There is a saying on the Internet that women cannot wash their hair and bathe during menstruation, which will easily lead to incomplete uterine contractions, which will make menstrual blood not fully discharged and remain in the uterus, which will lead to cancer in the long run! It is also said that most cervical cancer patients have the habit of shampooing during menstruation.

Where does the saying that you can't bathe or wash your hair during menstruation come from?

As a woman, the few days of your monthly period will not only feel unwell, but also emotionally low. The widely circulated saying that "you can't wash your hair during menstruation" has also caused a lot of trouble for women. After all, it will be very uncomfortable to insist on not washing your hair for five to seven days in summer. Where does this saying come from?

Early medicine was not developed, people did not know enough about medicine and the acceptance was not high. In the beginning, women's menstruation was often combined with topics such as demons and ghosts. Even in Buddhism, which was popular at the time, menstruation was considered a filthy thing. Therefore, in the early days, women were difficult to talk about menstruation, and the situation of taboos and doctors was very serious.

Due to the lack of corresponding medical knowledge, it is difficult for people to explain the reason why women are prone to get sick when they wash their hair during menstruation, so they have to attribute the culprit to menstruation.

In fact, in the early days, people tended to get sick when they washed their hair and bathed, mainly because, at that time, most of the daily water used was river water and river water. The water quality was not good, and the sanitary environment was not high. In addition, women's long hair easily collected debris in the river water. Crumbs, unclean floating objects, etc., many pathogenic bacteria will take advantage of the weakness to enter, and take the opportunity to play a role. If things go on like this, women will gradually believe that shampooing during menstruation will cause disease.

Can I take a bath and wash my hair during menstruation?

At this stage, from a medical point of view, there is no evidence that can clearly point out that women who take a bath and wash their hair during their menstrual period are harmful to the body or have the possibility of causing cancer.

In fact, from the perspective of health and health, women's menstrual period often affects their lives due to pain, bad mood, and restricted movement. If they can relax and please themselves by bathing and washing their hair, it may also help relieve pain. Moreover, it is very important for women to maintain personal hygiene during menstruation. Although menstruation is not a dirty product that was unavoidable in the past, it does need to be cleaned up in time. Therefore, treating menstruation and cleaning the body through bathing is helpful to maintain neatness and prevent diseases.

In addition, about the problem that menstrual shampoo will reduce menstrual flow, medical research points out that this is caused by the guiding effect of pituitary and hypothalamus on ovary. That is to say, this kind of thinking is likely to be reflected in the pituitary and hypothalamus as a psychological cue, which will then have an effect on the ovaries, and eventually lead to the reduction of menstrual blood in women. But it's just a special case, definitely not the general truth. There are differences between individuals, and people with different constitutions will also experience different symptoms.

Do you have a headache when you wash your hair during menstruation?

Some women experience dizziness and headaches after washing their hair during menstruation, which is actually a manifestation of menstrual syndrome. Menstrual syndrome refers to a series of abnormal physiological and behavioral manifestations that occur periodically, usually before or during menstruation. The survey found that the cause of menstrual syndrome may be related to changes in hormone levels in women during menstruation, and the incidence rate is as high as 80%. The symptoms of menstrual syndrome can include discomfort in various parts of the body. The most common three are headache, breast tenderness and abdominal distension. Among them, headaches account for more than 50% of all patients with premenstrual syndrome. Don't worry too much about the gradual relief as your period ends.