Irregular menstruation is a common gynecological disease in women, which is characterized by excessive or low menstrual flow and inaccurate menstrual cramps. Due to irregular work and rest, excessive eating and other bad living habits, the endocrine environment will change, which can easily lead to irregular menstruation in women. In addition, some gynecological diseases, uterine fibroids, endometrial polyps, etc. are all causes of irregular menstruation in women.

Reasons for irregular menstruation

Reason 1: Irregular work and rest . Due to the influence of life or work, often stay up late, or work and rest time is reversed. This bad work and rest habits can easily lead to endocrine disorders and irregular menstruation.

Reason 2: Excessive weight loss. Uncontrolled weight loss or excessive exercise will cause the body to not be able to take in enough protein and fat, thereby affecting the normal synthesis of estrogen in the body, resulting in oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea.

Reason 3: Emotional factors. If you are in a state of depression, anxiety or mental stress for a long time, the function of the hypothalamus will be damaged, and the ovaries will not be able to secrete hormones and ovulate, which will easily lead to irregular menstruation.

Reason 4: Abortion surgery. Repeated miscarriages can lead to thinning of the endometrium, uterine damage is difficult to repair, and even lead to irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility.

Reason 5: Uterine fibroids. Women with uterine fibroids usually experience irregular menstruation, mainly characterized by heavy menstrual flow and long menstrual cycles. The severity of symptoms depends on the pathological changes of uterine fibroids.

Reason 6: Thyroid problems. If the thyroid is overactive or underactive, it can also affect ovarian function and cause irregular menstruation.

Reason 7: Influence of the birth control ring. The birth control ring is a foreign body outside the body, which can stimulate the endometrium of women, leading to irregular menstruation and amenorrhea.

How to regulate irregular menstruation

What should I do if I have irregular menstruation? To regulate menstruation, in addition to drug treatment, it should also be combined with a healthy lifestyle, eat less frozen food, maintain adequate nutrition, do not overeat, learn to regulate and release your stress, and ensure adequate rest time.

Method 1: Keep your spirits happy and avoid mental stimulation and mood swings. It is normal for individual women to experience abdominal bloating, back pain, breast tenderness, mild diarrhea, fatigue, lethargy, emotional instability, irritability or depression during menstruation.

Method 2: Pay attention to hygiene and prevent infection. Pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of the external genitalia, keep warm, avoid cold stimulation, avoid overwork, and people with heavy menstrual blood should not eat brown sugar.

Method 3: Prevent excessive dieting, quit smoking and limit alcohol, pay attention to your diet, eat more lean meat, grains, dark green leafy vegetables and foods rich in calcium, don’t be too cold, keep your mood comfortable, strengthen Exercise to improve physical fitness.

Method 4: Note that the underwear should be soft and pure cotton, ventilated and breathable, and should be cleaned and replaced frequently. Changed underwear should be dried in the sun.

Method 5: It is not advisable to eat raw, cold, hot and sour foods and other irritating foods, drink plenty of hot water, and keep the stool smooth. People with blood heat should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables before menstruation, and avoid irritating foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, and ginger. People with qi and blood deficiency usually need to increase nutrition, such as milk, eggs, soy milk, pork liver, spinach, pork, chicken, mutton, etc., avoid raw and cold fruits.

Method 6: For long-term irregular menstruation, you should pay attention to dietary conditioning, such as drinking more black fungus and red dates tea, strong tea brown sugar drinks, hawthorn brown sugar drinks, etc. If the symptoms still do not improve, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check the cause in time. In order to follow the doctor's advice for early targeted treatment.

How to prevent irregular menstruation

Prevention method 1: Improve bad living habits, environmental factors and mental factors, so as not to affect the gonadal axis and cause irregular menstruation.

Prevention method 2: Reduce work stress and relax your mind.

Prevention method 3: Keep away from electromagnetic waves and noise.

Prevention method 4: Don't abuse drugs, don't smoke, don't lose weight blindly.

Prevention method 5: Participate in regular exercise, such as swimming, running, brisk walking, aerobic exercise, etc., because exercise can enhance physical fitness, maintain body shape, and relieve mental stress.

Prevention method 6: Usually pay attention to a balanced and varied diet.

Prevention method 7: Pay attention to keep warm, especially during menstruation, avoid rain, wading, swimming, drinking cold drinks, etc.