Dark brown blood before menstruation

Many women are confused about why they have brown discharge before their period. What is brown discharge? Many women are worried that brown discharge during menstruation may be a sign of inflammation. In fact, experts suggest that you should not panic if this happens. Just go to the hospital for a physical examination and then follow the doctor's advice for treatment.

What is the cause of dark brown blood before menstruation?

Brown discharge before menstruation is generally an abnormal condition. Brown discharge before menstruation is mostly caused by organic diseases or drugs. It includes inflammation, tumors, abnormal growth and development, malnutrition, etc. of the male reproductive organs.

Generally speaking, we think that normal menstruation is dark red. If the menstrual period is bright red, brown, light and slightly yellow, or black, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is due to Qi deficiency, cold or heat. Brown discharge before menstruation can often be alleviated by paying attention to menstrual hygiene or cured by Chinese medicine.

There are many factors in daily life that can cause the occurrence of brown discharge before menstruation. The main reason for brown discharge before menstruation is ovulation bleeding (a common gynecological disease). Modern science believes that this disease is caused by insufficient levels of estrogen. Ovulation bleeding, also known as mid-term bleeding or mid-term bleeding, refers to bleeding between two normal menstrual periods, which may be accompanied by varying degrees of lower abdominal pain.

What is the reason for dark brown menstruation?

1. Qi deficiency and blood stasis

The specific manifestation of Qi deficiency and blood stasis is that women's menstrual cycle is irregular, sometimes the amount of blood is large, sometimes less. Most of them are dark purple, and there are many blood clots in them, which may be accompanied by symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath and dark spots in the mouth. At this time, we need to promptly use the methods of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain for treatment.

2. Deficiency of Qi and Blood

Qi and blood deficiency is very common among women. Qi and blood deficiency can cause irregular menstruation in women, as well as fatigue and chills during menstruation. After the menstrual period, we need to drink some red dates and longan soup in moderation.

3. Kidney deficiency

The menstrual cycle of women with kidney deficiency will be irregular, with the amount of menstruation sometimes more and sometimes less, and the color of menstrual blood will be dark red, and may also be dark brown. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as visual fatigue, back pain, dizziness and excessive urination. If you have a pale tongue or a slow pulse, you need to eat more gray foods to nourish your kidneys.

4. Detoxification

In fact, menstruation is also a complete process of detoxification of the body. Dark menstrual periods indicate that the toxins are relatively severe. It may be that you have eaten too much acidic and alkaline food, or taken too many medicines, which has caused excessive acid to accumulate in the body, and the body just detoxifies through menstruation.