Why do I fart a lot during my period?

Many girls want to fart every time they have their period, and it lasts until the end of the period. They can't help farting no matter whether they are standing or squatting, which is very embarrassing.

Farts are the "detection balloon" for measuring the quality of the stomach and intestines. Due to individual differences, the frequency of smelly farts varies every day. Different noises and smells also indicate health problems.

Why do I fart so often?

Western medicine believes that during menstruation, due to changes in female hormones in the body, prostacyclin will be secreted, which will promote uterine contractions and discharge menstruation. If prostacyclin enters the blood circulation system and affects the gastrointestinal tract, it will cause smelly farts or diarrhea.

Second, due to the compression of the stomach and intestines caused by pelvic congestion, it is easy to have intestinal bloating, gastrointestinal function problems, some people show frequent farting, some people show constipation, these are all normal, no treatment is needed, and generally they will get better after the menstrual period.

However, Chinese medicine believes that this condition is mostly related to women's spleen and kidney deficiency, which is divided into spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency types.

The main manifestations of spleen deficiency type are edema of the limbs during menstruation, abdominal distension, and light and heavy menstruation; the main manifestations of kidney deficiency type are dizziness, tinnitus, cold hands and feet, fear of cold, constant diarrhea, and white and moist tongue coating. In severe cases, symptoms such as gastrointestinal infection and tumors may occur.

How to reduce the frequency of farting?

Most cases of diarrhea do not require treatment and will get better after the menstrual period, so girls don't need to worry. But there are a few things to note:

Not suitable for eating cold food or leftovers.

Since the gastrointestinal tract is weak during menstruation, eating spicy food may cause diarrhea. Boys should not laugh. Whether you are menstruating or not, boys or girls, eating too much cold food will easily cause you to fart and have diarrhea... (test) Replenish water to avoid dehydration. A simple way is to drink warm water with salt and sugar, add half a beer cap of table salt and a tablespoon of white sugar. Soak your feet every night to promote blood circulation and accelerate detoxification of the body. Eat more damp and hot foods, red dates and longans, drink some brown sugar ginger water, and pay attention to keeping warm in daily life.