During menstruation, there are always various discomforts. In the past, a female classmate often had to go to the school doctor because of dysmenorrhea. When she saw her pale face being helped out of the classroom, she expressed deep sympathy. I didn't expect the editor to suffer from this recently, but it's just menstrual swelling, especially eye swelling. I already have dark circles under my eyes, and with eye swelling, how dare I go out.
Reasons for premenstrual edema
Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon in women, but sometimes it is accompanied by various discomforts in the body. In addition to the well-known dysmenorrhea and functional uterine bleeding, swelling may also occur.
Premenstrual edema is caused by the retention of sodium and water due to the increase of estrogen level in the body before menstruation. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is called meridian edema or meridian swelling throughout the body. Mainly due to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, poor qi circulation, inability to transport water and dampness, or liver qi stagnation, poor blood flow.
Prevention and regulation of menstrual edema
1. Diet requires nutrition: During menstruation, due to the dissipation of menstrual blood, it is even more important to have sufficient nutrition and eat foods rich in protein, calories, and vitamins; Diet should be light, less stimulating, soft, and easy to digest; However, eating raw, cold, spicy, fragrant, dry, and harmful foods. Drink plenty of hot water and eat more fruits and vegetables.
2. Taboos during menstruation: Women during menstruation have weaker physical constitution, and the stimulation of excessive cold and heat, as well as the invasion of external bacteria, can easily affect normal menstruation. Therefore, during the menstrual period, it is necessary to prevent exposure to high temperatures, sun, wind, cold, and rain; During menstruation, be careful not to swim in water or take cold baths, wash your hair or feet, or sit for long periods of time on cold ground; During menstruation, the ability to defend against bacteria weakens. Therefore, women should abstain from sexual activity during menstruation to prevent infection.
3. Regulating and controlling emotions: Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that abnormal emotions are one of the important pathogenic factors, and sudden changes in mental emotions have a particularly significant impact on menstruation. Therefore, during menstruation, it is important to maintain a good mood, feel relaxed, and avoid negative emotional stimuli such as happiness, sadness, and excessive anger to prevent menstrual irregularities.
4. During menstruation, do not engage in heavy physical labor or come into contact with cold water. Due to pelvic edema and congestion during menstruation, uterine ligaments relax, the cervix is not tightly closed, the endometrium forms wounds, and the systemic and local resistance decreases, which can easily cause ovarian dysfunction and menstrual disorders such as increased menstrual flow or prolonged periods.
Menstruation is really unforgiving. It not only makes people lose their beauty and confidence, but also makes their waist sore and unable to straighten up. During menstruation, should Ge You be paralyzed. But if the pain doesn't reach the level of going to the hospital, you still have to obediently go to work. Anyway, Xiao Bian needs to apply concealer and foundation make-up to his face before he can go out to work.
