Count how many mistakes you made during your menstrual period

Menstruation is a special period of the month for most women. During this period, due to decreased immunity, women need to pay special attention to their bodies and avoid diseases such as colds. However, do female friends really understand how to take care of their health during menstruation? Let's take a look at how many mistakes you have made in your health care during menstruation.

Not changing sanitary napkin for more than 2 hours

Studies have shown that ordinary sanitary napkins are prone to breed bacteria after 2 hours of use, becoming a "culture medium" for bacteria. In addition, women's immune system decreases during menstruation, making them more susceptible to bacterial invasion. Therefore, sanitary napkins should be changed frequently, and it is recommended to change them every two hours.

Mask period odor with scented sanitary napkins

In order to cover up the odor during menstruation, some women use scented sanitary napkins, which can cause harm to the body.

Because these sanitary napkins contain different types of drugs, flavors or additives, they may cause skin allergies. The allergens may also penetrate into the blood and cause allergic diseases in other tissues and organs of the human body except the urinary and reproductive system.

Eating raw, cold, spicy, or fried food during menstruation

During menstruation, eating raw, cold, spicy and other foods will stimulate the uterus, causing increased menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, cold uterus and other phenomena. During menstruation, women should eat light food and eat more fruits and vegetables.

Inactivity or strenuous exercise during menstruation

Some women do not exercise during their menstrual period for fear that exercise will lead to an increase in menstrual flow, and they sit for long periods of time, which is not good for their health.

However, you should not do strenuous exercise during your menstrual period, as it will cause an increase in menstrual blood flow and, in severe cases, may lead to other problems. Therefore, during menstruation, proper exercise such as jogging and walking are good ways.

Sexual intercourse during menstruation

During menstruation, the cervix opens, the endometrium sheds and bleeds, and there are wounds on the surface of the uterine cavity; at the same time, the acidity of the vagina decreases and the ability to defend against pathogens weakens.

Having sex during menstruation will increase menstrual flow, prolong menstruation, and bring bacteria into the vagina, which can easily go retrograde into the uterine cavity, causing intrauterine infection and even adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and other diseases. In severe cases, it can lead to infertility.

Wearing tight pants during menstruation

If women wear tight pants during menstruation, it will squeeze local capillaries, affect blood circulation, increase friction in the perineum, and easily cause perineum congestion and edema. At the same time, wearing tight pants is not conducive to the evaporation of moisture in the genitals, and the contamination of menstrual blood will make it easier for bacteria to grow in the genitals, causing urinary and reproductive tract infections.

Drinking alcohol during menstruation

Medical research has shown that during menstruation, the alcohol-degrading enzymes in women's bodies decrease. Not only is it easy to get drunk at this time, but the damage to the liver caused by alcohol is more serious than usual. In addition, drinking during menstruation can easily prolong the menstrual period and cause excessive menstrual bleeding.