What should I do if I am sleepy during menstruation?

Menstruation is a normal physiological reaction that women experience every month. Different women will experience different discomforts during menstruation. Some people will suffer from back pain and feel uncomfortable no matter how they sit; some people will suffer from dysmenorrhea and feel pain below the abdomen from time to time; and some people will feel tired and sleepy and just want to sleep. These symptoms are very disturbing. Today, I will tell you what you can do about sleepiness during menstruation.

Menstrual sleepiness refers to a condition in which women feel sleepy all the time, day or night, before or during their menstrual period, can be woken up by being called, and feel sleepy again after waking up. It is also known as "menstrual hypersomnia" and "periodic hypersomnia". Although some women have forgotten the date of their menstruation, they have the unique symptom of drowsiness during menstruation, and they will naturally know that their menstruation is coming again.

Judging from the patients encountered clinically, the occurrence of this disease is related to the physical constitution of women. Women who are usually overweight, edematous or anemic, or women who usually have loose stools, will feel sleepy and weak before their period, and will only want to sleep, or even fall into a daze.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, sleepiness during menstruation is mostly caused by spleen deficiency and dampness, insufficient qi and blood, or kidney essence loss. Most women who suffer from sleepiness during menstruation caused by spleen deficiency and dampness are obese, often accompanied by edema, shortness of breath when moving, poor appetite, fullness and stuffiness in the stomach, and a large amount of sticky and thick leucorrhea. During menstruation, one feels mentally exhausted, the head feels heavy, the limbs feel heaviness, and one feels drowsy and sleepy. The tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is soft and slow. Women who feel sleepy during menstruation should pay attention to strengthening physical exercise, such as jogging, playing ball, practicing Tai Chi, etc. Choose a form of exercise they like and stick to it for a long time. In terms of diet, eat less sweet and high-fat foods. You can eat more watermelon in summer and more sweet radish in winter. You can also cook porridge with red beans and coix seeds.

Generally speaking, as long as you take good care of yourself, develop good living habits, and exercise appropriately, and take some medication when necessary, you can effectively solve the symptoms of sleepiness. For symptoms like dysmenorrhea, you should be careful not to eat spicy foods and keep warm. Warming the uterus is an effective way to relieve dysmenorrhea.