What are the precautions for uterine fibroids?

If a woman suffers from uterine fibroids, she needs to pay attention to proper life care, develop good living habits, and pay attention to healthy diet, scientific exercise, improve the body's resistance, relieve her emotions, and maintain physical and mental happiness.

(1) Develop good living habits. Eat when you should eat, sleep when you should sleep, exercise when you should exercise, don't smoke or drink, etc. Arrange your work and rest time reasonably, go to bed early and get up early, and don't stay up late.

(2) Keep calm and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Excessive stress, excessive worry, intrigue and long-term depression are all causes of uterine fibroids. Therefore, to say goodbye to tumor, you need to maintain a happy spirit, physical and mental health, not put too much pressure on yourself, and relax in everything you do.

(3) The diet should be light, and you should eat more chicken, lean meat, quail eggs, crucian carp, turtle, eggs, as well as winter melon, cucumber, kelp, seaweed, tofu, fruits, etc. Do not eat acidic foods. Acidic foods have astringent and consolidating effects, which can cause blood stagnation and affect the discharge of menstrual blood. Therefore, women with uterine fibroids who suffer from dysmenorrhea should try to avoid eating apricots, rice vinegar, green plums, cherries, lemons and other foods during menstruation; do not eat cold foods. Patients with poor gastrointestinal function should avoid cold drinks, cold dishes, bitter melon, cucumber and other raw and cold foods during menstruation to avoid cold blood stasis and aggravate dysmenorrhea; do not eat spicy and irritating foods. If patients with dysmenorrhea and heavy menstrual flow eat spicy and irritating foods such as chili peppers, pepper, and leeks, it will aggravate pelvic congestion and inflammation; do not eat foods that are hot or contain hormones, such as donkey-hide gelatin, red dates, royal jelly, and longan, so as not to aggravate the condition.

(4) Patients with mild symptoms can do aerobic exercises such as Tai Chi and jogging. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that walking and running exercises have certain health benefits. When walking, your heels should land first, and your breathing should be combined with the speed of walking. You should not walk too fast. When running, your breathing should be combined with the speed of running. It should not be too fast to avoid increasing the burden on your body. However, if the uterine fibroids are relatively large, you must not engage in strenuous exercise and must receive professional treatment early to prevent the condition from worsening.