Can I soak my feet during menstruation? Five key points of menstrual health care

No matter how lively and active a girl is, she will feel listless for a few days every month and need people's care and love. Women are very weak during menstruation and their immune system is much weaker than usual, so they should pay attention to all aspects of life and work. During menstruation, regardless of whether the weather is hot or not, it is best not to soak your feet in cold water. However, you can soak your feet in hot water during menstruation, which will help women regulate their blood circulation.

Five key points of menstrual health care:

First of all, keep your vulva clean.

Wipe the vulva with warm water every night. It is not advisable to take a tub bath or a sitz bath. It is better to take a shower. Sanitary napkins and paper should be soft, clean and breathable. Change underwear frequently to reduce the irritation of blood stains to the vulva and inner thighs. After defecation, wipe from front to back to avoid bringing dirt into the vagina and causing vaginitis or even pelvic inflammatory disease.

Second, pay attention to regulating your emotions and combining work and rest.

Excessive emotional fluctuations and tension can cause dysfunction between the central nervous system and the hypothalamus-pituitary gland, affecting the secretion of gonadotropin and causing irregular menstruation. At the same time, heavy physical labor and strenuous exercise should be avoided during menstruation, because overwork can cause excessive congestion in the pelvis, causing excessive menstruation, prolonged menstruation, abdominal pain, back pain, etc.

Third, keep warm and apply hot compresses to your abdomen.

During menstruation, pay attention to keeping your abdomen and feet warm, and avoid being too cold. It is very important to insist on using good bioceramic hot compresses. The endogenous heat effect it can achieve is beneficial to the maintenance of women's abdominal organs during menstruation, can promote the discharge of menstrual blood, and prevent uterine fibroids. (Hot compress during menstruation is not an ordinary hot compress. Hot water bottles, electric heating bags, etc. cannot achieve health care effects. You must use hot compress products that can produce endogenous heat effects)

Fourth, eat a balanced diet.

Drink more boiled water, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat a light diet, and avoid overeating spicy and cold foods to reduce uterine congestion and keep bowel movements smooth.

Fifth, avoid sexual intercourse.

During menstruation, the endometrium is exfoliated and bleeds, there are wounds in the uterine cavity, the acidity and alkalinity of the vagina change, and the defense function is reduced. If you have sexual intercourse, it is easy for bacteria to be introduced, leading to genital inflammation.

Sixth, do not abuse drugs.

Generally, women experience mild abdominal pain and other discomfort during menstruation, which will disappear naturally after menstruation. If you experience unbearable abdominal pain or excessive bleeding, you need to go to the obstetrics and gynecology department of a regular hospital for treatment.