What causes dark menstrual period?

Some female friends sometimes have dark menstrual blood. Without professional knowledge, everyone is scared to death when they find out that their menstrual blood is dark. So what is the cause of the dark menstrual blood? What methods can we use to treat the dark menstrual blood? As long as we know the cause, we can treat it in a targeted manner.

What exactly is the reason for the dark color of menstruation? In fact, there are many reasons for the dark color of menstruation. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the dark color of menstruation may be caused by kidney deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, and long-term constipation in women.

Dark menstrual discharge due to kidney deficiency

Women with kidney deficiency will have irregular menstrual cycles, more or less menstrual volume, and red or dark red color, and are often accompanied by symptoms such as blurred vision, back pain, dizziness, and excessive urination. If the tongue becomes pale or the pulse becomes slow, we need to nourish the kidneys and regulate menstruation in time.

Qi and blood deficiency and black hair

When a woman's menstrual cycle is prolonged and becomes light in color and thin in texture, accompanied by weakness in the limbs, pain in the lower abdomen, pale complexion, fatigue, weak pulse and pale red tongue, she also needs to replenish both Qi and blood.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis have black color

Women with irregular menstrual cycles will have different menstrual periods each time. Sometimes the amount of menstrual flow is heavy and sometimes it is light. Most of the time, the flow is purple-red and accompanied by blood clots. There will also be symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, chest tightness, and dark spots on the tongue. At this time, treatment should be carried out by promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

Long-term constipation in women

Frequent constipation can also cause irregular menstruation. If the rectum is overfilled with feces, the cervix will be forced to move forward and the uterus will tilt backward. If the uterus remains in a tilted position for a long time, symptoms of low back pain and menstrual disorders will occur.

Above, we introduced why women’s menstrual period turns dark in color. Female friends don’t need to panic when their menstrual period turns dark in color. We just need to understand the reasons for the dark menstrual period and carry out targeted treatment or care. I hope the above introduction is helpful to everyone.