Can I wash my hair during menstruation? Will washing my hair during menstruation cause dysmenorrhea?

　　With the development of society, the convenience of taking a bath and washing hair has led more and more people to develop the habit of washing their hair every day. Especially a lot of female Friends, but menstruation makes them suffer from the nightmare of not being able to wash their hair for several days. Dream . However, some people say that you can wash your hair during menstruation. Different opinions make many women confused. Therefore, people often ask whether they can wash their hair during menstruation. What not to do during menstruation? Next, I will introduce them one by one for your reference.

　　Can I wash my hair during menstruation?

　　Can I wash my hair during menstruation? Experts say that it is best to avoid washing your hair during menstruation. If you really can't bear it, you should also be careful not to wash your hair too frequently, and you must use hot water. Especially in summer, you should not wash your hair with cold water. In addition, dry your hair in time after washing to reduce the occurrence of menstrual discomfort. The specific reasons are as follows:

　　Due to the special physiological changes during menstruation, the body is relatively in a state of Qi and blood deficiency, and its resistance is reduced. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the head is the meeting point of all yangs. During menstruation, when qi and blood are insufficient, the blood supply to the brain is relatively insufficient, and the head is also susceptible to wind and cold. The stimulation of hot and cold hair washing may also cause headaches, dizziness and other manifestations of insufficient blood supply to the brain and vasospasm, which is the so-called "head wind". Therefore, you should try to avoid washing your hair during menstruation. Among them, frequent hair washing during menstruation has the following two hazards:

　　1、Dysmenorrhea

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the head is the first of the six Yangs. Uterus It is the starting point of the Ren meridian. During menstruation, blood circulation is already relatively poor. Washing your hair will cause blood to concentrate on the head, affecting the blood circulation in the uterus, making it impossible for the blood in the uterus to be drained smoothly, and easily leading to a reduction in menstrual blood volume or menstrual pain.

　　2. Headache

　　Since the pores on the hair roots are open, if you get cold at this time, it is easy to cause headaches, especially if you wash your hair at night or before going to bed. The night is yin, and the head is the first of the six yangs. When yin and yang are in conflict, the headache will be more serious. If you go to bed immediately before your hair is completely dry, when the body's resistance and metabolism are low, various problems will definitely come to you.

　　What not to do during menstruation?

　　1. It is not appropriate to quarrel with others

　　Affected by endocrine, most women will experience irritable mood, nervousness, nerve Allergy and other mental symptoms of varying degrees (medically known as "menstrual syndrome"), so it is easy to be irritated or irritable, and prone to losing temper.

　　If women do not pay attention to restraining themselves, and men cannot provide comfort and consideration, and they quarrel with each other, it will also hinder the secretory function of the pituitary gland and ovaries, cause neurological and endocrine function disorders, and lead to dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea , prolonged menstruation, excessive menstrual bleeding, etc. Irregular menstruation disease occurrence.

　　Therefore, women should control their emotions during menstruation, maintain a happy spirit, and avoid negative stimulation. Family members should also give her adequate care and attention, and avoid quarreling, so that she can go through each menstrual cycle smoothly.

　　2. It is not advisable to beat the back

　　Many women often feel back pain before and after their period. They often beat their backs with their hands. The pain is temporarily relieved, but doing so may cause greater trouble. Because hitting the lower back hard at this time will cause the local area to be stimulated by vibration, causing further congestion of the pelvic cavity, accelerated blood flow, resulting in increased menstrual volume, and thus causing Menorrhagia Or prolonged menstruation.

　　3. It is not advisable to extract teeth hastily

　　Because women's platelets will change greatly during menstruation, they often decrease on the first day of menstruation, and do not rise back to the original number until the third or fourth day. In addition, during menstruation, the human endometrium can release more tissue-activating substances, which can activate plasminogen in the blood into plasmin with anticoagulant effects, increasing the body's tendency to bleed. Therefore, tooth extraction (or surgery) during the menstrual period may cause heavy bleeding, easily lead to wound infection, and hinder healing.

　　4. Don’t eat too much salt

　　Some women usually have the habit of "heavy eating" (eating salty food), but eating too much salty food (food with a lot of salt) before menstruation is not good for menstruation. healthy。

　　Salt, whose scientific name is sodium chloride, decomposes into chloride ions and sodium ions in the body, and sodium ions have the effect of gathering water. Therefore, eating too much salt will not only cause edema, hypertension and other diseases, but also easily lead to extreme premenstrual tension. Researchers have found that if you eat a lot of salty foods before menstruation, excessive salt and water will be stored in the body. Symptoms such as headaches, local swelling, restlessness, excitement and irritability will occur on the eve of menstruation, which will cause trouble during menstruation.

　　Therefore, relevant experts point out that if you can start eating a light, low-salt diet 10 days before menstruation and reduce the intake of salt and water, the above discomfort can be reduced or eliminated.

　　5. Not suitable for drinking alcohol

　　Medical research shows that during menstruation, the hangover enzymes (such as alcohol dehydrogenase, acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, etc.) in women's bodies decrease. Drinking alcohol at this time is not only easy to get drunk, but also causes more serious damage to the liver than usual, increasing the possibility of liver dysfunction. At the same time, alcohol has the effect of stimulating menstruation and activating blood circulation. Drinking alcohol during menstruation can easily lead to excessive menstrual bleeding and prolonged menstruation, which is harmful to health.

　　6. It is not appropriate to sing generously

　　During menstruation, in addition to the changes in women's uterus, breasts and other reproductive organs under the influence of hormones, the vocal cords also undergo changes, which are mainly manifested in the capillaries in the vocal cords being congested and edematous, and the vocal cords becoming brittle. If you shout loudly without control or use your voice excessively, the capillaries in the vocal cords that are prone to bleeding will rupture and bleed, causing hoarseness or even aphonia. If this continues, the vocal cords will be strained, injured and thickened, and the sweet and melodious voice will become hoarse and rough. According to statistics, clinically, there are significantly more female patients than male patients with vocal cord hemorrhage, and this is the main reason.

　　7. Don’t drink too much tea

　　Tea contains a certain amount of tannic acid, which can combine with iron in food and blood, thus directly preventing the gastrointestinal absorption of iron and hindering the normal utilization of iron in the blood.

　　If you drink too much and too strong tea during menstruation, it will cause obstacles in the absorption and utilization of iron, and can easily lead to iron deficiency anemia. Furthermore, some women will experience uncomfortable symptoms such as headache, tension, irritability, irritability, and insomnia during menstruation. The caffeine in tea can stimulate the nervous system, further aggravating these symptoms and causing harm to physical and mental health.

　　Therefore, it is better for women during menstruation to drink warm water, and it is best not to drink tea, especially strong tea.

　　8. It is not advisable to wear tight pants

　　Wearing tight pants that are as small as the buttocks during menstruation will compress local capillaries, affect blood circulation, increase perineal friction, and easily cause perineal congestion and edema.

　　At the same time, the labia and majora of the female external genitalia have many folds, and sweat glands, sebaceous glands and vaginal secretions often accumulate, so there are more bacteria harboring them. Wearing tight pants, especially in hot summer, is not conducive to the evaporation of moisture in the vagina, and the contamination of menstrual blood creates favorable conditions for bacterial reproduction, which can easily cause urinary and reproductive tract infections.

　　Therefore, during menstruation, you should wear cotton underwear with good breathability and strong hygroscopicity, and make sure to be slightly loose (including outer pants), and change and wash frequently to keep the vagina clean and dry.

　　9. It is not advisable to eat hot and sour food

　　Studies have shown that sour and astringent foods such as rice vinegar, pickles, pickles, pomegranates, bayberries, strawberries, star fruit, cherries, wild dates, mangoes, apricots, plums, lemons, etc. are not conducive to the discharge and smooth flow of menstrual blood, and should be avoided especially by patients with dysmenorrhea.

　　Spicy and irritating foods such as chilies, peppers, garlic, onions, ginger, and leeks can cause pelvic congestion and inflammation for some people, or cause excessive uterine contraction, aggravating existing dysmenorrhea.

　　Therefore, the diet during the menstrual period should be fresh, light, nutritious, and easy to digest.

　　10. Not suitable for strenuous exercise

　　During menstruation, changes in the gonads will inevitably affect a woman’s immune system, reducing her energy, physical strength, and disease resistance. If you engage in weight-bearing and high-consumption sports such as long-distance running, jumping, throwing, and spiking at this time, it will not only increase menstrual discomfort, but also cause excessive menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation.

　　Therefore, women who are healthy and have normal menstruation can do moderate exercises such as walking and doing exercises during menstruation to maintain normal blood circulation and the contraction and relaxation of abdominal muscles and bone mineral muscles, so that menstrual blood can be discharged more smoothly.