Why do my hands swell during my period?

If your hands are swollen during your period, you should get a detailed examination to determine the real cause of your edema. Some patients have a clinical manifestation caused by anemia during their menstruation, which will occur in middle-aged and adolescent girls, or the body will become swollen during menstruation. If it is unbearable, you can take some diuretics to treat it.

Menstrual rash: refers to the rash that occurs during the menstrual cycle.

Generally speaking, the rash occurs 1 to 3 days before menstruation and disappears within 1 to 2 days after the end of menstruation. The rash mainly occurs on the skin of the face, trunk and limbs. The skin lesions appear as erythematous herpes, urticaria, purpura, pigmentation around the eye sockets, and sometimes ulcers on the oral and vaginal mucosa. Some patients may also develop systemic herpes menstrual rash, which is severe and often accompanied by symptoms such as high fever and general discomfort. It not only affected the girl's appearance, eating and walking, but also affected her work, study, life and mental and physical health.

Menstrual rash is actually an allergic reaction caused by the sharp increase in the level of progesterone secreted by the ovaries before menstruation, which causes the body to have an allergic reaction.

Menstrual anemia: In recent years, many teenagers have been found to suffer from anemia, especially girls.

Menstrual edema: Since estrogen has the physiological function of retaining sodium and water, when the estrogen level increases during the premenstrual period, edema of the eyelids, fingers, ankles, etc. will appear. The degree of edema varies, and the location of occurrence may also vary from person to person. After the menstrual period, the urine volume increases and the edema gradually decreases. Diuretics can be taken if necessary.

Retrograde menstruation: Some girls have little or no vaginal bleeding during menstruation, but often have periodic nosebleeds or vomiting blood. This may be caused by a disruption in their body's biological clock rhythm. There is a vascular-rich and fragile area in the front and lower part of the nasal septum. It is very sensitive to estrogen. During menstruation, the blood vessels in the nasal mucosa proliferate, swell, rupture and bleed.

Blood in stool: When the ovarian function is low or disordered, normal physiological functions are disturbed, which will inevitably lead to menstrual disorders, and menstrual blood will flow out of the anus in the opposite way. It may involve central nervous system dysfunction caused by tension, anxiety, etc.

Menstrual headache: Studies have shown that 70% of migraines occur before and after women's menstrual period. Some experts point out that menstrual headaches are related to changes in serum estradiol (a female hormone) concentration. Before and after menstruation, the concentration of estradiol in serum decreases, causing changes in vascular tension and causing headaches in some patients who are sensitive to this. After menstruation, the serum estradiol concentration returns to normal and the patient's headache may be relieved or disappear. In addition, menstrual headaches, which are common in clinical practice, are often closely related to endocrine disorders.