Often feel cold hands and feet during menstruation, feel comfortable with hot water bags, feel anemic and weak after menstruation ……
Many women have the above mentioned feelings when they have their periods. So, over time, the popular “menstrual disorders as a result of qi deficiency, blood deficiency,” the saying. Eat red dates, cinnamon, sesame and other menstrual tonic side has also been popular.
Chinese medicine experts reminded that women want to “adjust menstruation”, the first thing to correctly identify their own constitution, the right medicine to solve the problem. Indiscriminate supplementation is not only beneficial, but also may have the opposite effect.
Chinese medicine: menstrual disorders and physical relationship
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, menstruation is the “day sebum” produced. In ancient times, there are “women two seven and the day sebum to, seven seven and the day sebum exhaustion” of the saying that women to the age of about 14 years old, there will be the first menstruation, to about 49 years old, will stop menstruation, which is a natural physiological process.
”In the theory of Chinese medicine gynecology, the main reason for menstrual disorders is the six external molestations, internal injuries, life injuries, physical factors, etc.” Professor Zeng Cheng, deputy director of the Second Department of Gynecology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said. The physique is endowed by the parents, but is greatly influenced by the acquired environment, diet, spirit, psychology, personality, emotions and other factors. Therefore, the physical factors that cause menstrual disorders are also receiving more and more attention.
Menstrual disorders: qi stagnation and blood stasis type is the most common
”Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency may lead to early menstruation, while phlegm-dampness and Qi stagnation may lead to postponed menstruation.” Zeng Cheng said, qi stagnation and blood stasis may lead to early menstruation, can also lead to menstruation pushed back, or lead to menstruation suddenly before and after. The Chinese medicine to regulate menstruation, will identify the body, and then combined with the menstrual cycle for treatment.
”One of the most common causes of menstrual disorders in modern women is qi stagnation and blood stasis.” Zeng Cheng said, now the high pace of life has changed the traditional family model of “male dominated, female dominated”. Many women are “both outside, and inside”, outside the study work a good hand, back home as much as do the same husband and children to do housework. Stressful life, irregular life, introversion, anxiety, depression and other negative emotions can not be properly ventilated, may lead to liver qi stagnation, blood flow, thus causing menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, this situation is very common.
For people with blood stagnation, in addition to consuming some herbal medicines to regulate menstruation by relaxing the liver and blood stasis, we also need to pay attention to “heart disease also need heart medicine”, they need to “calm down” and find the cause of liver stagnation. These non-traditional treatments are becoming more and more important in the treatment of menstrual disorders, as they regulate mood, reduce work stress and ventilate emotions.
Myth: There are not many menstrual disorders of the qi and blood deficiency type
”Am I anemic?” “Is it qi deficiency or blood deficiency?” Many women find menstrual disorders, always love to their own body “buckle hat”. Zeng Cheng said, in fact, with the improvement of living standards, women’s daily nutritional enrichment and self-health conditioning awareness to enhance the two causes of menstrual disorders caused by qi deficiency, blood deficiency instead of more.
He said, during the menstrual period looks blue, white, it is likely that the temporary loss of blood caused by the body to compensate can be recovered. The air deficiency is commonly caused by weakness, obesity, and excessive dieting, while the blood deficiency is usually caused by heavy menstruation, uterine fibroids, or repeated miscarriages, uterine evacuation, or hemorrhage during childbirth or improper postnatal care.
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”What is a normal menstrual period?
The normal menstrual cycle is judged by the four words “period, quantity, color and quality”, except for the absence of obvious pain.
Period]: It refers to the cycle and the period of menstruation. The period between the first day of menstruation and the first day of the next menstruation is called the cycle. The standard 28-30 days is a cycle, and it is normal to have an early or late period of no more than 1 week. The menstrual period is usually 3-7 days.
The amount of menstruation in a normal menstrual cycle is 30-80 ml. According to the standard of ordinary sanitary napkins on the market, a menstrual dip is 10-15 ml. Roughly speaking, the menstrual period should be 2-3 sanitary napkins dip to be considered the most basic amount, less than this amount for the menstrual volume; more than 20 sheets for the menstrual volume.
Color]: Normal menstruation is bright red.
Quality]: Normal menstruation is not too thin, not too thick, no blood clots.
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The body is mostly formed by nature, menstrual disorders do not have a significant impact on future generations
”The menstrual volume is large, early people are qi deficiency, the child born poor resistance, easy to catch a cold and fever”, “small menstrual volume, delayed is a manifestation of blood deficiency, the offspring will not grow”…. …A few days ago, an article “menstruation and body type, different body type will affect the offspring” is widely circulated on the Internet.
”It should be said that the body has a certain family tendency.” For example, if a mother has dysmenorrhea, her daughter may also have dysmenorrhea, said Zeng Cheng. The personality of impatience, depression, introversion, anxiety may also have a certain family; family eating habits are similar, also has a certain impact on the body. Therefore, the combination of family genetic factors, living environment, and psychosocial factors may affect the offspring’s physique and thus affect the offspring’s disease spectrum. The mother’s physique has an influence on the child’s physique, although it is not a cause for concern.