Can I take blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine during menstruation?

When women are on their menstrual period, they should try to avoid getting sick. Women’s bodies will be very weak during the menstrual period because they will lose a lot of blood. Therefore, women should eat more nourishing foods. When they are sick, they should also try to avoid taking blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs because these drugs will increase the flow of blood. So, can you take blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs during menstruation?

1. Can I take blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine during menstruation?

Do not use blood-activating and blood-dissolving drugs

Consequences: Increase menstrual blood flow and cause anemia

During the menstrual period, blood-replenishing health products and blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs should be discontinued. However, many women who do not do this find that their menstrual flow suddenly increases, and even causes severe anemia or heavy menstrual bleeding. This is because many Chinese patent medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis have anticoagulant and antithrombotic effects. After use, they will cause blood vessels to dilate and accelerate blood flow. The change in blood circulation will then cause excessive menstrual blood loss.

"Contraindications to medication" during menstruation

Some medicines cannot be taken during menstruation. If you have to take them, you must use them correctly under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Hemostatic drugs: such as Anluoxue, vitamin K, etc., can reduce the permeability of capillaries and cause capillary contraction, which will cause menstrual blood flow problems after use.

2. Laxatives: Magnesium sulfate and sodium sulfate have a strong laxative effect and can cause reflex pelvic congestion, so they should be prohibited during menstruation; other gastrointestinal motility drugs should also be used with caution or avoided.

3. Anticoagulants: They can cause excessive menstruation or even heavy bleeding and should be avoided during menstruation, such as coumarin, heparin, thrombolytics, etc.

4. Sex hormone drugs: Women’s sex hormone synthesis and metabolic balance are closely related to the menstrual cycle. Therefore, sex hormone drugs should not be used during menstruation to avoid menstrual disorders.

5. Traditional Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: This type of medicine not only has anticoagulant and anti-thrombotic effects, but also can dilate blood vessels and accelerate blood flow, thus causing excessive menstrual flow.

6. Drugs used directly on the vagina: Local vaginal medications for the treatment of gynecological infections also require caution. For example, washes and suppositories for the treatment of vaginal inflammation need to be suspended. Otherwise, the slightest carelessness may cause bacteria to retrogradely invade the uterine cavity and endometrium.

7. Thyroid preparations: This type of medicine may cause menstrual disorders, heat intolerance, sweating, arrhythmia, and weight loss, and should be used with caution.

2. How to take care of women during menstruation

1. Eat in moderation. During the menstrual period, due to the dissipation of menstrual blood, more adequate nutrition is needed; the diet should be light and mild, easy to digest, and avoid eating too much raw and cold food, because cold causes blood to coagulate, which can easily cause dysmenorrhea, as well as scanty or sudden interruption of menstruation. Avoid overeating spicy, dry, and dry foods that damage body fluids to reduce uterine congestion. Drink more boiled water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and keep your bowel movements smooth.

2. Regulate emotions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that abnormal emotions are one of the important pathogenic factors, and the impact of mental emotions on menstruation is particularly obvious. Therefore, during menstruation, you must keep your emotions stable, your mood happy, and avoid adverse stimulation to prevent irregular menstruation.

3. Clean and hygienic. During menstruation, the vulva should be kept clean. Scrub the vulva with warm water every night. It is not advisable to take a tub bath or a sitz bath, but a shower is better. Sanitary napkins and paper should be soft and clean, and it is best to sterilize them under high pressure before use. Menstrual belts and underwear should be changed and washed frequently to reduce the irritation of blood stains to the vulva and inner thighs. After washing, scald them with boiling water and dry them in the sun for later use. Menstrual pads should be made of sterilized gauze and toilet paper. After defecation, wipe from front to back to avoid bringing dirt into the vagina and causing vaginitis or uterine inflammation.