How to regulate long menstrual period?

All women have menstruation, which is a normal physiological cycle for women. During this period, the uterus continues to develop and mature, making full preparations for future conception. However, some women do not avoid cold or raw foods during menstruation, which causes irregular menstruation, varying degrees of dysmenorrhea, or prolonged menstruation. Prolonged menstruation refers to the phenomenon that the uterus still exfoliates and bleeds when it exceeds the normal physiological cycle of women. So how to regulate prolonged menstruation?

1. Women with normal menstrual cycles, but prolonged menstruation, heavy flow, light color, thin texture, and no other abnormal symptoms are generally fine. They may be suffering from Qi deficiency caused by too much mental stress. They should adjust their mentality, pay attention to nutrition, pay attention to their living habits, avoid excessive dieting, addiction to smoking, drinking, and drug abuse, etc. Do not put too much pressure on yourself. Staying calm is the best way to go.

2. Prolonged menstruation, abnormal menstrual color, abdominal pain, itching, etc. It is possible that they are related to pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, endocrine disorders, etc. You should seek professional hospital diagnosis and treatment. It is recommended to go to the hospital for B-ultrasound and hormone level examination to clarify the cause and regulate the symptoms!

Chinese medicine practitioners regulate menstruation according to women’s different physical constitutions. According to traditional Chinese medicine, there are two reasons for prolonged menstrual period in women: deficiency and excess. Therefore, when regulating menstruation, we should distinguish between deficiency and excess before proceeding:

Blood stasis type: Women of this type usually have menstrual periods lasting eight to ten days, with scanty menstrual flow, dark menstrual blood with blood clots, lower abdominal pain that refuses to be pressed, or accompanied by chest and flank pain, a dark purple tongue with petechiae, and a stringy and wiry pulse. In terms of the method of regulating menstruation, it is advisable to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and stop bleeding.

Yin deficiency and blood heat type: Women of this type usually have menstrual periods lasting eight to ten days, with scanty menstrual flow, red menstrual color, thick menstrual fluid, or symptoms such as thirst, red cheeks, hot palms and soles, red tongue, less tongue coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. In terms of methods of regulating menstruation, it is advisable to nourish yin, clear away heat and stop bleeding.

In fact, I have a friend who has a prolonged menstrual period. She has seen a gynecologist many times and taken many medicines, but has not received good treatment. As a result, during one summer vacation, her physical condition improved through the conditioning of Chinese medicine, and her menstrual period returned to normal. The process of menstrual regulation requires a long time of physical conditioning and you should not be anxious. In addition, you can eat some red dates to replenish blood and iron.