A woman is blessed to bleed as we have said this but there are so many questions we cannot ask openly and there are so many things to talk about so “Let’s make period talk normal.” There is a myth that the menstrual cycle has to be of 28 days and if it is not 28 days then it is considered an irregular menstrual cycle. Before knowing about irregular periods and how to overcome them, we should know what regular or normal period is.
LET’S FIRST TALK ABOUT NORMAL OR REGULAR PERIOD
It is ideal that the menstrual cycle lasts 28 days but it varies depending on the individual. The normal or regular periods is
The main symptom of irregular menstruation is when the cycle is longer than 35 days, or if it varies in length. If there are changes in blood flow, or if clots appear that are more than 2.5 centimeters in diameter, this is considered an irregular period.
HOW MENSTRUAL CYCLE WORKS
The menstrual cycle is divided into two-phase.
The time between the first day of the period to ovulation. During this stage, the ovaries produce follicles, which then house the eggs. This stimulates the thickening of the uterus’s lining.
The time between after ovulation is when your ovaries release an egg and before your period starts. During this time, the lining of the uterus normally gets thicker to prepare for a possible pregnancy.
The first phase of the cycle is variable in time and the second phase of the cycle is constant which takes 14 days to complete. So the length of the cycle is depending upon the first phase.
REASONS BEHIND IRREGULAR PERIODS
The normal reasons for irregular periods are:
The other reasons are:
CURE FOR IRREGULAR PERIODS
If there is severe pain during or between periods, have unusually heavy bleeding or passing large clots, high fever, a period lasting more than seven days, bleeding between periods, feeling of dizziness, nausea or vomiting during your period, in any of these cases consult a gynecologist.
What you eat, when you eat, and how much you eat have an effect on your body and of course on a woman’s menstrual cycle too. Diet should be healthy with full of seasonal food, fruits, green vegetables, and food should be freshly cooked. Try to avoid junk food or packaged food. The use of spices like ginger and cinnamon is very effective. Turmeric milk is also helpful. Having Pineapple is also very effective.
Physical and psychological stress greatly affects the menstrual cycle. Avoid doing heavy-weight exercises or extreme-level exercises. Mental stress also plays a huge part in the irregular menstrual cycle. To calm down the stress go for walk, meditate or listen to music or deal with the root cause of the stress rather than stressing up all the time.
Your sleep time, the duration of your sleep, how sound you sleep, all these factors play an important part and directly affect your body. So manage your sleep schedule and the use of lavender essential oil makes you calm and helps you to sleep soundly.
Yoga is proved to be very beneficial and useful for irregular menstrual cycles. Yoga offers relief from stress, relaxing the body, calming the mind and activating reproductive operations in women. There is some asana like matsyasana (fish pose), dhanurasana (bow pose), adho mukha svanasana (downward facing dog pose), malasana (garland pose), and ustrasana (camel pose) help effectively.
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