Is it normal to have your period eight days early?

If the frequency does not exceed two times, it is generally within the normal range. If it exceeds two times, there may be something wrong with your body. First of all, you have to find out the cause of the early menstruation, and then treat it through diet therapy or go directly to the doctor. However, in general, you can regulate your body through diet therapy. If you are really worried, it is better to see a doctor.

Regarding the issue of early menstruation, many people are too shy to speak out, and they are reluctant to see a doctor. So, in addition to conventional treatments, there are also dietary therapy methods to regulate the condition. The method is also very simple. As long as you eat according to the following diet, your menstrual period will soon return to normal.

Conventional treatment

For the treatment of premature menstruation, traditional Chinese medicine is more effective than modern medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the treatment principle for early menstruation is to focus on regulating menstruation to cure the root cause. Generally speaking, if the disease occurs first and then the menstruation is early, the disease should be treated first, and the menstruation will regulate itself after the disease is cured. If the disease occurs due to irregular menstruation, the menstruation should be regulated first, and the disease will be cured after the menstruation is regulated.

Generally speaking, most people's menstrual period is 3 to 7 days, and the menstrual cycle is 23 to 36 days. It is normal for the cycle to be advanced or delayed by 3 to 7 days, because women's menstruation can be affected by many factors such as environment, climate, and emotions.

If it exceeds these time ranges, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for relevant examinations to clarify the cause. It is normal to have breast swelling 1 to 2 days before menstruation or during menstruation. If pain occurs, it is recommended to go to the relevant department of the hospital for examination.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that to treat early menstruation, the cause of the disease should be identified first, and then symptomatic treatment can be given. Treatment of irregular menstruation usually starts with tonifying the kidney, supporting the spleen, soothing the liver, and regulating qi and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual fluid comes from the kidneys, so the key to regulating menstruation is to nourish the kidneys. By conditioning the kidney to be sufficient and the essence and blood to be abundant, menstruation will naturally be regulated. The method of tonifying the kidney is mainly to replenish essence and blood. The function of the spleen is to produce blood. Nourishing the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood supply. The spleen-strengthening method focuses on strengthening the spleen and raising yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate qi and unblock qi and blood. If qi and blood are in harmony, menstruation will be regulated. The method of soothing the liver requires understanding the main symptoms of depression.

Diet therapy

Qi-replenishing yam soup - 30 grams each of astragalus and codonopsis (wrapped in cloth), 30 grams of yam, 30 grams of jujube, add water and cook together, and season with appropriate amount of salt. Remove the medicine bag, drink the soup, both the yam and jujube can be eaten.

Siwu Black-bone Chicken - 15g Rehmannia root, 10g Angelica sinensis, 10g White Peony Root, 5g Chuanxiong, half a black-bone chicken, 3 slices of ginger, add appropriate amount of water and stew until done, then add a few segments of green onion before serving.

Motherwort Egg - 15 grams of motherwort and 1 egg, add water and cook together. Peel the cooked eggs and eat them with the soup. Treat delayed menstruation or dysmenorrhea.

If your period comes early every month, you should eat a light diet. It is advisable to eat more vegetables and fruits, more rice, less pasta, less greasy, high-fat, high-calorie foods, avoid foods that stimulate fire and increase heat, such as chili peppers, garlic, leeks, lettuce, cinnamon, coffee, pepper, lamb, dog meat, venison, and alcohol, and eat less shark, crab, hawthorn, peach, brown sugar, and other foods that have a blood-activating effect. During menstruation, you should pay special attention to maintaining a light diet. Hot foods such as lamb, beef, venison, leeks, lychees, cherries, and high-calorie foods such as butter and bread are taboo. Never let strong liquor touch your lips. Because the above foods will increase blood heat in the body. When the blood is hot, blood circulation speeds up, not only will menstruation come early, but it may even cause excessive menstrual flow, causing "hemorrhage".

If you have been careful to eat a light diet during normal times and during menstruation, but your period still comes early, you can supplement it with the following medicinal foods.

For the blood-cooling beverage, use 30 grams of raw rehmannia, 30 grams of ground bone bark, 10 grams of white mulberry, and 10 grams of moutan bark (the above Chinese medicines can be purchased at Chinese medicine stores), put them into a casserole, add 500 ml of water, boil it, then simmer for 20 minutes on low heat, pour out about 300 ml of the liquid; add 200 ml of water, decoct as before, remove the residue, and take about 200 ml of the filtrate; combine the two liquid medicines and add 15 grams of honey. Usually drink it as tea. This beverage has the effect of clearing blood heat and is very effective for adolescent or middle-aged women who have early menstruation, heavy menstrual flow, red and purple blood, irritability and heat, or nighttime hot flashes.

TCM conditioning methods

1. Menstruation comes early, with less amount, bright red color, and thick consistency. There is also red tongue without coating, dry mouth, weak pulse, hot palms and soles, and hard stool.

Liangdi decoction plus or minus: Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Ophiopogonis, White Peony Root, Donkey-hide Gelatin

2. Menstruation comes early, the amount of blood is heavy, the color is bright red or dark purple, or there are blood clots, accompanied by a red tongue with yellow coating, a bitter taste in the mouth and thirst, a slippery and rapid pulse, and a lot of yellow leucorrhea.

Qingjing powder plus or minus: Radix Digu, Peony bark, Artemisia annua, Phellodendron chinense, White peony root, Radix Rehmanniae, Poria, Radix Sanguisorbae, Radix Puhuang, charcoal

3. Menstruation comes early, the amount of blood is heavy, the color is light and thin, and there is also a pale complexion, dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, pale tongue, and weak pulse.

Yiwei Shengyang Decoction plus or minus: Astragalus, Codonopsis, roasted licorice, tangerine peel, stir-fried Atractylodes, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, Angelica, Shenqu, and Scutellaria

Other dietary therapies

1. 120g celery with roots (washed and chopped), 100g glutinous rice, 10g minced beef. Cook the first two ingredients into porridge, add minced beef when cooked, and cook for a while. Before menstruation, take it warm twice a day, morning and evening. It has the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood and tonifying deficiency, and can treat premature menstruation caused by blood heat.

2. Take appropriate amounts of green tea and brown sugar, boil 1 bowl of strong tea first, remove the residue and add in the tea before blending and drinking. Before menstruation, take 2 doses daily for several days. It can clear away heat and regulate menstruation, and is used for those with heavy menstrual bleeding.

3. Add 500 grams of dried celery to 1000 ml of water and cook until it becomes 500 ml. Take one dose daily, drink regularly. It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and is used for early menstruation due to blood heat.

4. 150 grams of leeks and 200 grams of lamb liver. Wash and cut the leeks, slice the lamb liver, put them in an iron pan and stir-fry them over high heat, then serve as a side dish. Take one dose per day, and take 5-6 doses before menstruation. It can nourish the liver, warm the kidneys, and consolidate the body. It is used for premature menstruation due to liver and kidney deficiency.

5. Take 50 grams of loofah seeds and 30 grams of prickly lettuce, boil them in water, and then add appropriate amount of sugar for oral administration.

6. Take 500 grams of dried celery, add 1000 milliliters of water, boil and extract 500 milliliters of juice, which can be taken frequently. This dietary therapy is very effective.

7. Early menstruation due to Qi deficiency: 1 liang of black beans, 3 qian of Codonopsis pilosula, 1 liang of brown sugar, boil the three ingredients together and drink the soup. Take before menstruation, once a day, for 7 consecutive times.

Mastering these dietary therapy methods is a good skill for regulating menstruation. In emergency situations, you can regulate it yourself, saving the trouble of seeing a doctor and saving the body from the side effects of drug treatment. In fact, doctors are often opposed to drug treatment. It is best to use dietary therapy to regulate it. Diet therapy is better.