Women's health care

Regarding women's health care, the core answer is never to follow the trend of taking health care products or apply health care templates with unknown origins, but to respect individual differences, make dynamic adjustments in stages, and consider personalized plans that take into account physical and psychological needs.

It's quite interesting to say that last month I met a 22-year-old girl who had just graduated at a community gynecological free clinic. She said that she had been following Xiaohongshu for three months to maintain her qi and blood. She drank 8 glasses of water every day, ate 10 red dates, and took Xiaoyao pills before going to bed. As a result, instead of having a good complexion, her whole body became swollen, and her aunt even delayed it for 10 days. I felt her pulse. It was typical of spleen deficiency and heavy dampness. The red dates were sweet and greasy. Xiaoyao Pills are soothing to the liver. Taking too much if not right would put a burden on the body. You see, there is no maintenance formula that is universally applicable. Someone else’s honey might be your arsenic.

Take the currently very hotly debated issue of "can you exercise during menstruation?" I asked a Western gynecologist I am familiar with, and her view is that as long as there are no serious dysmenorrhea or heavy menstruation problems, moderate-intensity exercise such as brisk walking and gentle yoga can promote pelvic blood circulation and relieve the discomfort of backache and swelling.； However, the old doctor at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic I frequented repeatedly told me that Qi and blood go down during menstruation, especially in the first three days, and it is best not to do strenuous exercise that exerts force on the waist and abdomen, otherwise it will easily consume Qi and blood, and in severe cases, it will lead to excessive menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation. Both statements are supported by clinical data. There is no absolute right or wrong. You will know after trying it twice. If you feel more comfortable after running, then move. If your back and stomach hurt as soon as you move, then lie down honestly. Your own feelings will always come first.

Oh, by the way, there is also the question that many people have asked before, "Should cervical erosion be treated?" I also received a private message from a reader last year, saying that he went to a private hospital for a physical examination and was deceived into spending more than 20,000 yuan for a repair operation for cervical erosion. Instead, he had frequent bleeding after the operation. In fact, clinical medicine has long since made it clear that "cervical erosion" is essentially cervical columnar epithelial ectopia, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. As long as there are no abnormalities in TCT and HPV screening, no special treatment is needed. ； Of course, if it is accompanied by increased yellowing of leucorrhea and constant pain in the waist and abdomen, some Chinese medicine associations recommend using some external suppositories to clear away heat and diuresis to improve the symptoms of discomfort without going under the knife.

Many people always think that to maintain their health, they have to follow a "standard list": go to bed early and get up early, eat light meals, and exercise every day. If they break the precepts even slightly, they will become extremely anxious. I used to follow the trend and force myself to go to bed before 11 o'clock. As a result, I lay in bed tossing and turning until 2 o'clock, which made me sleep even harder. Later, I simply followed my own schedule, going to bed at 1 o'clock and then starting at 9 o'clock every day. After getting enough sleep for 8 hours, I woke up very energetic, and I didn't notice any deterioration of my skin or irregular menstruation. In fact, the so-called "regular schedule" is never about forcing the so-called beauty sleep time. As long as your own biological clock is stable and your body adapts, it is not considered a random sleep.

In the five years I have been doing women's health science popularization, I have met too many girls whose physical examination reports are all normal, but who feel uncomfortable all day long: either the aunt made a mistake in advance and was not sure, or the chest is blocked and the breasts are swollen and painful. There used to be a girl who worked in Internet operations. She said that she had been menstruating for more than half a year and drank dozens of Chinese medicines to no avail. Later, she simply quit her job where she worked overtime every day and took two afternoons a week to learn pottery without taking any medicine. After three months, her aunt got it right. You see, the impact of emotions on the body is really greater than how many supplements you take or how much conditioning you do. Don't always think that "a bad mood is not a disease". If you hold it in for a long time, problems will really arise.

Let me tell you about the pitfalls I have stepped into. I wore tight jeans for three days in a row for an event. In the summer, I was so stuffy that I felt itchy for a whole week after I returned home. I washed it with lotion for several days to no avail. Later, I changed to loose cotton home pants and it was cured in two days. What I tell the girls around me the most now is, don’t always wear tight pants or chemical fiber underwear just to look good. The private parts are already very delicate, and bacteria can easily breed if they are stuffy. Every year, six out of ten patients with vaginitis are caused by wearing tight pants for a long time.

There is also a lot of controversy about perimenopausal care. The Association of Western Medicine recommends that if the symptoms of hot flashes and insomnia are particularly severe, and on the premise of ruling out breast nodules and endometrial lesions, you can follow the doctor's advice to supplement estrogen in small doses to improve your quality of life.； However, many Chinese medicine practitioners prefer to use dietary treatments that nourish the kidneys and soothe the liver, such as drinking rose tea, eating black beans, mulberries and other foods, and slowly adjusting the condition without supplementing with additional exogenous hormones. Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages. There is no absolute good or bad. The one that suits you is the best.

In fact, in the final analysis, there is no standard answer to health care. Your own body is more honest than any health blogger or any popular science article. Will you have a stomachache after eating something cold? Will your face collapse after staying up late the next day? Will you feel comfortable if you move around? You have received these signals and just adjust accordingly. You don’t have to follow other people’s rhythms. After all, taking care of your body is a lifelong matter, and comfort is the most important thing.