Causes of thirst during menstruation

Female friends always have a few days of discomfort every month, and most women always feel dry mouth and tongue during those days, and they have to drink water at every turn. However, no matter how much water they drink, there is no improvement until the end of menstruation. In fact, this situation is called "thirst during menstruation". What is the reason for thirst during menstruation? Next, let the experts explain.

Experts say that thirst during menstruation is mainly caused by factors such as heat burning the yin fluid, yin deficiency and loss of moisture, or blood stasis. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney is the foundation of one's constitution, just like the "fire" in the example above. If the fire is extinguished (or the flame is too small), the water absorbed by the human body will not have enough power to be transported to the whole body, and then "drinking water" will naturally occur. Once water and fire are out of balance, it is only a matter of time before menstrual disorders occur. In addition, Chinese medicine has the theory of "five internal organs (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys)" and "five colors (green, red, yellow, white, and black)". Black enters the kidneys, so the tongue coating will appear black. In other words, black tongue coating, thirst, and irregular menstruation are all caused by insufficient kidney yang. The specific types are as follows:

(1) Stomach heat: Suffering from stomach heat or eating too much spicy, fatty, and sweet food can lead to excessive Yangming heat. During menstruation, the Chong Qi is strong, and the Chong Mai belongs to the Yangming Meridian, which makes the Yangming heat even more severe, burns the Yin fluid, and causes thirst.

(2) Lung and stomach yin deficiency: The lung and stomach yin deficiency is common, or long-term illness damages the yin fluid. During menstruation, the yin blood is also damaged, which makes the lung and stomach yin deficiency even worse. The yin deficiency and fluid deficiency lead to loss of moisture and worse thirst.

(3) Kidney Yin deficiency: The patient has kidney Yin deficiency or has been suffering from a long-term or serious illness that has damaged kidney Yin. During menstruation, yin blood flows downward, causing kidney yin to become more deficient. Yin deficiency will cause internal heat, deplete Yin and damage body fluids, causing thirst.

(4) Internal blood stasis: Stagnation of Qi hinders the smooth flow of blood. Blood stasis is caused by the inability to expel blood smoothly during menstruation, which results in the inability to distribute body fluids and thirst.

Now everyone knows the reason for thirst during menstruation, so how should it be treated? Experts say that when encountering such a situation, one should first rule out some organic diseases such as gastric ulcers and kidney stones. If it is due to insufficient kidney yang, then you can use traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment methods. I believe you will be able to recover soon.