On those days of the month, I always feel uncomfortable, which seriously affects my life. If I don’t pay attention to it, the consequences will be even more terrible. Irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea are health problems that plague most women. This is not just a small problem. We have to treat it as a disease. Most people think that it is normal and it will be over after they get through it. Ideas must first be abandoned at the root.

What causes irregular menstruation?

1. Abnormal emotions cause menstrual disorders

Abnormal emotions, long-term mental depression, sulking, or major mental stimulation and psychological trauma can lead to menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is formed after the hormones secreted by the ovaries stimulate the endometrium, and the hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the hormones released by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, whether it is abnormal function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus, will affect menstruation.

2. Cold stimulation causes oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea

According to research, if women are stimulated by cold during menstruation, the blood vessels in the pelvic cavity will shrink excessively, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should have regular daily life to avoid overwork, especially during menstruation, they should avoid cold and dampness.

3. Dieting causes irregular menstruation

Research by experts on excessive dieting shows that a girl's fat must account for at least 17% of her body weight before menarche occurs, and her body fat must reach at least 22% of her body weight to maintain a normal menstrual cycle. Excessive dieting, due to insufficient energy intake of the body, causes a large amount of fat and protein to be consumed in the body, resulting in an obvious lack of estrogen synthesis, affecting menstruation, and even scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not Mindless dieting.

4. Irregular menstruation caused by addiction to tobacco and alcohol

Certain components in alcohol, cigarette smoke and alcohol can interfere with the physiological processes related to menstruation and cause irregular menstruation. Among women who smoke and drink excessively, 25% to 32% go to the hospital for treatment due to irregular menstruation. Among women who smoke more than 1 pack a day or drink more than 100 mg of high-strength liquor, the number of irregular menstruation is three times that of women who do not smoke or drink alcohol. Therefore, women should not smoke and drink less alcohol.

What should you do if you have irregular menstruation?

1. Pay attention to and pay attention to menstrual hygiene. Eat less raw, cold, spicy and other irritating foods before and during menstruation.

2. Eliminate the tension and fear about menstruation, relieve your worries, and be in a happy mood. You can participate in labor and sports appropriately, but you should pay attention to rest.

3. Strengthen physical exercise in daily life, especially for those with weak constitution. Attention should also be paid to improving nutritional status and actively treating chronic diseases.

4. When pain occurs, you can treat it symptomatically, take oral painkillers, or take atropine tablets, belladonna tablets and diazepam tablets, which can relieve pain.

How to eat?

1. Foods high in iron

Many women are prone to anemia symptoms during menstruation. Since iron is lost more, it is very important to eat iron-rich foods. Fish, lean meat, animal liver, animal blood, etc. are rich in iron and have high biological activity and are easily absorbed and utilized by the human body; while soybeans and spinach are rich in plant iron, which has a low absorption rate. Therefore, you should pay attention to the mix of meat and vegetables in the diet during menstruation, and eat more animal foods appropriately to meet the special need for iron during menstruation.

2. Foods rich in vitamin E

Women who lack vitamin E may experience weakness in their limbs, sweating easily, nervousness, and dysmenorrhea. Women with dysmenorrhea symptoms during menstruation can eat more green leafy vegetables and vegetable oils. Foods rich in vitamin E include: egg yolks, beans, spinach, rape, water spinach, peanut oil, sesame oil, nuts, etc.

3. Foods that promote blood circulation and ventilation

The common causes of dysmenorrhea are poor blood flow, abnormal uterine position, etc., which affect the normal discharge of menstrual blood. Eating more blood-activating and ventilating foods can help activate blood circulation and remove blood clots, dredge meridians, and relieve dysmenorrhea. Spinach, celery, coriander, carrots, bananas, apples, etc. are all good foods for promoting blood circulation and removing blood clots.

4. Foods that warm the meridians and dispel cold

Women with cold constitutions are prone to cold hands and feet, dripping cold sweats, collapse and fainting during dysmenorrhea. At this time, they need to eat more foods that warm the menstruation and dispel cold, such as dog meat, mutton, chestnuts, lychees, brown sugar, ginger, etc. Among them, brown sugar and ginger soup can expel the cold air inhaled during menstruation and maintain body temperature at normal levels.

5. Foods that nourish the body

Women discharge a large amount of menstrual blood during menstruation, which may cause dizziness, headache, pale complexion, and even fainting due to low blood sugar. Loss of large amounts of menstrual blood can easily lead to iron deficiency anemia. Therefore, women should supplement their diet with iron-rich foods in moderation, such as animal blood, lean pork, eggs, milk, fish, longan, red dates, etc.