Can I use cupping during my period?

Nowadays, many people like to do cupping. Cupping can effectively remove the cold in the body, thereby helping blood circulation and accelerating the flow of qi and blood. It can also dredge the body's meridians. It also has a good effect on reducing swelling and pain, dispelling cold and dampness, and has a good effect on some diseases. So, can cupping be done during menstruation?

First, can I use cupping during my period? You cannot use cupping during your period. Cupping has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If cupping is performed during menstruation, it can easily lead to endocrine disorders, because menstruation is caused by bleeding along the shedding of the mucous membrane in the uterus, and cupping may cause abnormal shedding of the endometrium, leading to symptoms such as prolonged menstruation, dysmenorrhea, congestion and blood clots during menstruation, and in severe cases, it may cause uterine diseases.

Second, cupping is okay before the menstrual period. Cupping can provide benign stimulation to the body's meridians, thereby unblocking qi and blood, causing blood vessels to dilate, and removing cold from the body, but it has no effect on the onset of menstruation. Cupping is mainly used to remove dampness and cold. Generally, the interval between cupping is 3 to 5 days, which mainly depends on the individual's physical condition. Women should not use cupping during menstruation. It is best to wait three days after the menstrual period is over before doing so. Also, pay attention to keeping warm and taking good care of yourself at all times.

Third, cupping therapy creates negative pressure inside the cup by exhausting air, allowing the edge of the cup to adhere tightly to the skin surface, pulling the nerves, muscles, blood vessels and subcutaneous glands, which can cause a series of neuroendocrine reactions, regulate vasodilation and contraction function and vascular permeability, thereby improving local blood circulation. The negative pressure of cupping causes local congestion and blood stasis quickly. The release of hemoglobin from red blood cells can bidirectionally regulate the functions of tissues and organs through the nervous system, while promoting the phagocytosis of white blood cells, increasing the skin's sensitivity and tolerance to external changes, and thus enhancing the body's immunity. Secondly, the strong suction of negative pressure can fully open the sweat pores, stimulate and strengthen the functions of sweat glands and sebaceous glands, and cause aging cells on the surface of the skin to fall off, thereby accelerating the excretion of toxins and waste in the body.

Can I cupping during my period? Try not to cupping during your period, as it will prolong your period and increase your blood volume. Cupping therapy is not suitable for pregnant women, women during menstruation, people with thin muscles, children under 6 years old, people over 70 years old, people with mental illness, edema, heart failure, active tuberculosis, acute infectious diseases, diseases with bleeding tendency, as well as eyes, ears, nipples, front and back pubic area, heart beat area, areas where large blood vessels pass, uneven bone areas, areas with excessive hair, etc.