What if the long-awaited vacation fell on critical days? Do you really have to say goodbye to the sea and spend your vacation on land? Gynecologists give certain recommendations for the period of menstruation, following which you can swim and use your vacation to the fullest.
Is it possible to bathe on critical days?
Bathing and menstruation
During menstruation, swimming is undesirable for a very specific reason - these days the cervix is in a slightly ajar state. For this reason, it is more vulnerable to infection by various microbes that can enter the vagina from the water and follow the cervix into the uterus itself.
Also, during critical days, women's immunity is slightly weakened, which increases the risk of unhindered entry of bacteria into the internal genital organs.
A tampon is not ideal when bathing, as it absorbs water, causing bacteria to multiply even more actively. Therefore, if you do not change the hygiene product more often than usual or immediately after bathing, you can get a lot of rather unpleasant diseases.
If you still really want to swim, strengthen your immune system with fruits, vegetables and other nutrients, and also try to take water procedures only on days when the discharge is less plentiful (for example, towards the end of menstruation).
Bath and critical days
Some women often wonder: is it possible to take a bath during menstruation? Gynecologists do not recommend practicing such an activity, since high temperatures dilate blood vessels and lead to more intense bleeding from the uterus. If you can not do without the usual bath, try not to make the water very hot, but not cool, otherwise hypothermia and inflammation cannot be avoided.
To minimize the risk of infection when bathing in the bath, add a decoction of chamomile to the water, which will disinfect it.
You can also take a bath, provided that the time spent in it is reduced to twenty minutes. However, a flowing shower during menstruation will be the best way out - it will wash away all the pathogens in the menstrual blood and will not introduce a new dangerous microflora into the vagina.
Bathing during menstruation in reservoirs
On critical days, swimming in the following reservoirs is strictly contraindicated, since they are closed:
- lakes
- ponds
They accumulate many different pathogenic bacteria that attack the weakened body as aggressively as possible, multiplying in stagnant dirty water and easily getting into the unprotected genitals.
Remember that microbes develop in the warm water of the reservoir, so try to avoid lakes located in direct sunlight.
The best solution would be to swim in a river or other flowing reservoir, where the water is constantly cleaned by undercurrents and practically does not stagnate.
Swimming in the pool
A visit to the pool is, in principle, safer for a woman with menstruation, however, there are some nuances here. Despite the fact that the water in the pools is chlorinated and changed, there is still a chance of catching an infection from a person with an unhealthy microflora. It would be best to wait a few days until the end of the critical days, and then swim as much as your heart desires. The same rule applies in the presence of open skin lesions (pronounced dermatitis, boil and others).
If the desire to visit the pool becomes irresistible, try to protect your body to the maximum. Gaskets, of course, will not suit you, they will simply get wet. Use a trusted brand of tampons, they will last for some time, absorbing moisture and not causing any discomfort.
Menstruation and sauna
Fans of frequent visits to the sauna for health and relaxation purposes should be careful on critical days. Doctors do not recommend steaming during menstruation, because the body in the steam room is severely dehydrated, as a result of which restoring a normal fluid balance is not as easy as it seems at first glance. However, the main contraindication to visiting a bath or sauna is still the likelihood of severe bleeding caused by high temperatures. It can be life-threatening and can only be stopped under medical conditions.
If it is not possible to refuse to visit the bathhouse, be sure to pour boiling water over all the places you will sit on. This will help kill bacteria and keep you safe from infection.
Some girls often resort to ways to help delay the onset of menstruation. For example, the use of birth control pills or a large number of lemons can help to shift the menstrual cycle for a while, which is necessary, say, to go to the sauna.
However, gynecologists and gastroenterologists are categorically against such radical methods. Lemons can seriously harm the delicate stomach lining, and birth control pills have many side effects, and may also contain hormones, which can also lead to hormonal disorders in the body and provoke the development of serious diseases.
