Diseases: Irregular Periods

Irregular menstruation refers to changes in any aspect of the menstrual cycle, menstrual flow, color, or consistency. Common manifestations include early menstruation, delayed menstruation, irregular menstrual cycles, heavy menstrual flow, and scant menstrual flow. Dietary recommendations vary depending on the specific symptoms. Those with qi and blood deficiency may consume meat, eggs, dairy products, seafood, as well as warming and tonifying foods such as red dates, brown sugar, and longan flesh. Avoid raw, cold, and cooling foods. Those with qi and blood stagnation may consume rose petals, hybrid tea roses, trumpet vine flowers, fennel, Sichuan pepper, alcohol, vinegar, green tangerine peel, dried tangerine peel, peach kernels, safflower, cuttlefish, and oysters—all of which help regulate qi and invigorate blood circulation. Avoid overly rich and greasy foods. Those with blood heat should choose foods that clear heat and cool the blood, such as horseweed, purslane, celery, fresh lotus root, daylily buds, and white grass root. Avoid spicy and heat-inducing foods. Those with blood cold may choose ingredients that warm the meridians and dispel cold, such as fresh ginger, dried ginger, brown sugar, mugwort, and fennel. Avoid raw, cold, and cooling foods. For those with liver qi stagnation, it is advisable to choose foods such as green tangerine peel, aged tangerine peel, kumquat, green plum blossoms, Buddha’s hand, radish, radish seeds, citron peel, and sword beans. Exercise caution when consuming tonic foods.

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