The dark brown color is gone after the period

Menstruation can be said to be regular and quantitative. Although some factors will cause a certain impact, they are all occasional. In daily life, some women have dark brown menstrual discharge, and the duration of their menstrual period is very short. If this abnormality occurs, they will definitely worry about their health. So, what happened to the dark brown color during menstruation and then disappearing? Let’s take a look below.

Delayed menstruation and slight vaginal bleeding if you have sexual intercourse, first rule out pregnancy. If you are not pregnant, it may be related to insufficient Qi and blood, blood stasis and other factors.

People with Qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution should choose a diet that has the function of promoting Qi and activating blood circulation, such as:

White radish, citrus, garlic, ginger, fennel, cinnamon, cloves, hawthorn, peach kernel, leek, rice wine, red wine, onion, ginkgo, lemon, grapefruit, kumquat, rose tea, jasmine tea, etc.

Peach kernels, rapeseed, and black soybeans have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; it is reported that black fungus can remove congestion on the blood vessel walls; a moderate amount of red wine can dilate blood vessels and improve blood circulation; hawthorn or rice vinegar can lower blood lipids and blood viscosity.

People with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution should eat less salt and MSG to avoid increased blood viscosity and aggravated blood stasis.

It is not advisable to eat foods that are easy to cause bloating, such as sweet potatoes, taro, broad beans, chestnuts, etc.; it is not advisable to eat too much fatty meat, cream, eel, crab roe, egg yolk, fish roe, chocolate, fried foods, and sweets to prevent increased blood lipids, blockage of blood vessels, and affecting the circulation of qi and blood; it is not advisable to eat cold drinks to avoid affecting the circulation of qi and blood.

Drug conditioning for qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution

People with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution should use qi-moving and blood-activating drugs to unblock qi and blood, so as to achieve the purpose of "tonifying by unblocking".

Qi-moving and blood-activating medicines such as bupleurum, cyperus, curcuma, angelica, ligusticum, chuanxiong, safflower, allium macrostemon, aurantium, peach kernel, panax notoginseng, and ginkgo biloba can help improve the constitution of qi stagnation and blood stasis. It should be selected flexibly according to the different locations of qi stagnation and blood stasis.

For stomach and abdominal bloating and pain, belching, uncomfortable bowel movements or constipation, you can use costus root, tangerine peel, amomum villosum, betel nut, cardamom, magnolia bark, tangerine peel, radish seed, rhubarb, Shenqu, hawthorn, malt, chicken gizzard lining, etc. to promote qi circulation, relieve pain, help digestion and promote bowel movements.

If people with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution suffer from depression, they should focus on psychological counseling, combined with drugs for soothing the liver, regulating qi and relieving depression, such as bupleurum, turmeric, green peel, cyperus, ligusticum chuanxiong, green calyx plum, and atractylodes japonica.

The diet therapy for people with blood stasis constitution is mainly light. They can eat more sweet and cold, sweet and neutral foods such as red beans, mung beans, celery, cucumber, lotus root, etc., and eat less sweet, warm and greasy foods such as mutton, leek, ginger, chili, pepper, Sichuan pepper, as well as spicy and warm foods such as hot pot, frying, and barbecue.