Can I take a shower when I have my period?

Women who have their periods are prone to feeling tired. During menstruation, women's body resistance will decrease, and many bacteria and viruses will take advantage of the opportunity to enter. Therefore, women are prone to allergies, irritability, and colds. Generally, the duration of menstruation is three to seven days. During this period, many women will avoid taking a bath. However, in the hot summer, not taking a bath for a long time will make people feel very uncomfortable. So, can you take a bath during your period?

You can take a shower during your period, but you must pay attention to the following aspects. First of all, you must keep warm and do not take a shower with cold water. After washing, you must dry your body and blow dry your hair as soon as possible to avoid catching cold, so as not to cause symptoms such as dysmenorrhea. Secondly, you can take a shower instead of a tub bath or soak in a hot tub. Women's resistance decreases during menstruation, and because of pelvic congestion, the cervix is ​​in an expanded state, which makes it more susceptible to invasion by various pathogens and cause infection. When taking a tub bath or soak in a hot tub, sewage may carry pathogens to invade the reproductive tract and cause gynecological diseases. Therefore, when taking a bath during menstruation, you can choose a warm shower while taking good warming measures. The shower time should not be too long, about 10 minutes is enough.

1. 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.

2. How to take a bath during menstruation to be healthy

1. Bathing in a tub is prohibited during menstruation

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.