Can women take a bath during menstruation?

During menstruation, women's vaginal area is padded with thick sanitary napkins due to menstrual blood accumulation. In addition, the oil secretion of the lower body increases, while the ventilation and air permeability of the vagina is poor. The mixture of blood, oil and sweat will not only irritate the skin, but also easily cause various inflammations. Therefore, women should take a bath frequently during menstruation to keep their genitals clean. However, women must pay attention to the way they bathe during menstruation.

How to bathe healthily during menstruation

1. Bathing during menstruation is prohibited

The currently accepted method is to use a shower or a sponge bath. During menstruation, the endometrium is shed, leaving wounds in the uterine cavity; cervical mucus is flushed out by menstrual blood, and the cervical opening is slightly open; menstrual blood stays in the vagina, which is a good culture medium for bacteria. The above results in temporary destruction of the local protective barrier function of the reproductive tract. Coupled with the decrease in body resistance during menstruation, when taking a bath, sewage and bacteria in the vagina may ascend through the cervical canal to the uterine cavity and cause infection, so it should be prohibited.

In addition, some situations similar to menstruation, such as vaginal surgery, miscarriage and childbirth, should also prohibit bathing in the near future.

2. Don’t take a cold shower

When taking a cold shower, the water temperature is too low and the human body will feel cold, producing a series of stress reactions, such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, muscle contraction, nervous tension, etc. It not only fails to eliminate fatigue, but also easily causes colds, so it should be avoided as much as possible. Due to special physiological reasons, especially for women during menstruation, lactation and pregnancy, the stimulation of cold water will cause endocrine disorders, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, and many bacteria will enter the vagina and cause gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, which will have a certain impact on women's future pregnancy and physical health.

For those female friends with poor physical constitution, they should not take cold showers. Otherwise, their poor resistance will be stimulated by the cold and may cause colds, fevers and other diseases. However, you can persist in washing your face with cold water for a long time to promote blood circulation, prevent colds and rhinitis, and make your skin more shiny and elastic.

3. Do not use shower gel to clean the genitals during menstruation

The vagina is prone to odor during menstruation, but it is not healthy to use shower gel to clean the vagina while taking a bath, or to repeatedly wash the vagina with hot water. Instead, it is easy to cause vaginal infection and lead to itching.

This is because the female vagina is normally a slightly acidic environment, which can inhibit bacterial growth. However, during menstruation, the vagina becomes alkaline, the resistance to bacteria is reduced, and it is easy to be infected. If you do not use professional vaginal cleaning fluid or repeatedly wash with hot water, the alkalinity will increase. Therefore, you need to choose professional vaginal cleaning liquid to clean your vagina, especially during menstruation.

4. Pay attention to personal hygiene when bathing during menstruation

When women take a bath during menstruation, they must ensure that the towels and washing utensils used for bathing are for one person only and should not be shared with others. Especially when others or yourself suffer from athlete's foot, you should be more careful to avoid fungal infection of the genitals.

5. Pay attention to the way you clean your private parts when taking a bath during menstruation

When cleaning, you should first clean the vaginal opening and urethral opening, then clean around the anus, and do not clean back and forth. Because the wrinkles around the anus will gather some residual bacteria during defecation, if you wash it back and forth with water, the bacteria in the anus will be brought into the vagina and cause infection.