What to do if your lower body itches during menstruation

During menstruation, women's bodies are relatively weak. During this period, if you do not pay attention to genital hygiene, it is easy to cause itching in the lower body. Many women will scratch with their hands when they feel itchy, which only makes the situation worse. What is the reason for itching in the lower body during menstruation? What should I do if my lower body itches during menstruation?

Vulvar pruritus is a common symptom of gynecological patients. It is mostly caused by various vulvar lesions, but it can also occur in patients with completely normal vulva. When the itching is severe, patients may occasionally itch at night, or become restless, which affects their life and work. Genital infection is the most common clinically. Vulvar pruritus is mostly located in the clitoris, labia minora, and may also affect the labia majora, perineum and even perianal skin lesions. It is often paroxysmal or continuous, and usually worsens at night. Unexplained vulvar pruritus generally only occurs in women of childbearing age or postmenopausal women, and often affects the entire vulva, but it may also be limited to a certain part or one side of the vulva. Although the itching is very severe and even unbearable, the local skin and mucous membranes appear normal, or there are only scratches due to excessive scratching.

How to treat vulvar itching:

1. Eliminate local or systemic factors that cause itching. If there is a spouse, treatment is also required to avoid cross infection and repeated onset. Do not abuse antipruritic drugs, and treatment should be under the guidance of a doctor. Pay attention to menstrual hygiene, change menstrual pads frequently during menstruation, and wash frequently. Keep the vulva clean and dry, avoid scratching, do not wash with hot water, and avoid using soap.

2. Keep the vulva clean and dry, do not wash with hot water or soap. If there is infection, you can use potassium permanganate solution for sitting bath, but it is strictly forbidden to scrub the local area. 3. Avoid indiscriminate use, abuse of drugs, scratching and local friction.

Regardless of whether you are menstruating or not, women should pay attention to the hygiene of their genitals. If you don’t pay attention, the hygiene of your genitals is likely to cause genital itching. What should you do if your lower body itches during menstruation? In addition to changing menstrual pads frequently, you must not use medications indiscriminately. If the itching is severe, you should go to the hospital for examination.