Due to the high pressure in life, women often experience excessive or insufficient menstrual flow, as well as irregular menstrual cycles. What should be done if there is menstrual disorder? Let's understand the causes of menstrual disorder and some home remedies for treating menstrual disorder.
Causes of Menstrual Disorder
1. Irregular schedule. Irregular sleeping patterns or reversed sleeping schedules due to lifestyle or work can easily lead to hormonal imbalance and cause menstrual disorder.
2. Excessive weight loss. Uncontrolled weight loss or excessive exercise can result in insufficient intake of protein and fat, affecting the normal synthesis of estrogen in the body and leading to reduced menstrual flow or amenorrhea.
3. Emotional factors. Prolonged periods of depression, anxiety, or immense mental stress can impair hypothalamic function, resulting in hormonal imbalances and menstrual disorder.
4. Previous abortion surgeries. Multiple abortion surgeries can thin the uterine lining, making it difficult to repair the damaged uterus and even causing menstrual disorder, amenorrhea, and infertility.
5. Uterine fibroids. Women with uterine fibroids often experience menstrual disorder, mainly characterized by heavy menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation. The severity of symptoms depends on the condition of the fibroids.
6. Thyroid problems. Overactive or underactive thyroid function can also affect ovarian function and result in irregular menstruation.
7. Contraceptive devices. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are foreign objects that can stimulate the endometrium, leading to menstrual disorder and amenorrhea.
Three Home Remedies for Treating Menstrual Disorder
Green Peel Hawthorn Porridge
[Ingredients] 15g green peel, 40g fresh hawthorn, 150g glutinous rice.
[Instructions] First, wash the green peel and fresh hawthorn separately, chop them into small pieces, and put them in a sand pot. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer for 20 minutes. Filter the juice through a clean gauze and set aside. Rinse the glutinous rice and put it in a sand pot. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer until it becomes thick porridge. When the porridge is ready, add the green peel and hawthorn juice and mix well. Continue cooking until it boils. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening.
[Efficacy] It can help treat delayed, insufficient, and irregular menstruation caused by blood stasis.
Dried Tangerine Peel and Orange Leaf Tea
[Ingredients] 25g dried tangerine peel, 25g fresh orange leaves.
[Instructions] Wash and chop the fresh orange leaves and dried tangerine peel. Put them in a sand pot with an appropriate amount of water and simmer for 30 minutes. Filter the juice through a clean gauze. Drink the tea frequently.
[Efficacy] It can help treat delayed, insufficient, and irregular menstruation caused by blood stasis.
Cold Celery Salad
[Ingredients] 450g fresh celery, 2 pieces of dried tofu, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil (all in appropriate amounts).
[Instructions] Remove the roots and leaves of the celery, wash them, blanch them in boiling water, then rinse with cold water, and cut them into 3cm-long pieces. Arrange the celery pieces evenly on a plate or bowl. Rinse the dried tofu with boiling water, slice it, and cut it into thin strips. Arrange the tofu strips on top of the celery pieces. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, and sesame oil to a mixture, and mix well. Pour the mixture over the celery and tofu, and mix well. Serve as a side dish or eat as desired.
[Efficacy] It can help treat early menstruation and excessive menstrual flow caused by blood heat.
