Why does menstruation have a bad smell?

Many female friends smell a fishy odor when they have their menstrual period and worry that they have some disease and experience similar symptoms. In fact, there is indeed an odor when menstruation is discharged, but if there is leucorrhea mixed in the menstrual blood, then you should consider whether an inflammatory disease has occurred. It is recommended to seek medical attention in time so that the disease can be diagnosed.

Why does menstruation smell bad?

As we all know, menstruation is a self-regulating function of the uterus in the body to expel dirty blood and eliminate toxins. During menstruation, a large amount of dirty blood is discharged from the body, and blood has a rusty smell. When dirty blood and air are in contact for a long time, a chemical reaction will occur, producing a fishy smell. Especially now that it is winter, everyone is wearing thicker clothes, which makes it difficult to breathe, the smell is not easy to dissipate, and the fishy smell will be stronger.

However, when you have your period, in addition to menstrual blood there will also be leucorrhea mixed in. Then, you need to consider whether the unpleasant smell is caused by inflammation in the private parts. As we all know, the structure of women's private parts is relatively complex and is easily infected by bacteria, causing inflammation and gynecological diseases. Therefore, you should pay attention to regular check-ups to avoid gynecological diseases.

Women should also be careful not to have their teeth extracted during menstruation, because the number of platelets in a woman's body will decrease during menstruation, making it easier for menstrual blood to be discharged from the body. Platelets are used to coagulate blood, so tooth extraction during menstruation can cause bleeding from the teeth. The blood cannot coagulate in time, which can easily cause wound infection and inflammation.

How to remove abnormal menstrual odor

Sanitary napkins are also called sanitary napkins and are a good helper for women during menstruation. However, the sanitary napkins on the market are of mixed quality, and their hygiene conditions are not up to standard, which may cause infection or allergies in the private parts and other adverse reactions. Therefore, when choosing sanitary napkins, you should choose those with good quality and frequent use, and avoid using unknown sanitary napkins.

Moreover, many women wear more clothes during their menstrual period for fear of catching a cold and causing dysmenorrhea, but this can easily cause sweating and bacterial growth in the private parts, producing an abnormal odor. Therefore, you should change your sanitary napkin frequently in normal times, preferably every 2 hours or so, even if the menstrual blood is very little. You don’t need to change it so frequently at night.

The most beautiful thing about women is their body curves, and tight clothes can highlight the figure, so women nowadays like to wear clothes that can enhance their figure no matter what the circumstances. However, wearing such clothes during menstruation will make women's private parts airtight and easy to breed bacteria. Therefore, women can effectively avoid abnormal odor by wearing loose clothes during their menstrual period.

Although many people say that women’s immunity will decrease during menstruation, it is best not to take a bath. In fact, although women cannot take a bath during menstruation, they can only clean their private parts. If you have severe odor problems, cleaning twice a day can effectively alleviate the symptoms of abnormal odor if conditions permit. In fact, during menstruation, women can relieve abnormal private odor by not doing strenuous exercise, not eating high-fat foods, and eating a light diet.