More and more melasma?
No matter how little you eat, your body still gains weight?
Every time your period comes, the pain is unbearable?
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Actually, these are often caused by "uterine cold"!!!
What is uterine cold? Uterine cold, or "cold uterus," refers to a condition in women caused by insufficient kidney yang, where the uterus fails to receive proper warmth. This can lead to symptoms like a heavy sensation in the lower abdomen, pain, excessive vaginal discharge, and painful periods. Uterine cold isn't just a single symptom; it encompasses various issues with the female reproductive system, including the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
Symptoms of uterine cold include cold hands and feet, a cold lower abdomen and buttocks, blood clots during menstruation, abdominal or lower back pain during periods, and in severe cases, migraines.
A love for cold drinks, wearing tank tops and crop tops, lack of regular exercise, and always being near air conditioning in the summer... all of these can lead to uterine cold in women. There are too many causes of uterine cold, so women should always be vigilant in preventing it!
Dangers of Uterine Cold
1. Dysmenorrhea: This can be passed on to children. The rates of dysmenorrhea in girls and pediatric hernia in boys are 30% higher.
2. Pelvic effusion (a common issue during procedures like tubal patency tests or hysterosalpingography): It is the leading cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, and salpingitis.
3. Various types of inflammation (a damp and dark environment breeds bacteria).
4. Ectopic pregnancy (A cold house is no place for a baby to grow!).
5. Infertility (Cold soil cannot sprout seeds!).
6. Premature aging of the uterus and ovaries (Dampness and cold cause slow circulation of qi and blood, leading to insufficient nutrients for the uterus and ovaries).
7. Loss of libido.
8. Amenorrhea (absence of menstruation).
9. Excessive vaginal discharge.
The connection between hyperplasia of the breast and uterine cold
Women with uterine cold often suffer from varying degrees of breast diseases, with hyperplasia of the breast being the most typical. The meridians that pass through the breast also pass through the reproductive area. When the reproductive area is cold and blocked, the breast meridians also become obstructed, causing toxins to accumulate in the breasts and blood vessels, leading to breast disease! This is similar to how a woman with uterine fibroids often also has fibroadenoma of the breast.
Do you have breast tenderness, which is especially painful before your period and eases after? Are there lumps in your breasts? Is there nipple discharge? These are all typical signs of breast hyperplasia. Breast hyperplasia is very common, so many women don't take it seriously, thinking it's just some premenstrual breast pain that will go away. What they don't realize is that the vast majority of breast cancers develop from malignant changes in breast hyperplasia. As an early stage of breast cancer, the rate of malignant transformation in hyperplasia is relatively high! Having breast hyperplasia is not scary. As long as you pay attention to self-care, it is entirely possible to reduce or prevent the occurrence of breast cancer.
Diagnosis of Uterine Cold
Noticeable blue veins on the chest, legs, and abdomen.
A darker color around the mouth.
Acne scars or moles on the philtrum (area above the upper lip) may indicate fibroids or cysts.
Pimples around the mouth are a warning sign for uterine cold and gynecological inflammation.
Physical Examination for Uterine Cold
Often accompanied by breast hyperplasia.
Grainy nodules in the groin area on the inner thighs.
A cold abdomen, buttocks, hands, and feet.
Noticeable protrusions in the pubic hair area.
"Nine out of ten women have uterine cold," which shows it is a common ailment for women. "Uterine cold" is a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine referring to a state where the uterus and its related functions are in a low-energy state due to insufficient yang qi in the body. If the uterus is warm, the body's qi and blood circulate smoothly, and menstruation occurs on a regular cycle. If the uterus is affected by cold pathogen, the blood qi will congeal upon encountering cold, which can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis, vaginitis, etc., or their recurrence.
Key Points for Regulation
1. Do not bargain when it comes to your health. For example, don't ask if you can skip the ginger and brown sugar water if you've already soaked your feet. Your health is your own. Each practice has its reason, so doing them all will naturally yield better results!
2. Don't be inconsistent! Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on treating the root cause. The effects are manifested from the inside out. It's normal if you don't feel the effects right away, even after ten days or half a month. Since you've started, please persist. Doing something is better than doing nothing!
3. Don't slack off! It's a woman's nature to love good food! However, it's best to eat less of cold foods like ice cream and watermelon!
During the regulation process, uterine cold with symptoms of low menstrual flow, blood clots, and dark color should be taken seriously. Women with these conditions have a 30% higher chance of developing uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts than other women. Furthermore, their daughters are likely to inherit dysmenorrhea, and their sons have an increased risk of pediatric hernia.
1. Daily Nourishment: Goji berries, walnuts, longan flesh, red dates, mulberries, Angelica sinensis, Spatholobus suberectus, ginger, and chicken or lamb for stewing. The broth has the effect of warming the kidneys, supporting yang, nourishing essence, and enriching blood. Eat more qi-warming and body-nourishing foods such as walnuts, dates, and peanuts to make up for congenital deficiencies with acquired high energy. Don't worry about getting "heaty" (a concept in TCM); a uterine cold constitution lacks "fire qi" and is unlikely to show symptoms of excessive heat.
Brown Sugar Walnut Pie
2. Daily Exercise: "Movement generates yang." People with a "cold" constitution especially need to improve their condition through exercise. Brisk walking is the simplest method. Walking, especially on a cobblestone path, can stimulate the meridians and acupoints on the soles of the feet, helping to unblock the meridians, regulate qi and blood, improve blood circulation, and warm the entire body.
3. It is recommended to start drinking Si Wu Tang (Four-Substance Decoction) from the first day of your period. [Ingredients] Rehmannia root (processed), Angelica sinensis, White Peony root, and Chuanxiong (Lovage root). Si Wu Tang has the effect of nourishing blood and regulating blood circulation, and is commonly used for low menstrual flow, uterine cold, and recurrent gynecological diseases.
(#How to make Si Wu Tang# Use 15 grams of each herb, boil with four bowls of water until it reduces to one bowl. Take it half an hour after breakfast. Four times a month, starting from the first day after your period ends. If the last few days of your period are brown, start taking it on the day the brown discharge begins.)
4. During menstruation, it is recommended to soak your feet in water boiled with ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and mugwort (this water can also treat hemorrhoids; soak a towel in the water and apply it as a hot compress for 15 minutes twice a day, and it can be cured in half a month). Drink a cup of ginger and brown sugar water on an empty stomach every morning to warm the uterus and nourish the blood.
5. It is best to use sanitary pads with a warming effect for the uterus.
6. Every day, bind moxa therapy wraps to your lower abdomen or the area connecting your buttocks and waist. Apply to both areas for 30 minutes each per day. After one month of continuous use, you can直观ly (intuitively) see that the blood clots become smaller and their color lighter. It is best to use moxa rolls made of white moxa that is at least five years old.
(#But remember#
① Do not bathe for 8 hours after moxibustion, and do not perform moxibustion for 30 minutes after a bath!
② Do not perform moxibustion when you are overly full, overly hungry, or overly tired!
③ Do not perform moxibustion during your period or if you are pregnant!
④ After every bath and hair wash, be sure to use a hair dryer on high heat to blow dry your navel, the back of your head, and the soles of your feet until you feel warm all over before stopping.)
7. Tea Nourishment: Red ginger tea. Take 50 grams of brown sugar and 4 slices of peeled ginger. Simmer over low heat for 4-5 minutes. Drink it consistently for a few days when your period comes. Drink it about once a week normally. With long-term persistence, symptoms of uterine cold will lessen. You can also use Astragalus, red dates, or Angelica sinensis to make tea or a decoction to replenish qi and regulate blood, achieving a balance of both qi and blood, which is also an effective way to dispel uterine cold.
8. Herbal Foot Soak: Soak your feet in water boiled with mugwort, cinnamon, and Sichuan peppercorns. This has the effect of warming the kidneys to dispel cold and warming the meridians to unblock collaterals.
Daily Warming Uterus Recipes
1. Angelica and Polygala Wine: 150 grams of whole Angelica sinensis, 150 grams of Polygala tenuifolia, and 1500 grams of sweet rice wine. Finely chop the Angelica sinensis, mix it with the Polygala tenuifolia, place it in a white cloth bag, and put the bag in a clean container. Soak it with the wine and seal. It can be opened after 7 days, then strain and set aside the liquid. Drink it warm every night, as much as you like, without interruption. When the wine is used up, make a new batch according to the same method. Its function is to invigorate blood, unblock the meridians, and harmonize qi and blood. It is suitable for women with irregular menstruation or insufficient qi and blood.
2. Imperial Palace Warming Uterus Soup: This food warms the original yang energy of the lower body and was often eaten as a medicinal meal by the imperial concubines of the Qing Dynasty every month. The ingredients are 0.5 grams of pilose antler powder, 1 cordyceps, 1 egg, and a pinch of salt. Steam them together in a steamer to make an egg custard. Long-term consumption can regulate the cold in the uterus and is more effective than taking medicine.
3. Exercise: Cycling is the best, or do sit-ups!