Can women during menstruation drink detoxifying colon cleansing tea?

In most cases, it is not recommended that you drink commercially available detoxifying colon cleansing tea during menstruation.

I went through this trap myself last year. I drank Internet celebrity bowel cleansing tea for more than half a month to relieve constipation. My aunt couldn't help but make a cup of it as usual on the first day she came here. In the afternoon, she was so painful that she huddled up at her workstation in a cold sweat. She ran to the toilet three times in a row. The menstrual period that was supposed to be clean in five days was delayed for eight days. Finally, I drank brown sugar ginger tea for three days and applied a hot water bag on my stomach for a week before it completely recovered.

Later, I specifically asked my acquaintances in traditional Chinese medicine, and I learned that most of the intestinal cleansing teas sold on the market contain laxative ingredients such as senna, rhubarb, and cassia seeds in order to achieve quick results. During menstruation, the pelvic cavity is already in a state of congestion, and the gastrointestinal mucosa is thicker than usual. It is much more sensitive. The introduction of these cold ingredients can easily stimulate abnormal gastrointestinal peristalsis. Diarrhea is mild, but severe cases can also stimulate abnormal uterine contractions. Menstrual blood stasis cannot be drained cleanly. Either dysmenorrhea becomes worse or the menstrual period is prolonged. It is common for it to drag on for seven or eight days.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone will definitely have problems if they touch it. Friends of traditional Chinese medicine also say that it cannot be killed with one stroke. If you are a person with a hot constitution, who often gets angry during menstruation to the point of oral ulcers, and has dry and hard stools that cannot be expelled after squatting in the toilet for half an hour, you can also drink mild bowel-cleansing tea under the guidance of a doctor, as long as you avoid those strong laxative ingredients. Last month, my best friend had this typical constitution of excess heat. During her last menstrual period, she was extremely constipated. The doctor prescribed a tea substitute that added radish seeds, a small amount of Polygonatum odoratum, and Ophiopogon japonicus. She was relieved after drinking it for two days, and she did not suffer from dysmenorrhea or menstrual disorders.

However, for most of us girls with ordinary physiques, there is actually no need to take this risk. If we really want to clear our intestines and relieve constipation, we can eat two more prunes, half a piece of dragon fruit, and drink two more cups of warm water. The effect is not necessarily worse than intestinal cleansing tea, and there are no side effects. It is much safer than buying unknown intestinal cleansing tea indiscriminately.