Due to changes in human body metabolism during menopause, the body is prone to various abnormal symptoms, so it needs timely conditioning and recovery. So how to treat menopausal night sweats? What are the home remedies for menopausal night sweats? There are many ways to treat menopausal night sweats. Let’s learn more about the solutions to menopausal night sweats and what to pay attention to.
1. What to do about menopausal night sweats
1. Estrogen replacement therapy
Menopausal night sweats are the most common and troublesome problem for women during menopause, especially at night. Insomnia caused by night sweats brings great harm to menopausal women's body and mind. The current common method to solve this problem is estrogen replacement therapy.
According to a paper published by the "Insomnia Research Center" in Ohio, USA, at the American Menopausal Medical Association, women who supplement estrogen can significantly reduce night sweats and insomnia symptoms in menopausal women by as much as 40%. Therefore, when menopausal women encounter night sweats and insomnia, they should not take medicine randomly. They should communicate with their doctor first and then decide what treatment method to take.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine conditioning
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menopausal night sweats in women are because after women enter menopause, their liver, kidneys, essence and blood will gradually become deficient, and the functions of the internal organs will decline, leading to the symptoms of night sweats. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cooked rehmannia glutinosa can nourish yin, replenish essence and replenish marrow; raw rehmannia glutinosa can clear away heat, nourish yin and promote fluid production; Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish yin and promote fluid production, moisten the lungs and clear the heart; Schisandra chinensis can astringe and stop sweating, nourish the kidneys and calm the heart, replenish qi and promote fluid production. The combination of the four medicines can nourish the heart and kidneys, nourish yin, clear away heat, and suppress sweat. Drinking 20 grams of cooked rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of raw rehmannia glutinosa, 12 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, and 6 grams of Schisandra chinensis in water once a day can effectively relieve the symptoms of menopausal night sweats.
3. Physical activity method
What to do if women experience night sweats during menopause? It may be due to lack of exercise. Menopausal women who lack physical exercise are more likely to experience night sweats than those who exercise regularly. Physical exercise can not only enhance the resistance of menopausal women and prevent night sweats, but also play a positive role in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It should also be noted that physical exercise should be carried out at sunrise or sunset when the temperature is low, and be sure not to overexercise and cause a lot of sweating.
4. Dietary therapy methods
(1) Lily steamed duck: Take 300 grams of fresh lilies, 1 female duck (about 1500 grams), appropriate amounts of rice wine and refined salt. Slaughter the female duck, remove the feathers and internal organs, and wash it. Wash the lily and put it into the mother duck, pour 2 spoons of rice wine on it, sprinkle with 1 spoon of refined salt, then bend the duck head and place it in the duck's belly. Tie the duck body with white thread and steam over high heat and water until the duck meat is crispy and tender. It can be taken on an empty stomach before meals, 1 small bowl each time, 2 times a day. The lily in this recipe has the effects of moistening dryness, clearing heat, nourishing yin and replenishing blood, while the duck meat has the effects of clearing away the heart, calming the nerves and diuresis.
(2) Lily lotus root drink: Take 1000 grams of fresh lily, 500 grams of lotus root powder, and appropriate amount of sugar. Wash the lily, dry it in the sun or oven, grind it into powder, and put it into a sealed bottle for later use. Take 1 spoon each of lily powder and lotus root powder, mix it with 2 to 3 spoons of cold water to make a thin gravy, then brew it with 300 ml of boiling water, and add an appropriate amount of sugar. It can be taken 2 times a day for 1 month. The lily in this recipe has the effects of moistening dryness and clearing away heat, while the lotus root has the effects of promoting body fluids and tonifying the spleen.
(3) Take or apply fresh royal jelly: Women entering the premenopausal period should take about 10 grams of royal jelly every day to supplement estrogen. When treating menopausal syndrome abroad, royal jelly is applied to the thighs. On the inside, the flushing and heat gradually disappeared after a course of treatment.
(4) Homemade drinks to supplement estrogen: You can ensure a cup of concentrated and quick-acting drinks every day. If the situation is serious, you can use angelica decoction in water, about 10 grams a day, drink it like tea, which can significantly change the decrease in estrogen. bring about symptoms. Angelica sinensis has always been the "holy" medicine used by traditional Chinese medicine to treat various gynecological diseases.
(5) Bird's nest stewed with white fungus: Take 6 grams of bird's nest, 9 grams of white fungus, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Soak the bird's nest and white fungus separately in warm water, wash them thoroughly, then put them into a large bowl, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, simmer them in water and then consume them.
It can be taken once in the morning and once in the evening for 10 to 15 days. The bird's nest in this recipe has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, and moisturizing dryness, while the white fungus has the effects of replenishing qi and tonifying the body.
Sweating during menopause is actually easy to deal with. Generally speaking, women whose ovarian function declines too quickly can be given estrogen supplementation therapy, or women with prominent mental and psychological problems and emotional instability can be given psychological treatment. , are all good remedies to treat this phenomenon.
2. Home remedies for menopausal night sweats
Recipe 1
Prescription: 50 grams of floating wheat, 50 grams of brown sugar, and 3 dried jujubes.
Preparation method: Put floating wheat and dried jujube into a pot, add 3 large bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for 25 minutes, then add brown sugar and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the pan.
Usage: Divide the soup into two portions, take one portion in the morning and evening for about 3 months.
Efficacy: This prescription has a good effect on the symptoms of sweating in women during menopause.
Recipe 2
Ingredients: 1 hen (weighing about 1000-1500 grams), 15 grams of astragalus, and 100 grams of japonica rice.
Method: First remove the feathers and internal organs of the hen, clean it, and deep-fry it into chicken juice; take 15 grams of astragalus and boil it twice in water to get the juice, add an appropriate amount of chicken soup and 100 grams of ground rice*** Cook into porridge.
Usage: Take warm in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: Replenishing qi and blood, replenishing the essence, replenishing qi and raising yang, strengthening the surface and stopping sweating. It has certain effects on menopausal sweating symptoms. (Reference website: 39 Health Network)
3. Maintenance methods during menopause
1. Maintain healthy living habits
First of all, your daily life must be regular. Go to bed and get up on time, ensure 8 hours of sleep a day, and participate in labor and exercise appropriately after work. Morning exercise is worth advocating. It only takes half an hour to an hour. It can be used to play ball, dance or do Tai Chi. You can do it according to your own interests and persevere. Such living habits can help reduce the symptoms of menopause.
2. Diet conditioning
During menopause, you can exercise more and eat less to stay away from obesity. Some obese people can start to lose weight slowly. You should pay special attention to your diet at this time. Do not eat spicy or fried foods. These foods are not nutritious and are not good for your health. Therefore, the diet during menopause must be nutritionally balanced and diverse, so that the diet is good for the body and meets the body's daily needs.
Experts point out that women’s bodies undergo greater changes in different physiological stages. It is necessary to learn more about the various physical changes that occur during menopause, prevent the occurrence of physical diseases as early as possible, and learn the corresponding maintenance methods. Let yourself or those around you have a relaxed and happy menopause.
3. Learn to identify yourself
Be relaxed and happy in daily life, understand that menopause is a necessary stage in life, understand the various symptoms that will appear during menopause, and enter menopause after being mentally prepared. In the future, women should look at the various physical and psychological changes encountered during menopause with a calm attitude and a normal mind, and recognize that they have changed themselves. In this way, they can make psychological adjustments in time, alleviate psychological symptoms, and get through it safely. Even if there is a lot of discomfort, it can be solved with correct guidance without causing psychological pressure.
4. Try to vent yourself
Many female friends will always have ups and downs in their emotions in life and work, and they will vent their emotions in some way. Facts have proven that people who are good at venting tend to be healthy, while people who are not good at venting tend to cause physical damage to themselves. Women entering menopause have poor mental stability and high emotional fluctuations, so it is particularly important to learn to vent themselves. It is recommended to talk and communicate with others more, turn conflicts into friendship, and learn to control anger and think from others' perspective. In real life and work, you still need to have a little bit of Ah Q's spirit, but you have to regulate your emotions well, and keep a certain balance. Don't be too depressed, don't get too out of control, and maintain a stable mentality.