What is the reason why menstrual blood turns black?

I believe that menstruation is not unfamiliar to female friends. It is the line of defense for women's health. Normal menstruation is the foundation and standard of women's health. If there is menstrual abnormality or any disease, it may affect women's health and even cause irreversible consequences for a lifetime. Among them, if the period comes on time, but the amount is very small and black, as if malnourished, this is still a problem. It may lead to ovarian dysfunction and affect future pregnancy! There are many reasons for irregular menstruation, including excessive weight loss, irregular work and rest, etc. So what is the reason why women’s menstrual blood turns dark?

1. Reasons

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that female friends will damage their kidney yin after long-term fatigue, surgery, serious illness, etc. Therefore, when female friends have kidney yin deficiency and insufficient qi and blood, the menstrual volume will become less and the color will become darker. Female friends should supplement their bodies with sufficient nutrition to promote blood circulation in their bodies, activate qi and blood, take meridians as the basis, activate internal organs, and use qi and blood, which can improve irregular menstruation.

2. Performance

The dark menstrual flow of female friends is usually caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. For example, the menstruation is irregular, the amount of menstruation is more or less, the color is black or purple, there are blood clots, and the menstruation is not smooth. Sometimes there will be lower abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure, chest and flank pain, breast pain, abdominal distension and discomfort, purple tongue or petechiae, thin white or thin yellow tongue coating, and stringy or astringent pulse. It should promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain.

It may also be due to deficiency of both Qi and blood, which leads to dark menstrual color, early or late menstrual cycle, increased or decreased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual period, thin menstrual quality, lower abdominal pain, and sometimes dizziness, fatigue, and pale or sallow face. If this happens, you should replenish both your Qi and blood.

Menstrual irregularities may be caused by organic diseases or drugs. Such as local inflammation of the reproductive organs, tumors and developmental abnormalities, malnutrition, intracranial diseases, and other endocrine dysfunctions such as thyroid and adrenal cortex dysfunction, diabetes, Sheehan's disease, liver disease, blood diseases, etc. If you use drugs to treat mental illnesses, take intrauterine devices for contraception, or endocrine preparations, you may experience symptoms of irregular menstruation.

3. Pay attention to the situation

1. This situation may also occur because your qi and blood are relatively weak, so you should not let your qi and blood become weak during menstruation. You should have a good rest and eat more blood-replenishing and qi-replenishing foods. This way, your qi and blood will be sufficient, and you will no longer have a small and dark menstrual volume.

2. You should wear soft underwear on weekdays, and avoid choosing underwear that is too tight. It is best to choose cotton underwear that is ventilated and breathable. During the menstrual period, in order to prevent the menstruation from showing, you can choose to wear slightly tighter underwear, and then choose loose underwear after the menstrual period.

3. Choose light food to ensure that your qi and blood flow smoothly. Avoid constipation during menstruation. You can eat peach kernels, rapeseed, black soybeans, etc. It helps to circulate qi and blood. Avoid eating foods that may cause bloating, such as sweet potatoes, taro, broad beans, chestnuts, etc.

Warm reminder: If female friends have less or darker menstrual period, they should go to the hospital for examination in time. The diseases that usually cause irregular menstruation in women are ovarian diseases and cervical diseases. All female friends will have irregular menstruation if there is any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland or hypothalamus. All female friends must not ignore irregular menstruation, and should take it seriously and go to the hospital in time to find out the cause.