore, you should keep your mood comfortable before and during menstruation to avoid excessive emotions. Otherwise, it will cause organ dysfunction and disordered flow of qi and blood, which may aggravate intermenstrual discomfort and lead to menstrual disorders, or in severe cases amenorrhea, tuberculosis and other diseases.

　　5. Exercise moderately. During menstruation, menstrual blood is mainly overflowing and diarrhea, which requires smooth regulation of qi and blood. Appropriate activities are conducive to smooth menstrual flow and reduce stomach ache , but it is not advisable to overwork and avoid excessive stress and fatigue, strenuous exercise and heavy physical labor. If you are overworked, you will consume Qi and activate blood, which may lead to menorrhagia, prolonged menstruation, metrorrhagia and other symptoms.