What to do if your uterus is cold?

As the saying goes, "Nine out of ten women suffer from cold uterus." "Cold uterus" is a health problem faced by many women. With the arrival of summer and the hot weather, cold uterus becomes more and more serious. So, what exactly is cold uterus, what are the symptoms of cold uterus, and how to treat it? Next, I will tell you in detail what uterine cold is.

1. What is uterine cold

"Uterine cold" means "cold uterus", which refers to a series of symptoms caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and lack of warmth in the uterus. The "baogong" mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine is different from the uterus referred to in Western medicine. It has a larger scope and includes multiple organs such as the uterus and ovaries. The symptoms of uterine cold are diverse, including delayed menstrual cycle, scanty and dark menstrual flow, blood clots, or even amenorrhea; lower abdominal pain before or during menstruation, which can be relieved by hot compresses; and clear and profuse leucorrhea. Severe uterine cold can cause infertility, fetal growth retardation after pregnancy, endometriosis, ovarian chocolate cysts, etc.

3. Causes of uterine cold

1. Born with a cold constitution

Some people are born with a cold constitution, and often have cold limbs, pale face, love to drink hot drinks, rarely feel thirsty, are afraid of cold in winter, and tolerate heat in summer. Some parents are older when they give birth, and their body's yang energy gradually decreases. Their children often have a "cold constitution" and women are prone to "uterine cold". Acquired factors include living in a cold environment, a preference for cold food, overwork or irritability leading to damage to Yang Qi, etc.

2. Craving for coolness

It is hot in summer, and many girls like to stay cool, drink cold drinks, sit on the floor, and wear belly-revealing clothes. Although the human body's yang energy is strong in summer, it is scattered outside. The human body is like a big refrigerator, hot outside and cold inside, so women are more likely to suffer from "uterine cold" in summer.

3. Weight loss

Women's enthusiasm for losing weight is often highest in summer. In fact, many cases of uterine cold are caused by rapid weight loss. Whether dieting, exercising, or taking medicine, the mechanism of weight loss is that consumption is greater than intake. Healthy weight loss should be gradual. If you want to lose weight quickly, you can only do so at the expense of your health. The body loses a lot of energy in a short period of time, and the cold evil can easily take advantage of the opportunity and attack the uterus.

Fourth, to treat uterine cold, you naturally need to warm the uterus. You can take the following 4 methods to regulate it:

1. Keep warm and avoid cold

Some women always set the air conditioner temperature very low in summer. Little do you know that the cold evil is quietly invading your internal organs and harming your uterus. Therefore, when staying in an air-conditioned room, you must pay attention to keeping warm, and try to wear longer tops to protect your waist and abdomen. When going out, do not sit on the ground or on stone chairs to avoid catching a cold.

2. Eat less cold food

Women should never eat too much cold drinks, fruits or other cold foods. It is best to leave the food taken out of the refrigerator for a while before eating. Before eating cold food, eat something hot first. There is a saying among the people that "eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer". Ginger is warm in nature and can warm the middle and dispel cold. In addition, you can eat more foods that nourish qi and warm the uterus, such as black sesame, walnuts, dates, and peanuts.

3. Self-massage acupoints

You can massage the Yongquan point frequently, which is very beneficial for protecting yang energy and preventing uterine cold. In addition, scraping the lumbar region, abdomen and lower abdomen with a scraping board until they turn red and hot every 3 to 5 days is also a good way to treat uterine cold.

4. Take part in more sports

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "movement generates yang" and people with cold constitutions need to increase yang through exercise, especially aerobic exercise. For example, walking on a cobblestone road can stimulate the meridians and acupoints on the soles of the feet, dredge the meridians, regulate qi and blood, improve blood circulation, and warm the whole body.

The above introduces "What is uterine cold and how to regulate it in women", reminding female friends not to be greedy for coolness in summer, to keep warm in air-conditioned rooms, and to eat less cold food. In addition, you should also pay attention to keeping warm during and after exercise, especially after sweating, when the pores open and the cold evil can easily enter. If the uterus is troubled by the cold evil, the blood and qi will coagulate when they encounter the cold, and symptoms of uterine cold will appear.