Can I take Chinese medicine when I just start my period?

There are many things that women need to pay attention to during their menstrual period, such as ensuring adequate sleep, avoiding eating raw or cold foods, keeping the body warm, maintaining a happy mood, and avoiding excessive mood swings. If women are also taking some Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies, then during their menstrual period, they should also take specific medicines and try not to take them during their menstrual period.

Can I take Chinese medicine when I just start my period?

Generally speaking, when treating certain gynecological diseases clinically, it is required to avoid the menstrual cycle so as not to affect the smooth progress of the menstrual cycle. As for the question of whether it is okay to take Chinese medicine during menstruation, the answer is actually not an absolute no. If women take some menstruation-regulating Chinese medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor, then taking Chinese medicine during menstruation will not have much impact; of course, if you take some blood-activating or blood-replenishing Chinese medicine during menstruation, it is likely to cause an increase in women's menstrual volume, so they must be taken with caution.

Menstrual knowledge

1. Before menstruation, you should regulate your qi and blood in time and avoid eating too hot food.

2. During menstruation, you should avoid eating raw, cold, spicy or irritating foods. Instead, you should eat more nutritious and easily digestible foods.

3. After menstruation, you can nourish yin and blood, and before replenishing qi and blood, you can cook some nourishing soups, such as: black-bone chicken, wolfberry, etc. At the same time, you can eat more "black" foods, such as: black ears, black beans, black fish, etc.

4. During menstruation, you should avoid eating frozen products such as winter melon, eggplant, loofah, cucumber, orange, pear, watermelon, etc., as well as sour foods and spicy fried foods. To avoid poor blood flow. You should eat more onions, black fungus, peanuts, walnuts, and osmanthus. If you accidentally eat cold food during menstruation, or can't help eating it, you can drink more brown sugar ginger water to balance the body's blood circulation and promote blood flow.

5. Avoid Fatigue:

You can go to work as usual during your menstrual period, but avoid strenuous exercise or heavy physical labor, because excessive physical labor or strenuous exercise can lead to increased menstrual flow or prolonged menstrual cycle.

6. Diet:

During menstruation, you should try to eat less irritating foods, such as raw, cold, sour, spicy, and alcohol. Drink plenty of water to keep bowel movements regular and reduce symptoms of pelvic congestion.

7. Pay attention to menstrual hygiene:

During menstruation, women should pay attention to the cleanliness of their external genitalia. They should avoid bathing, gynecological examinations, and should refrain from sexual intercourse.

8. Keep warm during menstruation:

If a woman catches a cold, it can easily lead to ovarian dysfunction, which in turn leads to menstrual disorders. During menstruation, if the uterus is stimulated by cold, it will cause the uterine and pelvic blood vessels to contract, resulting in reduced menstruation or dysmenorrhea.

9. Get enough sleep:

During menstruation, women should pay attention to rest, get enough sleep, pay attention to emotional regulation, and avoid negative emotions. Some women may experience symptoms such as lower limb expansion, back pain, breast expansion, mild diarrhea, etc. during menstruation. This is normal, so don't worry too much.