What to do if you have a nosebleed during menstruation

As a woman, you can't help but worry about those days every month. During the menstrual period, there are often unexpected things that happen. Menstrual nosebleeds are one of them. This kind of menstrual nosebleed is not uncommon and it can happen to everyone. So once you have a symptom of menstrual nosebleeds, what should we do? Let's take a look below:

If nose bleeding or vomiting blood occurs regularly along with the menstrual cycle, accompanied by scanty menstruation or no menstruation, this phenomenon seems to be a retrograde flow of menstrual blood, so Chinese medicine calls it retrograde menstruation or reverse menstruation, and Western medicine calls it "compensatory menstruation" or "cyclical extrauterine bleeding."

Why does nose bleeding or vomiting blood occur before, during or after menstruation? Modern medicine believes that the structure of the nasal mucosa is similar to that of the endometrium, and the nasal mucosa is more sensitive to ovarian estrogen. Therefore, during menstruation, the nasal mucosa becomes over-congested and edematous, leading to bleeding. Some people also believe that it is caused by the endometrium running to the nasal mucosa with the blood, and blood disease is also one of the factors that cause retrograde menstruation. At present, there is no ideal treatment for retrograde menstruation. The general treatment principle is to correct local lesions, often using electrocautery of bleeding points and endometriotic foci. Methyltestosterone and synthetic progestins can also be used for treatment.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that retrograde menstruation is caused by blood heat and qi reversal, and is related to liver qi disharmony, excessive liver fire, or a usual preference for spicy food. Traditional Chinese medicine has unique therapeutic effects in treating retrograde menstruation. According to the principles of "clearing heat" and "soothing adverse conditions", it often uses the methods of clearing heat, relieving adverse conditions and guiding blood downward. Clinically, syndrome differentiation and treatment can be carried out according to the patient's accompanying symptoms, which are usually divided into two types: liver meridian stagnation of heat and lung and kidney yin deficiency.

Patients with liver meridian stagnation and heat type have nose bleeding during each menstrual period or before menstruation. The amount of bleeding is heavy and the blood is bright red. They are accompanied by irritability, pain in the ribs, dizziness and bitter taste in the mouth. Some patients also experience early menstruation, with little flow, and gradually develop amenorrhea. The tongue is red with yellow coating, and the pulse is stringy and rapid. The treatment should be to relieve depression and clear the liver, reduce adverse reactions and stop bleeding. Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder plus Chuanxiong, Imperata Root, and Rubia cordifolia can be used for treatment.

Through the above reading, we know the causes of nosebleeds during menstruation. Once we ourselves have symptoms of nosebleeds during menstruation, it indicates that we may have liver qi disharmony and liver fire. If this symptom occurs, we should not panic too much or take it lightly. We must receive treatment in the correct way.