Should women take bath, head bath during mensuration period according to ayurveda and why? If no, can it be applied in today's life context.
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I liked your query. Please note the following in respect to your queries: a.This is a myth which might have origination from earlier times when people used rivers or ponds as a source of common drinking water, bathing and for other house hold work. These sources were public places and bathing during periods would have caused embarrassment for women and uneasiness for others. This could be a possible reason for forbidding menstruating women/girl from take bath or head bath. In modern times where people have private bathroom, the belief of not bathing during periods in a total misconception and a myth generally propagated from the elder female members of the family. One should bathe everyday and it’s important to bathe during menstruation to maintain proper cleanliness and hygiene. There is no proven scientific or medical fact which support that head-bath should not be taken during menstruation. B.Also note that there are always reasons for what had been told in olden days. We may feel its better to take a bath even twice a day during periods. But the fact behind the olden words is, our body produces heat during that time to eliminate the wastes from the uterus, so when we reduce the temperature of the body by taking head bath may lead to stagnation of some of the matters in the uterus itself. This may lead to infection at course of time and even hormonal imbalance. Its better to clean the private parts to stay hygiene.
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You should avoid head bath.
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