Experts teach you how to prevent three major diseases in women

　　conditioning Dysmenorrhea : Take a basin of traditional Chinese medicine foot soaking water

　　female Menstrual periods are generally more irritable, especially for people suffering from dysmenorrhea, which often affects work, study and rest. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by liver stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, or cold coagulation of the meridians, and qi and blood stagnation. It should be treated by activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, warming the meridians and relieving pain.

　　If you are suffering from dysmenorrhea, you might as well try using traditional Chinese medicine to soak your feet at home. You may get unexpected results. However, different constitutions or different syndrome types will have different choices in medication.

　　Blood stagnation type: the symptoms are lower abdomen before or during menstruation distended pain , menstrual blood is dark with blood clots. People with such symptoms should reconcile qi and blood, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Because "women are liver-based", the medicines chosen for foot soaking are mostly medicines that enter the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, and add an appropriate amount of menstruation-inducing medicinal vinegar, such as 30 grams each of Qingpi, Wuyao, and Motherwort, 10 grams each of Chuanxiong and safflower, and add about two liters Bring water and about 50 ml of vinegar to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. When the medicine cools to 50°C, pour the residue into a basin to soak your feet. The amount of medicine in the basin should cover the ankle joints. If the amount of medicine is insufficient, add an appropriate amount of warm water. The feet can be moved continuously in the medicinal solution, allowing the soles of the feet to receive slight physical stimulation from the medicinal residue, for more than 30 minutes each time.

　　Yang deficiency and cold excess type: Symptoms include cold pain in the lower abdomen, which is relieved by hot compresses, and cold hands and feet. It is necessary to use the principle of warming the meridians and dispersing cold to relieve pain. Because there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine: "The kidney governs the body's yang", the medicines chosen for foot soaking should be mainly medicines that enter the kidney meridian of Shaoyin, and add an appropriate amount of menstruation-inducing medicine salt water. For example, you can use 15 grams each of cinnamon, cloves, black medicine, angelica, and Chuanxiong, 6 grams each of dried ginger, cumin, and Evodia, with a little salt, and fry blister foot.

　　Category three Vaginitis Different bathing methods for different diseases

　　Vaginitis is classified as a "league disease" in traditional Chinese medicine. clinical Common types include spleen-yang deficiency, kidney-yang deficiency, yin deficiency with dampness, dampness and heat, and dampness-toxin accumulation. All the things that bother female friends Gynecology disease Among them, the most common one is vaginitis. According to statistics, women will suffer from vaginitis at least once in their lives.

　　Fungal vaginitis: Traditional Chinese medicine generally uses formulas that strengthen the spleen, remove dampness, clear away heat and relieve itching. Commonly used medicines mainly include Tsubaki root bark, Atractylodes macrocephala, Sophora flavescens, tangerine peel, Phellodendron cypress, Poria cocos, Plantago seed, White fresh bark, Atractylodes rhizome, Gentian grass, etc. In terms of bathing, you can use 30 grams of goldenrod, 30 grams of patchouli, decoction in water and discard the residue, for sitz bath or vaginal flushing.

　　Trichomonal vaginitis: Traditional Chinese medicine generally uses formulas that clear away heat and promote dampness, kill insects and relieve itching. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines include: Yinhua, Phellodendron, Crane lice, 膆, Smilax smilax, Kochia bark, White fresh bark, Gardenia, Pulsatilla, Alisma, Gentian grass, Plantain seed, etc. In terms of bathing: You can use Sophora flavescens, Rhizoma Rhizoma, Cnidium monnieri, and honeycomb decoction residue to wash the vagina or take a sitz bath.

　　Senile vaginitis: Traditional Chinese medicine generally uses formulas that strengthen the spleen and kidneys, clear away heat and relieve itching. People with senile vaginitis should take Zhibai Dihuang Pills regularly, 3 times a day, 8 pills each time, which can clear away heat, nourish yin and strengthen the body. The dosage can be increased or decreased according to the patient's degree of illness and clinical manifestations, but it should not be taken by those with spleen and stomach deficiency. For bathing: You can use the discarded residues of Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri and Phellodendron decocted in water for external washing or sitz bath. Usually, 30 grams of goldenrod and 15 grams of Smilax cocos are decoctioned in water and discarded to wash the vagina or take a sitz bath, which has certain preventive and therapeutic effects.

　　In terms of prevention, female friends should pay more attention to personal hygiene, avoid using antibiotics indiscriminately, and be careful about direct infections during sexual intercourse. Wear cotton underwear with good breathability, change underwear frequently, soak in hot water when washing, and preferably dry in the sun, which can better kill germs.

　　You cannot and do not need to bear a cold during pregnancy

　　After pregnancy, women are prone to colds because their body's immunity has been reduced and their resistance has weakened. At this time, everyone generally has a misunderstanding, that is, they are very worried about the impact of antibiotics and other drugs on the fetus, so they often carry it with them and are unwilling to seek medical treatment or take medicine.

　　In fact, you cannot carry a cold during pregnancy, and there is no need to carry it. One of the reasons why it is said that it cannot be carried is that it will have an adverse impact on the quality of life, physical and mental health of pregnant women. The emergence of some prenatal and postpartum depression is not unrelated to this. ； Second, cold viruses may also have adverse effects on the fetus.

　　It is said that it does not need to be carried because not only are there medicines to treat colds during pregnancy, but there is no need for pregnant women and their families to kill them with antibiotics. If the symptoms are not severe, some dietary prescriptions, such as drinking scallions in soup, will have certain effects on prevention and treatment.

　　Colds during pregnancy can also be treated with some traditional Chinese medicines and Chinese patent medicines. Not only are the toxic and side effects relatively small, but Chinese doctors in specialized hospitals are also relatively experienced in this area.； Western medicine also has some options for drugs that have less impact on the fetus. In addition, if the symptoms are severe, such as persistent high fever, this situation is also very harmful to the fetus. At this time, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor may also recommend that the pregnant woman use Western medicine antibiotics to achieve faster results.