Can applying hot water bottle to the lower abdomen treat gynecological diseases?

We often hear that using a hot water bag to heat the lower abdomen can be very effective in relieving and treating some gynecological diseases. However, many people are skeptical about whether this method can treat gynecological diseases. In fact, using a hot water bag to heat the lower abdomen can achieve a good health care effect. For example, it can effectively help women relieve dysmenorrhea and improve blood circulation in the abdomen. It can also change the phenomenon of cold constitution, especially when sleeping in winter. It can keep warm and avoid catching cold. It is good for women's health care. However, using a hot water bag to heat the lower abdomen is not a fundamental method for treating gynecological diseases. Sometimes it is just a relief effect.

1. Avoid colds

Since women's physique is naturally cold, girls put a hot water bottle on their stomach when sleeping in winter. It can not only keep warm and promote blood circulation, but also prevent the stomach from catching a cold.

2. Relieve dysmenorrhea.

Generally, dysmenorrhea is caused by the shedding of the endometrium pulling on the lower abdomen. Applying hot water on the abdomen can improve blood circulation in the lower abdomen and improve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.

3. Applying hot water to the stomach can warm the stomach and intestines

From the perspective of health care in traditional Chinese medicine, a good stomach and intestines absorb food well, and a good absorption means a sufficient spleen and stomach. A sufficient spleen and stomach means sufficient qi and blood. When qi and blood are sufficient, people have strong energy, and when they are energetic, the body's basal metabolic rate is high. From this perspective, applying hot water to the abdomen can also promote metabolism.

4. Weight loss

A cold belly is the cause of abdominal obesity, and a hot water bottle can keep your lower abdomen warm. So prepare a hot water bottle and place it on your stomach while lying down or watching TV. Warming up your stomach promotes circulation and helps with weight loss. But in fact, this is not very effective in losing weight. If you really want to lose weight, you still need to exercise and control your diet.

5. Pay attention to the taboos of use

Although hot water bottles can bring us many benefits, it is also important to note that pregnant women cannot use hot water bottles because the fetus is very fragile and sensitive to temperature. The high temperature outside can cause uterine contraction and affect the fetal position. In severe cases, it may cause fetal malformations or miscarriage. Hot water bottles and heat pads are very hot. If they are placed directly on the lower abdomen or waist of a pregnant woman, they will have a direct impact on the fetus and cause miscarriage.