What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? What are the clinical symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a gynecological disease and one of the most common gynecological fibroids. As gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids are a killer of women's health, please pay attention. So, what are the clinical symptoms of uterine fibroids? How to prevent uterine fibroids in daily life?

What are the clinical symptoms of uterine fibroids?

According to experts, uterine fibroids mainly include the following "6 major" clinical symptoms. For the sake of physical and mental health, it is recommended to actively check and treat after diagnosis.

【Menstrual changes】

When the uterine cavity becomes larger, the area of ​​the endometrium increases, the uterus contracts poorly or the endometrium proliferates excessively, or there are submucosal fibroids, which may manifest as prolonged menstruation and menorrhagia. If not treated in time, it may lead to anemia.

[Increase in leucorrhea]

Intramural fibroids increase the area of ​​the uterine cavity and the secretion of endometrial glands, which is accompanied by pelvic congestion and leads to increased leucorrhea. If it is a submucosal fibroid, its surface is prone to infection and necrosis, producing a large amount of purulent and bloody secretions with a peculiar smell.

Abdominal mass

When the lump is large or growing rapidly, it can usually be felt in the middle of the lower abdomen and is firm, especially in the morning when the bladder is full.

[Abnormal urination and defecation]

If the fibroids in the cervix, broad ligament, etc. are large or growing, clinical symptoms of squeezing the adjacent pelvic organs may occur, such as constipation, frequent urination, increased residual urine, ureteral displacement, and hydronephrosis.

[Backache and abdominal pain]

Common symptoms are lower abdominal swelling, back pain, etc. In some special cases, acute pain may occur, such as torsion of pedunculated myoma, or red degeneration during pregnancy, which may be accompanied by fever.

【Causes infertility】

According to literature reports, about 25%-40% of women suffer from infertility due to compression or twisting of the fallopian tubes by fibroids, which affects the normal function of the fallopian tubes, or deformation of the uterine cavity caused by fibroids, which hinders the implantation of the fertilized egg.

How to prevent uterine fibroids?

1. To prevent the recurrence of uterine fibroids, women usually eat as light a diet as possible, eat more fruits and vegetables, and not eat too much spicy, cold, greasy and other irritating foods. Also avoid any food containing hormone ingredients. Long-term intake of hormones from food can also lead to high hormone levels in the body, causing uterine fibroids to grow again.

2. If you want to better prevent uterine fibroids from growing again, female friends should start with the cause of uterine fibroids. The latest research shows that the cause of uterine fibroids is mainly related to the increase in female estrogen levels. Therefore, female friends should pay special attention not to cause fluctuations in hormone levels in the body.

3. Female friends should pay more attention to their daily living habits and eating habits to better prevent the recurrence of uterine fibroids. They should maintain a regular work and rest schedule and an optimistic mood, and avoid too much depression, because these depressions can easily lead to increased hormone levels in the body, thereby inducing uterine fibroids.

4. Take contraceptive measures to avoid unwanted pregnancy and artificial abortion. Studies have found that pregnancy can accelerate the development of fibroids, so contraception should be used to reduce the number of pregnancies. Fibroid patients should not use oral contraceptives because endogenous and exogenous estrogen stimulation can cause fibroids to develop. Intrauterine contraceptive devices should not be placed because they can easily cause uterine bleeding. Other contraceptive methods can be used.

To avoid uterine fibroids, you should eat less of these foods:

1. Hot foods

Due to the special physiological characteristics of women, they are prone to different degrees of anemia, and long-term anemia is very harmful to women's health. Therefore, in daily life, many women will choose to eat longan, red dates and other foods to play an effective blood supplement.

However, experts especially remind that women with uterine fibroids should try to eat less of this type of food during the illness, because this type of food is hot food. If consumed during the illness, it is likely to make the uterine fibroids more severe.

In addition to foods such as red dates and longans, there are also many hot foods, such as donkey-hide gelatin, which is also a common blood-enriching product for most women. In addition to not eating too much hot food, there are also some foods containing hormones that should be eaten less, such as royal jelly.

2. Hair-raising foods

I believe many people know that when there are some symptoms of fire or inflammation, many foods should be forbidden to eat, so as not to cause more serious symptoms. For female uterine fibroids, it is also an inflammation, so female patients must pay special attention to developing good eating habits in their daily lives, and must avoid eating foods that cannot be eaten.

In particular, lamb, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, black fish and other foods that can cause more serious inflammation are foods that should be avoided by women with the disease.

3. Spicy food

Experts especially remind that no matter what kind of inflammation you suffer from, you must strictly follow the principles of a good diet. Many people like to eat some heavy-tasting foods, especially peppers, chili peppers, etc. These spicy and irritating foods must be prohibited for patients with uterine fibroids.

There are many spicy foods, such as fried foods, barbecue, boiled fish, etc. These foods have a certain stimulating effect on the human body. If eaten frequently, it will make uterine fibroids more serious.

In addition, there are common onions and garlic in life. We should also pay attention to eating less of these condiments. Many women have the habit of drinking. Experts remind sick women to quit drinking, especially high-proof liquor.

4. Spoiled food

Many times, when food is spoiled, most people will choose to dig out the spoiled part and continue to eat it. Experts remind that no matter how small the scope of food spoilage is, various bacteria and molds have penetrated into the whole food, which is very harmful to the human body. Especially women with uterine fibroids should be more vigilant about these foods.