Why can't you soak your feet during menstruation? Anemic girls should pay attention to this

Women are prone to chills during menstruation, especially in the lower abdomen, which may be accompanied by cold dysmenorrhea. At this time, if they can soak their feet or take a hot shower, the symptoms can be greatly relieved. However, not everyone can soak their feet during menstruation. Some girls are not suitable for soaking their feet or are not suitable for soaking their feet for a long time due to their physical constitution.

1. Why can’t you soak your feet during menstruation?

Under normal circumstances, you can soak your feet during menstruation. Proper foot soaking can relieve the scanty menstrual blood volume, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual disorders caused by a cold constitution. However, women with anemia and women with heavy menstrual flow and long menstrual periods are advised not to soak their feet during menstruation, because foot soaking and foot massage will speed up blood circulation, increase menstrual blood volume, and cause or aggravate anemia.

2. Women should soak their feet during menstruation without massage

Although women can soak their feet in hot water during menstruation, they should not massage their feet while soaking, as massage will accelerate the loss of menstrual blood. During menstruation, many women will feel more tired than usual, with body aches and weakness, so many people choose to soak their feet and massage. Women must remember that soaking their feet can be used but not massaging. The purpose of massaging the feet is to ensure the circulation of qi and blood and to dredge the meridians, in order to promote the normal physiological functions of the human body. This is equivalent to taking blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs, which will cause a substantial increase in women's menstrual volume.

3. Tips for women to soak their feet during menstruation

Women can soak their feet during menstruation, but there are some things to pay attention to. They cannot soak their feet after meals or on an empty stomach, the temperature cannot be too high, and the time cannot be too long. Soaking your feet after a meal will cause blood to quickly gather in the feet, which will affect the spleen and stomach function. It is best to soak your feet half an hour after a meal. Soaking your feet on an empty stomach will cause blood to accumulate in the lower limbs, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain and internal organs. If the foot bath temperature is too high, it will cause excessive dilation of blood vessels, but if you catch a cold, you can increase the water temperature appropriately. Soaking your feet for too long can cause you to feel anxious or sweaty.