Liu Yanxia said that according to the theory of menstruation in traditional Chinese medicine, women's menstrual cycle can be divided into four stages:
The first stage is menstrual period (1-4 days menstrual cramps), and the health care is mainly "warming".
During this period, women's menstrual blood is mainly unobstructed, and the smooth discharge of menstrual blood is directly related to the future recovery of the body. Therefore, the health care in this period should focus on "keeping warm", mainly not catching cold on the navel, waist and instep.
Avoid eating cold food to avoid blood coagulation, congestion and poor menstrual flow. At the same time, don't eat spicy food, spicy products are easy to promote blood circulation, leading to increased menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation.
For women with irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and Y, this period is the best time to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
The second stage is yin period (menstrual period 5- 12 days), and health preservation is mainly to nourish liver and kidney.
At this stage, menstruation basically ends, and women are relatively yin-deficient and blood-deficient, so it is called "yin-long period". At this time, health care should nourish the liver and kidney, promote the gradual sufficiency of yin and blood, and prepare for the next menstruation.
Among them, there are two points that must be noted. First, avoid staying up late, often staying up late will consume yin and blood; Second, we should not be greedy. At this time, eating cold food at will will easily lead to endocrine disorders and menstrual disorders, which will affect pregnancy.
In terms of diet, you can add some drugs that nourish yin and blood and nourish liver and kidney, such as Ligustrum lucidum, Mulberry, Lycium barbarum and Angelica sinensis. If the spleen and stomach are not good and the digestive function is weak, drugs such as Amomum villosum and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae can be added to invigorate the spleen and wake up the stomach.
The third stage is ovulation (2-3 days between menstruation), which can promote pregnancy optimistically.
At this stage, with the continuous filling of yin and blood in the body, it gradually enters the changing process from heavy yin to sunny and from yin to sunny. Ovulation period is relatively short, and leucorrhea is transparent and sticky. Women who are preparing for pregnancy can seize the opportunity to arrange the same room during this period, while maintaining an optimistic and stable mood, which is very beneficial to pregnancy.
Diet, on the basis of the second stage, add some Schizonepeta, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Cinnamomum cassia to promote ovulation.
The fourth stage is the yang period (from ovulation to the next menstrual period), which can strengthen the spleen and kidney and prepare for pregnancy.
During this period, women's uterus is full of yin and yang, which can prepare for pregnancy.
You can eat more yam and jujube porridge in your diet to strengthen your temper and tonify your kidney. Jujube is greasy and harmful to the stomach, only 3 to 5 pieces are needed.
Women should pay attention to keep warm during this period, and should not eat cold food, such as pears, grapes and watermelons. , so as not to hurt the sun be the spirit and lead to palace cold infertility.