Can girls drink detoxifying bowel cleansing tea during menstruation?

The answer is that it is not recommended in most cases. Girls who do not have severe constipation problems are best to avoid such products completely during menstruation.

I didn't take the cold seriously before. On the third day after I came to visit my aunt, I had eaten too much heavy takeaway food in the past few days to save my stomach. I wanted to clear my bowels, so I drank a small bag of the Internet celebrity intestinal cleansing tea that I often drink. I thought it would be fine because it features "mild herbs", but it turned out that I ran to the toilet four times in one afternoon, my lower abdomen was throbbing and painful, and the hot water bottle was used all night to warm up. My menstrual flow was nearly one-third more than usual, and it took two more days to get clean. Later, I went to see a Chinese medicine doctor and the doctor scolded me, saying that I couldn't distinguish the severity and was messing around.

The core ingredients of most of the quick-acting detoxification and intestinal cleansing teas on the market are senna leaves, cassia seeds, aloe vera, and lotus leaves, which are cold and stimulating purgative ingredients. To put it bluntly, many so-called "detoxification" are not conditioning at all, but rely on stimulating rapid intestinal peristalsis to force you to defecate. It is no different from pouring ice water on a sensitive intestine. During menstruation, the pelvic cavity is already in a state of congestion, and the intestines and uterus are close to each other. When the intestines are over-stimulated, it can easily lead to abnormal contraction of the uterus. In mild cases, it may aggravate dysmenorrhea and make the legs weak. In severe cases, it may lead to a surge in menstrual volume and menstrual disorders. It is really not worth the gain.

Of course, this does not mean that this type of tea is completely untouchable during menstruation. I also have friends with damp and hot constitutions who are prone to getting angry and constipated. During menstruation, it is even more congested and makes it difficult to sit still. Even dysmenorrhea is overshadowed by the pain and swelling of constipation. That time, she went to a regular Chinese medicine doctor to diagnose her syndrome, and the doctor prescribed it. There is a mild intestine-cleansing formula with a small amount of hemp seeds, tangerine peel, and honey. After drinking it once, the bowel movements were relieved and the dysmenorrhea did not worsen. However, these are customized for individual constitutions and are completely different from the mass-produced intestine-cleansing teas sold on the market that focus on "quick defecation."

If you really feel uncomfortable with constipation during menstruation, it is better to drink more warm honey water, eat two steamed soft prunes, and gently rub your belly button clockwise for two minutes. It is much safer than drinking those intestinal cleansing teas with unknown ingredients. Don’t put yourself through more trouble just to have a bowel movement.