Can I take cold medicine just after my period?

During menstruation, women's bodies become very weak and their resistance is greatly reduced, so they need to pay attention to all aspects of life, especially when the temperature drops. It is very important to keep warm. Otherwise, it is easy to catch a cold during menstruation. Most people will choose to take cold medicine to treat a cold. So, can women take cold medicine when they just start menstruation?

Can I take cold medicine just after my period?

Female friends are often prone to catching colds during menstruation due to decreased resistance. There is no requirement to prohibit the use of common cold medicines during menstruation and they can be taken normally. Just be careful not to take any medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. But if the cold is not very serious, you don't need to take cold medicine. Just drink plenty of water, keep warm and rest, eat light food, and avoid spicy, raw, cold and irritating foods.

There is a wide range of medicines for common colds, but women must be cautious when using medicines for colds during menstruation. Improper use will cause blood disorder and blood stasis, and induce dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and consumptive diseases.

Can I take Chinese medicine during my menstrual period?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that girls should take Chinese medicine with caution during menstruation, and should use medicines with cold, tonic, blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing effects as little as possible. There are three types of traditional Chinese medicine that women should take with caution during menstruation.

1. Cold medicine

During menstruation, avoid eating raw or cold food and taking cold medicines. If you accidentally take cold Chinese medicine, it may lead to irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, or even amenorrhea. Most cold Chinese medicines have a laxative effect. If the laxative effect is severe, it can cause reflex pelvic congestion, increase menstrual volume, and thus cause symptoms of blood loss. During menstruation, you should avoid taking cold medicines, such as Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gentiana scabra, Sophora flavescens, Stephania tetrandra, etc., which are very bitter and cold.

2. Tonic medicine

“Ginseng can kill people without fault” makes it easier for people to be careless. If your menstrual period is normal, you just need to pay attention to your diet and daily life. If you abuse tonic medicines during menstruation, such as donkey-hide gelatin and other greasy and stomach-harming substances, it will cause symptoms such as oligomenorrhea and menstrual disorders, and even heat and blood stasis. If you take products such as deer antler that help fire and move blood, it can also easily cause blood heat, which can cause blood heat to run rampant, leading to symptoms such as excessive menstruation or prolonged menstruation.

3. Blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs

Blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs can easily consume blood and mobilize blood, such as frankincense, myrrh, peach kernel, safflower, Achyranthes bidentata, Sappan wood, Trillium, Curcuma zedoaria, earthworm, leech, pangolin, and Sanguisorba officinalis. Although blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs can make blood flow more smoothly, blood vessels will also dilate, which can easily increase menstrual flow. Therefore, blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.