Can women take laxatives during menstruation?

Many women often suffer from constipation due to gastrointestinal problems. Patients with constipation usually use laxatives to help excrete. Women are prone to constipation due to their diet and exercise, so most female constipation patients will take laxatives to defecate. But many women don’t know, can they take laxatives during menstruation? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

During this sensitive stage, taking laxatives and laxatives may sometimes solve the urgent problem of constipation, but it will cause or aggravate problems such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and back pain. Menstrual blood is formed when the endometrium is expelled by the contraction of the zang-erectile glands after it is shed. Most laxatives are cold in nature and flavor. Taking them during menstruation can cause stagnation of Qi and blood, weak contraction of the zang-yang, and difficulty in expelling menstrual blood, thus forming blood clots. In order to expel the blood clots, the zang-yang has to increase its contraction force, causing dysmenorrhea.

For simple menstrual constipation, it is recommended to focus on lifestyle adjustments:

1. Eat a certain amount of vegetables and fruits every day, and eat some coarse grains appropriately.

2. Drink a glass of warm water or honey water on an empty stomach in the morning, and massage your abdomen or turn your waist; massage your abdomen before going to bed every night; develop the habit of regular bowel movements.

3. Perform appropriate physical activities outside of menstrual period, such as supine leg curls, deep squats, and other exercises that can strengthen abdominal activity, promote gastrointestinal motility, and help promote defecation.

Women are more susceptible to cold during their menstrual period. Therefore, girls at this time are prone to uterine cold. Laxatives are cold in nature, and if taken during menstruation, they will have a great impact on the body. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends who have constipation should never take laxatives during menstruation.