How to relieve stomach pain during menstruation?

When girls enter puberty, they will have menstruation every month, which is a very normal physiological phenomenon. Moreover, menstruation will continue until the age of 50 or 60. It can be said that menstruation brings great trouble to women. Because there are many things to pay attention to during menstruation, and if you don’t take good care of your body, it is easy to develop gynecological diseases. So, how to relieve menstrual abdominal pain?

Why does dysmenorrhea occur?

Generally speaking, adolescent girls will experience slight abdominal pain, back pain, or feel a little sleepy during menstruation after their menarche. These are normal physiological reactions. However, if the pain is unbearable, your face turns pale, your hands and feet are cold, and you experience nausea and vomiting, it is medically known as "dysmenorrhea" and you should go to the hospital to find out the cause of the dysmenorrhea in time.

In the 1 to 2 years after the first menstruation, dysmenorrhea may occur because the uterus has not yet developed well, or the cervical canal is narrow so that menstrual blood cannot flow out smoothly, or the uterus is in an abnormal position or the uterus contracts too strongly during menstruation. Some girls become nervous and afraid of stomach pain when their period is about to come, which results in dysmenorrhea. There are also genetic factors. For example, if the mother has dysmenorrhea, the daughter will also have dysmenorrhea.

What to do when you have menstrual pain

Once dysmenorrhea occurs, first, do not panic or be nervous, and second, you must see a doctor for treatment. You should pay attention to physical exercise, strengthen your physical fitness, live a regular life, combine work and rest, strengthen nutrition, and ensure adequate sleep; pay attention to keeping warm during menstruation, do not do strenuous exercise, do not take cold baths or swim; eliminate the fear of menstruation and relax. When dysmenorrhea occurs, you can apply a hot water bottle to your abdomen, drink some brown sugar ginger water, or take appropriate painkillers. If you have severe dysmenorrhea, you must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

TCM treatment methods

Traditional medicine treats the symptoms by regulating blood and relieving pain during menstruation according to different symptoms and qualities. It also treats the root cause by identifying the cause at other times, so that Qi and blood flow smoothly, menstrual blood flows smoothly, and the pain heals itself.

Treating dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis

Prescription: 9 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 7 grams of Angelica sinensis, 6 grams each of raw Pollen Typhae and Linderae umbellatae, 5 grams each of Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Cyperus rotundus, White Peony Root and Peach Kernel, 3.5 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong and 3 grams of cinnamon bark.

Usage: Grind the medicine into fine powder and take 10 grams each time 3 days before menstruation. Take once a day with brown sugar and stop taking after menstruation.

Efficacy: After taking 1-2 courses of treatment, the effectiveness is 100%. It is better to go to the hospital.

In short, mild abdominal pain caused by menstruation does not need to be treated in the hospital. As long as you pay more attention to rest, drink more hot water, and avoid eating cold food, the pain will be gradually relieved. If you have severe abdominal pain during menstruation, you should go to the hospital and ask for help from a doctor. Never take painkillers on your own.