How can women effectively deal with uterine cold in winter?

　　Winter is cold, a lot female prone to appear Gong Han diseases, especially those related to reproductive organs—Uterus , but now that the uterine-warming patch has appeared, can it really keep the uterus warm? Let’s take a look at its efficacy.

　　Case: Xiaoyue recently found that her hands and feet were often cold. She found that her symptoms were very similar to the common female disease "uterine cold", which was related to the cold weather causing uterine cold. Xiaoyue saw on Weibo that many people recommended something called "warm palace patch", which was said to be applied to the underwear around the belly button. It could warm the uterus, protect the ovaries, and prevent cold evil outside the body from invading, thus achieving the effect of treating uterine cold. Xiaoyue was moved, so she bought some palace-warming patches online, planning to give them a try. When I first started using it, the effect was really good. I felt warm in my belly. Dysmenorrhea My symptoms have also been relieved, but if I forget to use it one day, I will feel cold in my belly again. However, can palace-warming patches really cure uterine cold?

　　What is palace cold

　　The so-called uterine cold refers to the symptoms of lower abdominal distension and pain caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and loss of warmth in the uterus, which will be relieved by heat, excessive leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, etc. Menstrual disorders , deep and tight pulse, thin white tongue coating and excessive fluid content are the main symptoms. Gong Han is a disease name under the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It cannot be confused with the specific disease name of Western medicine. However, Western medicine clinical Some common ones Gynecology Acute and chronic inflammation (such as: Vaginitis、Cervicitis , endometritis, adnexitis, etc.) can be treated with syndrome differentiation of uterine cold, and have also achieved good clinical results.

　　What are the symptoms of uterine cold?

　　Gonghan, as the name suggests, means coldness in the uterus. All diseases originate from cold, and uterine cold occurs in gynecological diseases and gynecological diseases. infertility Accounting for more than half of them, the typical symptoms are as follows:

　　1. Gaining weight: Another symptom of patients with uterine cold is gaining weight all over the body, accompanied by symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue, insomnia and dreaminess, oligomenorrhea, and anovulation. The uterus has insufficient heat. In order to maintain its own physiological functions, fat acts as a "uterine protector." The colder the uterus, the more the body needs to store fat, thus causing weight gain.

　　2. Abnormal menstruation: a feeling of bloating in the lower abdomen before menstruation, increased leucorrhea, soreness or pain in the waist, swollen and painful breasts, etc. A few have nausea and vomiting reactions; abdominal pain during menstruation, coldness in the lower abdomen, dark menstruation with blood clots, and some women have unbearable dysmenorrhea.

　　3. Pain in the lower abdomen due to cold, sometimes irregular menstruation, light color but less quantity, poor energy, usually soreness in the waist and weak legs, frequent urination, scanty menstruation, loss of sexual desire, pale tongue with white coating, and heavy pulse. Those with insufficient true yang will have a sore waist, a sallow complexion, a feeling that the lower abdomen is not warm, the limbs are not warm, the main feet are cold and weak, the mouth is tasteless, the person likes spicy and dry food, slightly irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, frequent urination or incontinence, a pale tongue, white greasy and slippery coating, and a weak pulse.

　　The uterine warm patch is like a hot water bottle and can only partially improve uterine coldness.

　　Many women feel warm and comfortable after applying the uterine-warming patch. Does this mean that the uterine-warming patch is really effective? Can the uterine-warming patch really warm the uterus? A gynecologist explained: "Due to factors such as mental stress, work stress, reduced exercise, irregular diet and sleep, urban women have more deficient constitutions. People with deficient syndrome are often afraid of cold and prefer warmth. Especially in the cold winter, not only the uterine-warming patch, but also an ordinary hot water bottle will feel very comfortable when placed on the lower abdomen. ”However, in clinical practice, doctors also use Nuanong Patch as an auxiliary treatment for patients with cold and pain in the lower abdomen. But in any case, the uterine warmer patch will generate heat and have a positive effect on improving the blood circulation of the pelvic cavity.

　　However, we should not be too superstitious about the efficacy of Nuan Gong Tie. Real patients with uterine cold still need to go to the hospital for medical treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine doctors will differentiate the symptoms through the four diagnosis and eight principles of observation, smell, inquiry, and palpation, and prescribe prescriptions and medicines. Only through overall conditioning (such as decoctions, Chinese patent medicines) combined with local treatment (drug hot compresses such as Nuan Gong Tie, Shuangba ointment, etc.; physical therapy methods such as microwaves or infrared lamps, etc.) can we achieve better results.

　　Women with uterine cold should exercise more and eat less raw and cold food

　　In addition to the innate physical endowment, the causes of uterine cold are also related to acquired factors, such as pelvic infection caused by multiple abortions, postpartum (including normal delivery or miscarriage such as artificial abortion, medical abortion) or postmenstruation, fatigue or wind-cold, excessive or unclean sex, excessive raw and cold food in the diet, damage the body's yang, leading to kidney yang deficiency, or affect the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen and kidney yang deficiency, etc. If women can pay attention to these aspects, sometimes it is more effective than a dose of good medicine to prevent the formation of kidney yang deficiency or spleen and kidney yang deficiency (the so-called palace cold). In addition to bringing a lot of physical discomfort to women, uterine cold may also lead to female infertility and cause psychological, family, ethical and other social problems for unmarried and childless women.

　　For women who already have uterine cold problems, in addition to receiving treatment from doctors, they should also pay attention to strengthening exercise in life (non-menstrual period). You can choose some flexible exercises suitable for female friends, such as Tai Chi, hula hoop, yoga, jogging, etc.; more Eat some high-protein foods that are easy to absorb, such as fish, chicken, etc.; eat less raw and cold foods. In autumn and winter, you can also use warm medicinal materials, such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus root, Morinda officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides, etc. to make soup or make ointment to improve your physical condition.

　　Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating uterine cold

　　1. Safflower Warm Palace Egg: Take 1 egg, make a hole, add 1.5 grams of safflower, mix well and steam until cooked. Start taking it on the second day of menstruation, one pill a day for 9 days, and then wait for the next day of menstruation to start taking it again. Continue taking it for 3 to 4 menstrual cycles, which can disperse congestion and warm the uterus.

　　2. Bird's nest porridge: Bird's nest is nourishing and soothing. It can gently recuperate the body. Sister Feng in "A Dream of Red Mansions" did not know how to take care of herself when she was young. She was weak after a miscarriage, so she slowly recuperated her body with bird's nest porridge and a light diet. We can add more ingredients, soak the bird's nest in water, wash and drain, put it into a stew pot together with lily and pear (with skin), cover the pot and simmer for 45 minutes, add honey when eating.

　　3. Red ginger tea: Take 50 grams of brown sugar (can be increased or decreased according to personal taste), 4 slices of peeled ginger, and simmer over low heat for four to five minutes. Keep drinking it for a few days when your period comes. I usually drink it about once a week. If you persist for a long time, the symptoms of uterine cold will be alleviated.

　　4. Strengthen exercise and increase blood circulation. You can use astragalus, jujube, or angelica soaked in water to drink or decoction to replenish qi and regulate blood, so that qi and blood are both abundant. This is also an effective way to expel palace cold.