Can I take a shower when I have my period?

A woman's body is in a very fragile state during menstruation, so women during this period should pay great attention to their lifestyle and diet. Because if you don't pay attention, women's bodies can easily develop diseases, which will affect the next menstruation. For example, many people say that women cannot take a bath during menstruation. So today let’s find out whether women can take a bath during menstruation.

1. Can I take a bath during menstruation?

It is okay to wash your hair and take a bath during menstruation. Miss nurse recommends that you should insist on cleaning your private parts with warm water every day. However, it is best to choose a shower as much as possible, and use warm water to wash your hair and take a bath. Do not use cold water. And after washing, you should dry your hair as soon as possible or use a hair dryer to dry it. Because the body's resistance is reduced during menstruation, it is easier to catch a cold, so please pay more attention to keeping warm.

2. How to take a bath during menstruation to be healthy

1. Bathing during menstruation is prohibited

The currently accepted method is to use a shower or a sponge bath. During menstruation, the endometrium is shed, leaving wounds in the uterine cavity; cervical mucus is flushed out by menstrual blood, and the cervical opening is slightly open; menstrual blood stays in the vagina, which is a good culture medium for bacteria. The above results in temporary destruction of the local protective barrier function of the reproductive tract. Coupled with the decrease in body resistance during menstruation, when taking a bath, sewage and bacteria in the vagina may ascend through the cervical canal to the uterine cavity and cause infection, so it should be prohibited. In addition, some situations similar to menstruation, such as vaginal surgery, miscarriage and childbirth, should also prohibit bathing in the near future.

2. Do not use shower gel to clean the genitals during menstruation

The vagina is prone to odor during menstruation, but it is not healthy to use shower gel to clean the vagina while taking a bath, or to repeatedly wash the vagina with hot water. Instead, it is easy to cause vaginal infection and lead to itching.

This is because the female vagina is normally a slightly acidic environment, which can inhibit bacterial growth. However, during menstruation, the vagina becomes alkaline, the resistance to bacteria is reduced, and it is easy to be infected. If you do not use professional vaginal cleaning fluid or repeatedly wash with hot water, the alkalinity will increase. Therefore, you need to choose professional vaginal cleaning liquid to clean your vagina, especially during menstruation.

3. Pay attention to the way of cleaning private parts when taking a bath during menstruation

When cleaning, you should first clean the vaginal opening and urethral opening, then clean around the anus, and do not clean back and forth. Because the wrinkles around the anus will gather some residual bacteria during defecation, if you wash it back and forth with water, the bacteria in the anus will be brought into the vagina and cause infection.