Is the fleshy substance discharged during menstruation a blood clot?

Many women often find that some fleshy things are excreted from their bodies during menstruation. Most of these fleshy things are dark black, which are common in blood vessels. Some blood clots are purple, dark black, red or light pink, which look scary. These are blood clots that have coagulated and fallen off in the endometrium. If there are many blood clots, it means that Qi and blood are not flowing well and need to be treated with Chinese medicine.

There are three main reasons for blood clots in menstrual blood:

1. Weak Qi and blood lead to poor downward movement

The body's Qi and blood are not vigorous and their downward flow is not smooth, which causes blood clots during menstruation and also results in less menstrual flow. If the menstrual blood is dark in color or contains clots, it means that the coldness in the body is too strong. If this happens, you should pay attention to keeping warm in your daily clothing and not wear too little just to keep up with the fashion. Secondly, it may also be due to drinking too many cold drinks, eating too much cold food, using too much air conditioning in the summer, and consuming too much cold food in the autumn, such as crabs, persimmons, etc.

2. Uterine diseases

If you experience occasional heavy menstrual bleeding, you should pay attention to whether it is irregular menstruation or miscarriage. If you often have excessive menstrual bleeding, you should suspect whether you have possible lesions such as uterine fibroids, endometrioma (adenomyosis), endometrial polyps or uterine enlargement, or even blood problems, such as whether you have taken anticoagulants.

3. Excessive menstrual flow

The presence of blood clots in menstrual blood may be related to the amount of bleeding and the rate of bleeding. If the bleeding is heavy and there is no time to rush out, it will coagulate into a blood clot and be discharged. When menstrual blood comes out, the endometrium will fall off, and there may also be some fragments. The blood clots are blood from the blood vessels that should supply the endometrium. Generally speaking, if you have blood clots during your period, it means that your menstrual flow is too heavy.

How to deal with blood clots during menstruation

If there are blood clots during menstruation, it is often due to the body's weak qi and blood and poor downward flow. Women with cold bodies are more likely to experience symptoms of blood clots during menstruation. So, how should women deal with it?

In this case, diet can be used for treatment. The food you eat during the first 3 days of your period until the end of your period should be warm. Women should pay attention to a balanced diet, eat high-protein, low-fat foods, and take in more vitamin C and vitamin E. This can not only promote smooth blood circulation in the pelvis, but also reduce the pain caused by congestion, and supplement rich calcium and magnesium, thereby relaxing the muscles. In addition, in winter, pay attention to keeping warm, prevent catching cold, avoid overwork, maintain a happy mood, and combine work and rest. Once you take good care of your body, the symptoms will disappear. It can also be treated with Chinese medicine. According to the symptoms and signs, the methods of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating qi and unblocking collaterals can be used, which will have better results, but this must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.