Why do I have night sweats before my period?

In life, we have all heard of a clinical symptom that is related to human sweating, and that is night sweats. There is a big difference between night sweats and normal sweating. The best judgment is that night sweats often occur at night and disappear when you wake up, while spontaneous sweating is normal sweating of the body and occurs more during the day. So, why do night sweats occur before menstruation?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, night sweats may be caused by qi deficiency or yin deficiency. If the night sweats are caused by qi deficiency, it is generally due to poor vasodilator function, which can be adjusted with Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. Night sweats caused by insufficient blood in the heart, palpitations and insomnia should be treated with blood nourishing and heart nourishing, and Guipi Decoction should be used for treatment. If it is caused by yin deficiency, the body will have dryness and heat, and there will also be night sweats. At this time, Liuwei Dihuang Pills can be used to improve it. Night sweats caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire, and fever in the five hearts, should be treated with nourishing yin and reducing fire, and Danggui Liuhuang Decoction can be used. However, it is still recommended to be diagnosed by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner before taking medicine to improve the condition.

How to regulate night sweats during menstruation

As we all know, foot soaking is the most commonly used and simplest way of health preservation, because the feet have the most acupoints. Using foot soaking to activate the acupoints is beneficial to human health. However, foot soaking is not something you can do at any time, especially women should be especially careful when soaking their feet during menstruation. You must use hot water, and the temperature should not be too high. Proper foot soaking can help promote blood circulation and increase secretions. If the soles of your feet are hot, your whole body will be hot. It is not recommended to add other substances when soaking your feet during menstruation. Just soak your feet in warm water.

In addition, women are reminded not to use Chinese medicine for foot soaking during menstruation. The problems that women encounter during menstruation are more complicated. If you use Chinese medicine for foot soaking without identifying the cause, it will not only fail to have a soothing effect, but may also aggravate symptoms such as dysmenorrhea. Therefore, if women want to use Chinese medicine foot bathing to treat menstrual health problems such as dysmenorrhea, it is best to consult a doctor and take the appropriate medication according to their own situation.

In general, you should pay attention to keeping warm during menstruation, avoid cold, cool, raw, and cold stimulation to prevent the invasion of cold evil; pay attention to rest, reduce fatigue, strengthen nutrition, and enhance physical fitness; you should try to control drastic emotional fluctuations, avoid strong mental stimulation, and keep a happy mood.

There is a lot of knowledge about foot soaking. The soaking time should not be too long, the water temperature should not be too high, and the materials used for foot soaking must be suitable for your body constitution. Some people often use traditional Chinese medicine for foot soaking, such as mugwort, etc., which are the materials people choose for foot soaking. If you soak your feet during menstruation, you can't soak it blindly. Like some traditional Chinese medicines, you can't choose blindly, but you can use mugwort to soak your feet during menstruation. The benefit of using mugwort to soak your feet during menstruation is that many patients can relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea by soaking their feet in mugwort leaves. The disadvantage of soaking your feet in mugwort leaves is that it can speed up blood circulation. Therefore, you must be careful when soaking your feet in mugwort leaves. You must observe your symptoms in time. If dysmenorrhea is relieved while soaking your feet, you can choose to continue soaking your feet. However, if the menstrual flow increases during soaking, you should stop soaking your feet.