Can I use cupping when my period comes?

Cupping has many benefits. It can dredge the tendons, bones and meridians, promote the flow of qi and blood, relieve the pain caused by lumbar disc herniation, enhance immunity, and strengthen the body. Therefore, it is a health and physiotherapy method favored by many people. Moreover, cupping can also help with weight loss and beauty, which is very attractive to many obese women. So, can women during menstruation have cupping?

1. Benefits of Cupping

1. It can allow moisture and cold air in the body to penetrate through the skin tissue, thereby eliminating evil spirits and making people more energetic.

2. Through external suction, the acupuncture points on the surface of the body will be stimulated, and then through the tendons, bones and meridians, the internal organs of the human body will be regulated, allowing the blood to flow smoothly and the body to be strengthened.

3. Cupping is also effective for local tissue damage, lumbar disc herniation and other symptoms. Long-term and regular cupping can relieve pain and alleviate symptoms.

4. Now, many beauty and slimming shops have also begun to research and launch methods of losing weight through cupping.

2. Cupping precautions

1. The time and interval of cupping must be carefully controlled. Some people cupping frequently, which results in their skin becoming very bad and causing infection.

2. For some patients with inflammation or bleeding diseases, cupping is not only unhelpful, but may even cause more destructive consequences.

3. After cupping, avoid taking a bath or catching a cold within a certain period of time, otherwise it may cause illness even if you are healthy, or even aggravate your condition.

3. Can cupping be used during menstruation?

The body is relatively weak during menstruation, and cupping during this time can easily cause increased bleeding. If cupping is performed on the waist during menstruation, it can increase the blood flow in the lumbar pelvic cavity, which will also increase the blood flow to the endometrium, so cupping is contraindicated during menstruation.

4. How to relieve menstrual back pain

1. Hot compress

When menstruation comes, do you feel cold limbs, including your entire waist? At this time, putting something warm on your waist can instantly relieve the pain. Therefore, if conditions permit, lie on your back in bed, soak a towel in warm water (make sure it doesn't drip), and place it under the painful area of ​​your waist and the sacrum slightly below. Then put a hot water bottle on it, apply hot compress for about 10 minutes, and then apply hot compress on both sides of your waist for 10 minutes each.

2. Supplement potassium and iron

The days during a woman's menstrual period are when her body is at its weakest. Proper adjustment of diet can effectively replenish the nutrients lost by the body and enhance resistance. Potassium can ease mood, suppress pain, prevent infection, and reduce menstrual blood loss. Supplement iron-rich foods.

3. Press and rub the Hegu point

Put your index finger and thumb together, and you will see a bulging muscle. The highest point of this muscle is the Hegu point. Use the thumb of your other hand to press the Hegu point with a little force. Hold for 5 seconds each time, release and repeat. Repeat this process for 3 minutes.