What does it mean when a girl has a cold uterus?

The symptom of cold uterus in girls is quite common in our life. The main manifestation is the coldness of the uterus, which can lead to delayed menstruation and irregular menstruation and other symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends should know how to deal with cold uterus. Uterine cold is mainly caused by diseases such as kidney yang deficiency or vaginitis. It is recommended that everyone should understand the dietary treatment methods and symptoms of uterine cold.

What is uterine cold

Uterine cold, also known as "cold uterus", refers to a series of symptoms caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and lack of warmth in the uterus. Uterine cold is the name of a disease under the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and cannot correspond to specific symptoms in Western medicine. However, some common acute and chronic gynecological inflammations in Western clinical medicine (such as vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, adnexitis, etc.) can be treated with the theory of uterine cold, and good results have been achieved in clinical practice.

There are many causes of uterine cold. Some people are born with a cold constitution. For example, if their parents are older when they give birth to their children and their body lacks yang energy, their children often have a "cold constitution." Acquired factors include living in a cold environment, a preference for cold food, overwork or irritability leading to damage to Yang Qi, etc.

Symptoms of uterine cold

The symptoms of uterine cold are varied, including delayed menstrual cycle, scanty and dark menstrual flow, blood clots, or even amenorrhea; cold pain in the lower abdomen before or during menstruation, which is relieved after hot compress; and clear and profuse leucorrhea. Severe uterine cold can cause infertility.

1. Gain weight. People with cold uterus are often overweight and have symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, scanty menstruation, and anovulation. When the uterus lacks heat, the body will begin to store fat in order to maintain its own physiological functions. The colder the uterus, the more fat is stored, causing weight gain.

2. Abnormal menstruation. The menstrual period is sometimes delayed, the color is light and the amount is small. There is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen before menstruation, and there is increased vaginal discharge, lower back pain or pain, and swelling and pain in the breasts. A few people have nausea and vomiting reactions. There is abdominal pain during menstruation, a cold lower abdomen, and dark menstrual color with blood clots, which is often accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

3. Weak constitution. Poor spirit, usually back pain and weak legs, frequent urination, scanty menstruation, decreased libido, pale tongue with white coating, and deep pulse. If the true yang is insufficient, the waist will feel sore as if it is broken, the face will be dull, the lower abdomen and limbs will feel cold, the feet will be cold and weak, the mouth will have a tasteless taste, the person will like spicy and dry food, there will be frequent urination or incontinence, the tongue will be pale, the tongue coating will be greasy and slippery white, and the pulse will be deep and weak.

What to eat for cold uterus

1. Black chicken cooked with motherwort: mainly used to treat infertility caused by uterine cold.

Ingredients: 1 black-bone chicken, 500g of motherwort (divided into 4 portions, soaked in wine, vinegar, ginger juice, and Chuanxiong juice and fried until dry), 120g of angelica, 60g of dipsacus, and 18g of ginger.

Preparation method: Put the prepared motherwort into the chicken's chest, cook it with clear soup, and eat it with the chicken or with wine. Roast the chicken bones and medicinal residues and grind them into powder. Add angelica, knotweed and ginger into powder, and make pills with refined honey.

Usage: Take 1 pill each morning, noon and evening.

2. Safflower Warming Uterus Egg: Mainly used to treat infertility caused by Qi deficiency and blood stasis.

Ingredients: 1 egg, 1.5g saffron.

Method: Make a crack in an egg, add saffron, stir well and steam until cooked.

Usage: Start taking it on the second day of menstruation, take 1 pill a day, take 9 pills in a row, and continue taking it for 3-4 menstrual cycles.

3. Angelica and Polygala wine: suitable for women with irregular menstruation or insufficient qi and blood.

Ingredients: 150g each of whole angelica and polygala, 1500g of sweet wine.

Preparation method: Seal the angelica and polygala with gauze, soak them in wine, and seal them. It can be opened after 7 days, and the residue can be removed and set aside.

Usage: Drink warm every night, drink as much as you want, without interruption. When the wine is used up, it shall be remade according to the law.