What should I do if my menstrual flow is very light?

Some women have very little menstrual flow, which can make them very worried about whether there is something wrong with their body, and many people think that a small amount of menstrual flow may cause infertility. Generally speaking, in order to solve this problem, we must adjust and improve our daily diet, such as drinking a cup of herbal tea every day to regulate menstruation. So, what should I do if my menstrual flow is very light or almost non-existent?

What should I do if my menstrual flow is very light and almost non-existent?

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon and also an indicator of a woman's physical and mental health. However, traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstruation is the body's yin blood. The continuous consumption of menstruation will make the female body relatively easy to be in a state of blood deficiency. A variety of stressful work, fast pace of life and unhealthy lifestyle will delay women's menstruation.

1. Eat more iron-rich, nourishing foods

Patients with low menstrual flow can supplement some iron-rich foods to prevent iron deficiency anemia. Eat more nourishing foods such as black-bone chicken, green shrimp, grass shrimp, beef, fish roe, pork and sheep kidneys, dried oysters, sea cucumber, black beans, and walnut meat.

2. Cultivate a good lifestyle

Develop a good lifestyle to avoid staying up late, overwork, irregular eating, dressing, housing and transportation, etc., which may cause irregular menstruation. Keep your diet and lifestyle regular and your period will probably return to normal.

3. Avoid getting cold

Pay attention to keeping warm and preventing frostbite. When going out in the rain during menstruation, preventing frostbite is an even more important step.

4. Adjust your own mental state

It is also very important to adjust a good mentality. Irregular menstruation is caused by frustration and excessive stress, so you must adjust your mental state.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that to treat scanty menstruation, the cause of the symptoms must be identified first, and then symptomatic treatment can be given. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstruation comes from the kidneys, so the basis for regulating menstruation lies in tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang. The method of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang is to replenish the dominant essence and qi. The function of the spleen is to produce blood. Nourishing the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood supply. The spleen-strengthening method focuses on strengthening the spleen and stomach and generating yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate the qi wheel and transport blood and qi. If the blood and qi are in harmony, the menstrual period will be smooth. The method of soothing the liver and regulating qi must grasp the main symptoms of depression.