What are the precautions for girls during menstruation?

Girls have menstruation every month, so this period is also called the menstrual period. There are many things that women need to pay attention to during their menstrual period, which has a great impact on girls' bodies. If women do not regulate their menstruation properly, it may have a great impact on their physical health, and affect their reproductive status both physically and mentally. So what are the things that girls should pay attention to when they have their period?

1. Do not have sex

During menstruation, the cervix is ​​slightly open. Sexual intercourse during menstruation can easily bring bacteria from the vulva and perineum into the vagina, cervix, and even into the uterus, causing endometritis or acute adnexitis (including the fallopian tubes and ovaries) and pelvic peritonitis.

2. Avoid strenuous exercise

It is not absolutely forbidden to exercise during menstruation, but strenuous exercise such as high jumping and running should be avoided as much as possible, otherwise it will aggravate the discomfort during menstruation, such as back pain, and even cause dysmenorrhea and menstrual disorders.

3. Avoid eating raw, cold or overly salty food

Eating raw or cold food or drinking cold drinks during menstruation will affect the contraction of the uterus, causing poor menstrual blood discharge and leading to problems such as dysmenorrhea. Eating too much salty food will aggravate water and sodium retention, leading to problems such as headaches and edema.

4. Avoid drinking alcohol, strong tea or coffee

During menstruation, drinking a lot of alcohol not only makes you drunk more easily than usual, but also makes it difficult to excrete the alcohol, which stays in the body and causes harm. Strong tea and coffee contain high levels of caffeine, which can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, prolonged menstruation or excessive bleeding. At the same time, the tannic acid in tea combines with the iron in food in the intestines, thereby affecting iron absorption and causing anemia and other problems.

5. It is not advisable to take blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs

During menstruation, you should be careful when using blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs, otherwise it will easily increase the amount of menstrual blood, and in severe cases even cause problems such as heavy menstrual bleeding or anemia.

6. It is not advisable to take a bath or hot spring bath

Because the cervix is ​​slightly open during menstruation, if the lower body is soaked in water, the pathogenic bacteria in the water can enter the uterine cavity through the vagina and cause inflammation. In addition, the cervix is ​​not completely closed within three days after the end of menstruation, so it is not advisable to take a bath during this period.

7. Don’t beat your waist or pull out your teeth

The vibration stimulation caused by beating the waist during menstruation is not conducive to the repair of the endometrium. It will also cause further congestion and accelerated blood flow in the pelvic cavity, resulting in increased menstrual volume, menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation.