What to do if your eyes are bloodshot during menstruation

　　The reason why menstruation can affect the eyes is mostly due to estrogen metabolism disorder, which causes the hypothalamus and plants to nerve Functional disorder causes the blood vessels in the eyes to dilate, or affects the sensory nerves in the eyes, resulting in eye congestion, distended pain , photophobia, tearing, vision loss and other symptoms, this eye disease will disappear quickly once menstruation is regular.

　　menstrual eye syndrome

　　some female Symptoms such as eye congestion and conjunctival redness and swelling may appear before menstruation, but gradually lessen and disappear after menstruation. The greater the amount of menstrual blood, the faster the eye redness and swelling will disappear. This is more common in Irregular menstruation women, with cyclical attacks.

　　amenorrhea

　　Some women may experience subconjunctival hemorrhage or even retinal congestion 3-4 days before menstruation. This is often accompanied by epistaxis. The bleeding stops soon after menstruation. This eye disease is more common in women who have scanty or no menstruation.

　　Menstrual pain

　　Some women experience obvious eye swelling and pain 3-4 days before menstruation, often accompanied by headache, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, backache, stomach ache Symptoms gradually lessen and disappear after menstruation. Some individual cases are often accompanied by persistent photophobia, tearing, etc., which are relieved after the end of each menstruation, but will not completely disappear.

　　There are also some amenorrhea Or for women with irregular menstruation, the eyes are not red or painful, but the vision is reduced. The outside of the eyes is normal during examination, and most of the fundus are also normal. Only in a few fundus can the optic nerve head be slightly congested, the edges blurred, and the retinal veins filled. One of the biggest characteristics of this disease is that after taking menstruation medicine, vision recovers with the smoothness of menstruation.

　　For the above-mentioned types of female eye disease patients, they cannot be treated solely as eye diseases when seeking medical treatment. If they can be treated from the perspective of regulating menstruation and nourishing blood, they may receive unexpected therapeutic effects.

　　Chinese medicine looks at menstrual conditioning

　　The emphasis is on harmonizing qi and blood. The theory of soothing the liver and regulating qi in traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual blood is transformed by blood. If the blood is warmed, it can flow freely ； When the blood is cold, the flow of qi and blood will be hindered, causing sudden cessation of menstruation, Dysmenorrhea ,amenorrhea； When the blood senses heat evil, it will run rampant, causing symptoms such as heavy menstruation and early menstruation. Therefore, regulating menstruation focuses on harmonizing Qi and blood and making Qi and blood flow smoothly.

　　Blood cold type

　　Symptoms: Low blood volume and light color during menstruation.

　　Diet plan:

　　1. Eat red and black foods, such as red dates, adzuki beans, brown sugar, black-bone chicken, sesame seeds, etc., but be careful to control fat intake. Blood-enhancing nutrients are better absorbed when there is less fat.

　　2. Regulate the spleen and stomach. Digestion of the spleen and stomach is the basis of body nutrition. Their functions are normal. Blood production will be unhindered. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin has a sweet taste and is rich in fiber. It is a warm food. Eating more of it can regulate the spleen and stomach and clear the intestines. In addition, eating less spicy, cold and overheated food is also a way to be considerate of the spleen and stomach.

　　3. Traditional Chinese medicines such as yam, jujube, and angelica can nourish the liver, kidneys, blood, and qi. Stewing them with black-bone chicken or pork ribs can nourish the muscles and bones, regulate blood, and nourish the skin.

　　4. The food should be cold and warm. During menstruation, you should eat less raw and cold food, such as cold dishes. watermelon. Try to eat as little coconut water as possible, and it is best not to eat food or cold drinks just taken out of the refrigerator.

　　Daily care: avoid overwork, fatigue and thinking

　　1. Avoid overwork and overthinking, which will secretly damage the blood. Although invisible, it is more harmful to the body. Therefore, people with cold blood should avoid overwork and especially avoid overthinking.

　　2. Stay away from "cold places". Blood is most afraid of cold all year round except in summer. Do not sit on metal or stone chairs and do not let your lower body catch cold. You should raise your legs to keep them warm. Also, wear low-rise pants. Short tops easily expose the waist and are not suitable for those with cold blood.

　　blood-blocked type

　　Symptoms: Menstruation is often delayed, severe abdominal pain during menstruation, and the menstrual blood is dark in color or contains bruises.

　　Diet plan: Eat more blood-activating foods

　　1. Eat more blood-activating foods, such as hawthorn, black fungus, black beans, leeks, wine, brown sugar, etc. It is especially recommended not to eat cold and frozen foods.

　　2. To nourish with traditional Chinese medicine, use medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, such as Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Sichuan bow, peach kernel, safflower, rose flower 9 grams each, decoct into soup and take it twice a week. However, people with bleeding tendency during menstruation and pregnancy should not use these medicines.