What causes afternoon hot flashes?

Afternoon hot flashes are a common symptom in menopausal women, which can make patients feel very uncomfortable. Female friends, if you experience menopausal afternoon hot flashes, you should promptly relieve your irritability, adjust your lifestyle, and you can also seek medical treatment.

1. What does afternoon hot flashes mean?

Fever in the afternoon every day is afternoon hot flashes, which are mostly caused by damp heat, gastrointestinal heat, and yin deficiency. If it is due to yin deficiency, there is usually slight fever from afternoon to night, accompanied by symptoms such as fever in the five parts of the body, night sweats, less coating and a thin red tongue.

2. What should I do if I have afternoon hot flashes during menopause?

1. Reduce stress

In today's fast-paced life environment, many women feel stressed, but controlling stress is not an easy task.

2. Change your lifestyle

Increasing exercise can be a great way to reduce menopausal hot flashes and can have a positive impact on other menopausal symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, decreased libido or elevated cholesterol levels.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

Chinese herbal medicines rich in phytoestrogens can be used to replace human estrogen.

4. Drug treatment

Mild sedatives, antihypertensive drugs or antidepressants can be used to treat menopausal hot flashes, but they must be diagnosed, guided and supervised by a professional doctor.

5. Folk remedies

(1) Wrap 10 grams of chrysanthemum in gauze, add 100 grams of fresh reed root and 50 grams of glutinous rice to cook porridge, and add rock sugar for taste.

(2) Take about 300 grams of white pears, cut into pieces, and add about 50 grams of mulberries. Boil the pears in water and add sugar before serving.

(3) Soak 50 grams of mung beans and 100 grams of coix seeds for half a day, then cook until the porridge is done. Add 15 grams of Adenophora Root and cook for another 10 minutes. Add sugar and drink the porridge.

(4) Take a teal, remove the internal organs, cut into pieces, and stew until half cooked. Wash and peel about 200 grams of water chestnuts, cut into pieces, and add them to the stew. Add seasoning as needed.

(5) It is recommended to cook some four-treasure porridge (lotus seeds, yam, coix seeds, and water chestnuts in a ratio of 1:1:1:1) to regulate the spleen and stomach.