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Endometriosis refers to the growth of the endometrium outside the uterine cavity. If it grows inside the ovary, it forms a chocolate cyst. If it grows in the myometrium, it is called adenomyosis. The main clinical symptoms of endometriosis are menstrual pain, infertility and pain in intercourse. Most of the ectopic endometrium is confined in the pelvic cavity, but there are also a few patients whose endometrium is located in the bladder or rectum, so frequent menstrual periods of frequent urination, hematuria, frequent intentions, and even blood in the stool.

Dr. Zhang Lei said that endometriosis does not have a specific disease name in traditional Chinese medicine, but according to its clinical manifestations, it should be in the categories of dysmenorrhea, symptoms, infertility, irregular menstruation and so on. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the main cause of endometriosis is blood stasis and kidney deficiency. "Blood stasis causes menstrual cramps, and is prone to blood clots. If the intima grows back into the abdominal cavity, it causes dysmenorrhea. People with kidney deficiency are prone to cold and irregular menstruation." Chinese medicine pays attention to the method of dialectical treatment, according to the different constitutions of patients. Different types of syndromes, the prescriptions are also different, many Chinese medicines can change the viscosity and circulation of the blood to achieve the effect of inhibiting the lesions. Dr. Zhang explained that if the patient is cold coagulation and siltation, the treatment method is mainly based on Wenyang Blood Circulation; if it is qi stagnation and blood stasis, the treatment method is mainly to promote blood circulation and stagnation with qi. Kidney deficiency is necessary to kidney, which is a long-term nursed back to health.

Chinese medicine pays attention to "treatment without disease", prevention is more important, Dr. Zhang stressed that usually three meals, food is mainly warm, do not drink cold drinks, some cold vegetables and fruits should be eaten less, such as bitter gourd, melon, loofah, Chinese cabbage, lotus root, white radish, watermelon, orange, grapefruit, grapefruit, tomato, pear, honeydew melon, lettuce salad, lettuce juice, grass tea, coconut juice, fairy tea and so on. Dietary treatments often seen in relieving pain include hot drinks, high-calcium and low-fat diets, and legumes. Before the menstruation, you can drink black sugar and ginger ginger tea, brown sugar can promote blood, ginger is a hot food, not only can cure diseases, drink a bowl in the cold weather, sweating, comfortable. Or boil brown sugar red bean soup, which contains brown sugar and blood, plus red bean blood, when women come or before or after menstruation, eat some brown sugar red bean soup, will make the menstruation smoother and reduce pain. Moderate exercise usually helps prevent or slow down endometriosis