Is diarrhea normal during menstruation?

Women often experience some discomfort symptoms during menstruation, so they need to pay attention to various matters at this time, including dietary conditioning. For example, you can drink more brown sugar water during menstruation, and eat more longan and red dates. Remember to soak your feet in hot water before going to bed at night. These practices can relieve menstrual discomfort. Some women experience diarrhea during menstruation. Is this normal?

Is diarrhea normal during menstruation?

Some female friends rarely have diarrhea in normal times, and may even be a little constipated, but they will have diarrhea during menstruation. Many women will guess that it may be caused by catching a cold, but is it really the case? Is it normal for women to have diarrhea during menstruation? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Why do women have diarrhea during menstruation?

Female friends all know that during menstruation, women’s body resistance will weaken and they will easily feel cold, but diarrhea during menstruation is not caused by eating bad food or catching a cold. This is because women's bodies secrete more hormones during menstruation to help expel menstrual blood, and the secretion of prostaglandins and hormones will cause women's uterus to contract, resulting in diarrhea. According to the survey, about 35% of female friends experience diarrhea during menstruation.

If women have diarrhea during menstruation, they do not need treatment if the condition is not serious. However, if severe diarrhea or abdominal pain occurs, they should seek medical attention immediately to avoid intestinal adhesion.

If this happens often, it is called menstrual diarrhea, which is mainly due to spleen deficiency and inability to consolidate and control qi and blood. During menstruation, due to the loss of qi and blood, this symptom will be more obvious, so it manifests as diarrhea. After menstruation, qi and blood will gradually recover and the condition will stop. You can take Fuling Baizhu San before your menstrual period.

It may be related to poor body resistance during menstruation, indigestion or enteritis caused by eating spicy or cold food. In this case, you need to take lactobacillus tablets or multi-enzyme tablets. Norfloxacin capsules for treatment.