12 taboos for women’s menstrual health care

 　　1. Not suitable for sexual life:

　　During menstruation, the endometrium sheds and wounds are formed on the surface of the uterine cavity. During daily life, bacteria can easily be introduced retrogradely into the uterus, causing intrauterine infection and adnexitis. pelvic inflammatory disease。

　　2. It is not suitable to take a sitz bath:

　　During menstruation, sitz baths and tub baths with slightly open cervix can easily allow sewage to enter the uterine cavity and cause inflammation of the reproductive organs.

　　3. It is not suitable to drink strong tea:

　　In strong tea coffee High alkali content stimulates nerve and cardiovascular disease are prone to Dysmenorrhea , prolonged menstruation and excessive menstrual bleeding. At the same time, the tannic acid in strong tea will cause iron absorption disorders and cause iron deficiency. anemia。

　　4. It is not advisable to wear tight pants:

　　If you wear tight pants with small hip circumference during menstruation, local capillaries will be compressed, which will affect blood circulation and increase perineal friction, which can easily cause perineal congestion and edema.

　　5. It is not advisable to sing loudly:

　　Women's respiratory mucosa is congested during menstruation, and the vocal cords are also congested. When singing or speaking loudly, the vocal cord muscles are easily fatigued and may cause glottis misalignment and hoarseness. However, don't be too nervous. In most cases, singing karaoke and speaking with a normal voice should not be a problem. However, if you sing at a high pitch for a long time or challenge a high-range song, it may cause injury to the vocal cords.

　　6. Don’t use body wash to clean your vagina:

　　Causes vaginal infection and causes itching. The vagina is prone to odor during menstruation, especially in summer. However, it is not enough to clean the vagina with body wash or wash the vagina repeatedly with hot water when taking a bath. healthy , on the contrary, it is easy to cause vaginal infection and cause itching, because the female vagina is usually a slightly acidic environment, which can inhibit the growth of bacteria. However, during menstruation, the vagina will be alkaline, and the resistance to bacteria is reduced, making it susceptible to infection. If you do not use professional vaginal cleaning fluid or wash it repeatedly with hot water, it will lead to an increase in alkali. Therefore, you need to choose a professional vaginal cleaning fluid to clean your vagina, especially during menstruation!

　　7. It is not advisable to beat your back:

　　Beating the lower back can cause pelvic congestion and accelerated blood flow. Menorrhagia Or menstrual period is too long, in addition, there are many female If you suffer from severe back pain during menstruation, you may choose to have someone else massage you or give yourself a massage to relieve the fatigue and soreness in your waist. Chen Zhiliao said that it is very normal for women to experience backache during menstruation, which is caused by pelvic congestion. Blindly vigorously massaging or beating the waist at this time will make the pelvic congestion more serious, which will in turn worsen the backache.

　　8. Don’t eat too much salt:

　　Eating too much salt will increase the body's salt and water storage. Symptoms such as headache, agitation, and irritability may occur on the eve of menstruation. You should start eating low-salt foods 10 days before menstruation.

　　9. Don’t pull out teeth:

　　It is easy to cause heavy bleeding and infection. Do not extract teeth during menstruation, because during the menstrual period, the number of platelets in a woman's body decreases, and the blood coagulability is lower than usual. If traumatic surgery, including tooth extraction, is performed at this time, it may be difficult to stop the bleeding, resulting in more bleeding and longer bleeding time than usual. According to research, women's pain nerves are more sensitive than usual during menstruation, and the body's resistance is weaker. Therefore, the pain of tooth extraction during menstruation doubles, and the infection rate increases greatly. If you perform tooth extraction during menstruation, you will have to deal with the smell of blood remaining in your mouth for a long time after the tooth extraction is completed, which will affect your appetite. Therefore, it is recommended that women avoid tooth extraction during menstruation.

　　10. Don’t eat fried food:

　　prone to acne, Acne Fried food is also a big taboo for menstrual women because the progesterone secreted by the receptors affects the sebum secretion of women during menstruation. The skin becomes greasy and the capillaries dilate. The skin becomes sensitive. Eating fried food at this time will increase the burden on the skin and prone to acne, acne, folliculitis and dark circles. In addition, the metabolism of fat and water slows down during menstruation. Eating fried food at this time can also easily accumulate fat in the body.

　　11. Don’t use blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines:

　　It will increase menstrual blood flow and cause anemia. Generally speaking, blood-enriching health products and blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs should be stopped during the menstrual period. However, many women do not understand and find that their menstrual flow suddenly increases. In severe cases, it may even cause severe anemia or heavy menstrual bleeding. Using blood-enhancing and blood-activating drugs during the menstrual period will, on the one hand, increase the flow of menstrual blood and cause unnecessary excessive menstrual bleeding. On the other hand, menstrual bleeding may also affect the efficacy of the drugs.

　　12. Don’t drink alcohol:

　　It is easy to get drunk and cause liver problems. Some studies believe that women's hormone levels in the body fluctuate greatly during menstruation. At this time, drinking alcohol will make you more likely to get drunk than usual, and the burden of alcohol on the liver will be further increased. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends drink less alcohol during menstruation.

　　At this stage, the activity of decomposing enzymes in the body of women is at a low level, and the ability to decompose and digest alcohol decreases, making it difficult for alcohol to be excreted from the blood quickly, and if it remains in the body, it will evolve into harmful substances. In order to remove these harmful substances, the human liver must continuously break down and produce enzymes, making the load much greater than usual. If you are not careful, it is easy to cause liver problems.