What should I pay attention to if my menstrual period is long and continuous?

Generally speaking, a woman’s menstrual period can show whether her body is normal. If the period is too long or the amount of blood is heavy, it means that there is a problem with the body’s regulation in some way. If the situation is serious, it is recommended to see a doctor. If it is mild, you can adjust your diet and lifestyle.

Precautions during menstruation: A prolonged menstrual period may be caused by eating blood-activating foods during menstruation: such as red dates, longan, angelica, coffee, strong tea, cola, etc., or eating spicy and greasy foods, or doing strenuous exercise, inappropriate massage, excessive waist beating, or even overheating the foot washing water, which can also lead to a prolonged menstrual period. Therefore, to prevent a long period, you need to avoid the above-mentioned diet and activities. It is that simple.

Symptomatic treatment: Traditional Chinese medicine divides the causes of prolonged menstruation into several categories. The following are the methods of symptomatic treatment:

① Deficiency-heat type [Main symptoms] The menstrual blood volume is small and sticky, and there is dry mouth and tongue, hot hands and feet, flushed face and constipation. ——If you have just recovered from a serious illness and have large mood swings and are easily anxious and irritated, please pay special attention to this. Going to a Chinese medicine store and buying some Imperata root and soaking it in water to drink can solve the problem. [Daily conditioning] Do a good job of emotional control and relief, usually eat more vegetables such as fungus, loofah, bitter melon, etc. [naughty] [naughty]

② Blood stasis type [Main symptoms] Menstrual blood is dark purple in color, contains blood clots, and has abdominal pain. ——If you are feeling depressed or have a bad temper, you can focus on comparing them. Taking a sip of rice wine before going to bed at night can help. [Daily conditioning] Try to avoid cold foods, and eat more leeks and kumquats [shy]

③ Qi deficiency type [Main symptoms] Menstrual blood is light red and thin, and the physical manifestations include weakness, shortness of breath, unwillingness to talk, and lack of energy. ——If you are usually weak, or have been overworked or worried recently, you can focus on checking it. Eating dishes made with yam and fungus can solve the problem.

[Daily conditioning] Don’t stay up late, don’t sit for a long time, don’t have irregular meals, don’t overwork and don’t have random thoughts. Eat more apples, grapes, jujubes and other foods that nourish the spleen and replenish qi.