Why is the blood black two days before the period?

The color and amount of a woman's monthly menstrual blood, as well as whether the menstruation is regular can indicate whether a woman's body is healthy. If the menstrual blood has abnormal color, you should check the body in time. It is common for a woman to have black blood in the first two days of her period. Many women don't know why the blood is black in the first two days of her period. What is going on? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Why is the blood black two days before menstruation?

The color of menstrual blood actually reflects a woman's gynecological problems and physical condition. Under normal circumstances, menstrual blood is dark red because it contains some shed endometrial fragments, vaginal epithelial cells and cervical mucus, and there are no blood clots in it. But if the menstrual blood turns black, it means there is a problem. First of all, the most common cause of black menstrual blood is various types of endometrial inflammation, such as endometrial polyps, or qi and blood deficiency, etc. Secondly, some women do not get enough rest during menstruation, do strenuous exercise, or have an infection, which can also cause black menstrual blood. In addition, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, if there is qi stagnation and blood stasis during menstruation, it will also cause the color of menstruation to change and abdominal pain will occur. Therefore, when the menstrual blood turns dark, you should first look for the causes from the above aspects, and then take active symptomatic treatment.

2. What should you pay attention to during menstruation?

1. Don’t drink alcohol

Consequences: Easy to get drunk, which can cause liver problems

Reason: According to research, women's hormone levels fluctuate greatly during menstruation. If you drink at this time, you will get drunk more easily than usual, and the burden of alcohol on the liver will be further increased. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends drink as little as possible during menstruation.

In addition, at this stage, the activity of decomposition enzymes in women's bodies is at a low level, and the ability to break down and digest alcohol decreases, making it difficult for alcohol to be excreted from the blood quickly. As a result, alcohol is retained in the body and evolves into harmful substances. To eliminate these harmful substances, the human liver must constantly break them down and produce enzymes. This load will be much greater than usual and may cause liver problems. At the same time, experts also pointed out that drinking alcohol may speed up blood circulation in the human body, thereby increasing menstrual volume, while drinking iced beer may also cause dysmenorrhea.

Regarding this issue, the editor here reminds all female friends not to drink alcohol during menstruation, otherwise it will harm their health.

2. Don’t sing karaoke loudly

Consequences: Vocal cords or injuries

During the menstrual period, the vocal cord capillaries in the larynx and the nasopharyngeal mucosa will experience a certain degree of congestion and edema. If the vocalization and singing methods are incorrect at this time, the capillaries in the female throat may rupture, causing temporary "loss of voice". In most cases, singing karaoke or speaking with a normal voice is not a big problem, but if you sing high notes for a long time or challenge yourself to sing high-range songs, it may cause injury to your vocal cords. Therefore, women should pay attention to protecting their throats, not speaking for too long, not using too much force, and avoid forcing their throats.

3. 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.

3. What should women eat during menstruation?

During menstruation, you should supplement some foods that are beneficial to the "flow of menstruation", such as red dates, tofu skin, apples, mutton, chicken, coix seed, milk, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, longan and other warm tonic foods. If women have symptoms such as poor appetite and back pain, they should eat more nutritious, spleen-strengthening, appetite-stimulating, and easily digestible foods, such as noodles, dates, and coix seed porridge.

Many people will feel more or less tired, have poor digestion, and lose appetite during their menstrual period, so they need to pay special attention to their diet at this time.

Fresh food tastes delicious, is easy to absorb, has less nutritional damage and is less polluting. During menstruation, you should eat more light and easily digestible food, and eat less or no fried, spicy and other irritating food to avoid spicy stimulation that may affect digestion and cause excessive menstrual bleeding.