Menstrual changes may indicate uterine fibroids. What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Can uterine fibroids cause infertility? Then, let's learn about the symptoms of uterine fibroids introduced by experts, I hope it can help you.

What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

1. Menstrual changes: The most common symptoms are shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstruation, irregular vaginal bleeding, etc.

2. Abdominal mass: abdominal distension, swelling in the lower abdomen, accompanied by a feeling of falling.

3. Increased vaginal discharge: Increased vaginal discharge, sometimes with a large amount of purulent and bloody discharge and necrotic tissue discharge with a foul odor.

4. Pain: Generally, patients do not have abdominal pain, but often have lower abdominal swelling, back pain, etc. When the subserosal fibroid pedicle is twisted, uterine fibroids may cause acute abdominal pain, the fibroids change red, the abdominal pain is severe, and is accompanied by fever.

5. Compression symptoms: When the fibroid grows forward or backward, it can compress the bladder, urethra or rectum, causing frequent urination, dysuria, urinary retention or constipation. When the fibroid grows to both sides, it will form a broad ligament fibroid, compressing the ureter or hydronephrosis; if it compresses the pelvic blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, it will cause lower limb edema.

6. Infertility: Fibroids compress the fallopian tubes and cause them to twist, or deform the uterine cavity, hindering the implantation of the fertilized egg and leading to infertility.

7. Secondary anemia: If the patient has excessive menstruation for a long time, it may lead to secondary anemia, with symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, and palpitations.

8. Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia with uterine fibroids is also rare. The main symptoms are low fasting blood sugar, loss of consciousness, shock, and the symptoms completely disappear after glucose injection. After tumor resection, the symptoms of hypoglycemia completely disappear.

Preventing uterine fibroids

1. Pay attention to personal hygiene, especially cleaning the genitals, and keep the vulva clean and dry, which can not only reduce the occurrence of vaginal inflammation, but also prevent uterine fibroids.

2. When you have irregular menstruation, you need to eat more iron-rich foods to prevent iron-deficiency anemia, and do not eat more estrogen-containing drugs or foods. Otherwise, it will increase the occurrence of uterine fibroids.

3. During menstruation, women should pay attention to rest more and avoid overwork and colds.

4. You can drink some honey in your diet. Honey has the functions of regulating the spleen and stomach, detoxifying, and relieving pain. It is a natural nutritious food, especially suitable for women with uterine fibroids.

5. Eat regularly and in regular amounts, do not overeat or abuse hormone drugs.

What should not be eaten by people with uterine fibroids?

1. Avoid eating foods that are hot, blood-clotting, or contain hormones, such as peanuts, longans, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and royal jelly.

Peanuts: The vitamin K in peanuts has a hemostatic effect and has a good hemostatic effect on a variety of bleeding diseases. However, patients with uterine fibroids should not eat peanuts, as the hemostatic and coagulation functions of vitamin K can cause coagulation in uterine fibroids, leading to ischemic necrosis of uterine fibroids.

Red dates: Red dates have a sweet and warm taste, return to the spleen and stomach meridians, and have the functions of replenishing qi, nourishing blood, calming nerves, and relieving drugs. However, the blood replenishment function of red dates can stimulate the growth of uterine fibroids and accelerate the growth rate of uterine fibroids. Therefore, patients with uterine fibroids should not eat them, otherwise it will not help the disease.

Longan: Longan has the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing blood. It can increase the blood flow to uterine fibroids, provide more nutrients for their growth, accelerate the growth of fibroids, and aggravate the condition.

Donkey-hide gelatin: Donkey-hide gelatin has the effects of nourishing blood and yin, moistening dryness and stopping bleeding. To prevent ischemia and necrosis of uterine fibroids, patients should fast.

Royal jelly: Royal jelly contains a certain amount of estrogen. The occurrence of uterine fibroids is related to estrogen levels. If patients with uterine fibroids take estrogen, it will affect the growth of uterine fibroids and aggravate the condition.

2. Avoid spicy foods and drinks such as chili peppers, peppercorns, raw onions, raw garlic, and white wine.

Eat a light diet and avoid eating irritating foods such as mutton, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, and black fish.

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