What's wrong with having diarrhea during menstruation?

Many women have experienced diarrhea during their period, which is medically known as menstrual diarrhea. Experts believe that diarrhea during menstruation is related to the imbalance of hormones in women's bodies during menstruation, while Chinese medicine believes that diarrhea during menstruation is mostly related to spleen and kidney deficiency. The spleen is weak and the spleen's function of transporting water and moisture is abnormal, so there will be diarrhea symptoms. What happens when you have diarrhea during your period? What should you do when you have diarrhea during your period? Let’s find out together.

1. Cold during menstruation. During menstruation, special attention should be paid to avoid getting cold. As the saying goes, "Cold starts from the feet." If you have diarrhea due to cold or other reasons, you can often feel the cold in your feet.

2. Eat raw or cold food. You should pay special attention to your diet during menstruation. Eating raw or cold food will seriously affect your gastrointestinal function and cause diarrhea.

3. Kidney deficiency occurs. Symptoms include dizziness, tinnitus, cold limbs and fear of chills, diarrhea during menstruation, or diarrhea in the early morning, soreness in the waist and sacrum, light and thin menstruation, white and moist tongue coating, and a slow pulse.

4. Spleen deficiency type. Symptoms include loose stools, edema of the face and limbs, abdominal distension, pale red tongue with greasy white coating, loss of appetite, fatigue, heavy menstrual flow, light-colored and thin menstrual blood, and a soft and slow pulse. The prescription used is Shenling Baizhu Jianpi Decoction. This recipe has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, eliminating dampness and regulating menstruation.

1. Drink more hot water. During the menstrual period, female friends should drink more hot water to resist the cold. Drinking more boiled water can help warm the body, warm the uterus, warm the abdomen, and avoid diarrhea.

2. Soak your feet in hot water. Women who are prone to diarrhea have weak gastrointestinal function. In addition, women are generally more susceptible to catching cold, and during menstruation, if they are not careful, they are more likely to catch cold, which can lead to stomach pain and diarrhea. At this time, you might as well try soaking your feet in hot water. The water temperature should be about 50 degrees. Soak your feet for half an hour each time. This will speed up the body's blood circulation to keep the soles of the feet warm, thereby removing the cold. This will help warm the uterus while also helping to regulate your gastrointestinal function to a certain extent and relieve diarrhea.

4. Stay away from cold drinks. In daily life, drinking cold drinks will irritate our stomach and intestines, especially during menstruation. In addition, the abdomen is easily caught in cold during menstruation. Drinking cold drinks will only make things worse. Therefore, it is particularly important to control the intake of cold foods during menstruation, which is very important for relieving menstrual diarrhea.