Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

What should you pay attention to during menstruation?

Asked by:Lilybell

Asked on:Mar 24, 2026 10:51 AM

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  • Alfreda Alfreda

    Mar 24, 2026

      Things not to do during menstruation:

      1. Use a clean menstrual belt or sanitary napkin

      Menstrual belts should be made of soft, washable fabric. Used menstrual belts should be washed promptly with soapy water, scalded with boiling water, dried in the sun, and then wrapped in a clean cloth for later use.

      2. Maintain vulva hygiene

      Wash the vulva with clean warm water every day. When washing, wash from front to back, not from back to front, so as not to bring bacteria near the anus to the vulva. During menstruation, you cannot take a bath or a sitz bath. You can take a shower or a sponge bath. Maintain vulva hygiene not only during the menstrual period, but also in daily life. For example, you should not share the towel with others when wiping the vulva, and do not take a bath or wipe your feet to avoid bringing bacteria into the vulva.

      3. Be careful not to drink alcohol

      Also affected by the secretion of hormones in the body, menstruation female The body's hangover-reducing enzymes are reduced, making it easier to get drunk after drinking alcohol. What's more serious is that in order to produce decomposing enzymes to help break down alcohol, the burden on the liver is significantly increased. Therefore, drinking alcohol during this period will cause more serious damage to the liver than usual, and the possibility of causing liver dysfunction increases.

      4. Do not have sex during menstruation

      Menstrual period causes Uterus The intracavity membrane peels off, forming a traumatic surface on the surface. If sexual intercourse occurs, bacteria can easily be introduced, causing them to travel retrograde and enter the uterine cavity, causing intrauterine infection.

      5. It is not suitable to eat raw and cold vegetables and fruits and cold drinks.

      Excessive cold food will reduce the speed of blood circulation, thereby affecting the contraction of the uterus and the discharge of menstrual blood, causing unfavorable discharge of menstrual blood and causing menstrual pain.

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