What to do if your period lasts long

Long menstrual period is something that many women will encounter. We all know that women need to pay attention to their menstrual period because the normality of the menstrual period can reflect the reproductive health of women. If a woman's menstrual period lasts too long, it may also be a manifestation of a disease and women need to pay attention to it. For example, the following problems are likely to lead to prolonged menstrual period.

The normal menstrual period lasts for 2-7 days, and in some cases it is 3-5 days. If the menstrual period exceeds 7 days, it is called prolonged menstruation. According to traditional Chinese medicine, there are the following types of prolonged menstruation:

1. The main symptoms of Qi deficiency are: irregular and light menstruation, light-colored and clear menstruation, fatigue, palpitations and insomnia, poor appetite and loose stools, pale tongue with thin coating, and slow and weak pulse. Symptom analysis: Spleen deficiency leads to insufficient Qi in the middle and loss of blood control, which results in unclear and unclean menstruation. Qi deficiency and weak Yang Qi cannot transform blood into red, so the blood appears pale in color and clear in quality. If bleeding lasts for a long time, the blood cannot nourish the heart, so palpitations and insomnia occur. If the spleen is weak and not functioning properly, the appetite will be poor and the stool will be loose. A pale tongue with a thin white coating and a slow and weak pulse are signs of spleen deficiency and weak qi. Treatment method: tonify Qi and spleen, warm the meridians and stop bleeding. Prescription: Guipi Decoction (Ji Sheng Fang) plus black ginger charcoal, cuttlefish bone, and palm charcoal. The ginseng, astragalus, atractylodes and grass in the formula nourish the spleen and replenish qi. Poria, Polygala tenuifolia and Ziziphus jujuba seeds can calm the mind and soothe the nerves Angelica and longan meat replenish blood and nourish the heart. Costus root regulates the spleen and promotes the flow of qi, making it nourishing without stagnation. Black ginger charcoal, cuttlefish bone and palm charcoal warm the meridians, firm the meridians and stop bleeding.

2. The main symptoms of blood heat: continuous and irregular menstruation, scanty and red menstruation, flushed cheekbones, hot palms and soles, dry throat and mouth, red tongue with little coating, and thready and rapid pulse. Symptom analysis: Yin deficiency and internal heat, heat disturbing Chong and Ren meridians, restless blood sea, resulting in unclear and irregular menstruation. If Yin is insufficient, the quantity will be small; if Fire is excessive, the color will be red. When Yin is deficient and Yang is excessive, the cheekbones will be flushed and the palms and soles of feet will be hot. When Yin is deficient, body fluids cannot flow upward, so symptoms include dry throat and mouth, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse, all of which are signs of internal heat due to Yin deficiency. Treatment method: Nourish kidney yin, nourish blood and stop bleeding. Prescription: Gujing Pills (from The Complete Collection of Prescriptions for Women) without Scutellaria baicalensis and Cyperus rotundus and add Rehmannia glutinosa and Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae. The cooked rehmannia and tortoise shell in the formula nourish the kidneys and replenish blood. White peony root harmonizes the blood and nourishes the yin. Rehmannia root bark clears heat from the bones. Huangbai clears away heat and reduces fire. The root bark of Chinese toon has the functions of astringing and stopping menstruation.

The above are several phenomena that may cause women’s menstrual period to be prolonged. I hope that after understanding these contents, female friends can pay more attention to their reproductive health. If you find that you also have the problem of prolonged menstrual period, you must not take medication blindly. You must listen to the doctor’s advice to avoid more adverse effects.