What to do if you have severe menstrual cramps

Dysmenorrhea is very familiar to our women, because many women often experience dysmenorrhea during their menstrual periods, and in many cases, their dysmenorrhea is very severe, and sometimes women with dysmenorrhea are very painful. So, what should you do if you have severe dysmenorrhea? This is very important for our female friends and will often affect their lives and physical health.

It is normal to have dysmenorrhea, and it is also normal to have severe dysmenorrhea. Because of this, many times, when our female friends have their periods, if they have menstrual irregularities and severe dysmenorrhea, they don’t care much about it. Based on this, let’s talk about what to do if you have severe dysmenorrhea.

Dysmenorrhea is cyclical lower abdominal pain that occurs during and before and after menstruation. It often occurs before and during menstruation, and occasionally occurs within a few days after menstruation. The lower abdominal pain is cramping and bloating, and may radiate to the lumbar region, inner thighs, and around the anus. It may be accompanied by pale complexion, nausea, vomiting, chills in the whole body or lower abdomen, frequent bowel movements, and collapse may occur when the pain is severe. The degree of dysmenorrhea depends on subjective feelings and there is no objective standard, so the incidence rate varies.

Dysmenorrhea is divided into two types: primary and secondary. Secondary dysmenorrhea occurs 2 years after menarche. The age and course of dysmenorrhea vary for different diseases, and the early and late onset of dysmenorrhea also varies.

examine

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leucorrhea bacterial culture, B-ultrasound pelvic scan, hysterosalpingography, diagnostic curettage, and finally hysteroscopy and laparoscopy can identify the cause of dysmenorrhea as early as possible. Hysteroscopy can detect small lesions missed during curettage, such as small myomas, polyps, ulcers, etc., and provide valuable diagnostic basis. It can be performed after diagnostic curettage.

diagnosis

The medical history should be taken in detail, paying attention to the time, type and characteristics of the onset of pain. A history of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, irregular menstrual cycles, menorrhagia, intrauterine device placement, infertility, etc. helps in the diagnosis of secondary dysmenorrhea.

treat

Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom among women. Dysmenorrhea before marriage will disappear naturally as you grow up, especially after marriage and childbirth, and there is no need for treatment. Except in individual cases. However, dysmenorrhea pain that lasts for up to 3 days should be treated. The treatment of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly symptomatic treatment, mainly focusing on analgesia and sedation. In the early years, some people used surgical treatment, such as cervical dilation and even sacral plexus resection. In recent years, comprehensive treatment has been used, including spiritual counseling, Chinese medicine, Western medicine and acupuncture.

1. General treatment

Menstruation is a physiological phenomenon as women mature. Some physiological reactions may occur, such as lower abdominal distension and slight back pain, which are all normal. When the menstrual blood flows smoothly, the symptoms will disappear quickly. For people with primary dysmenorrhea, the symptoms will disappear naturally after multiple menstruations or childbirth. For example, applying hot compress to the lower abdomen can relieve the symptoms when it hurts.

2. Medication

(1) Analgesics, sedatives, and antispasmodics can inhibit the peripheral parasympathetic nervous system, etc.

(2) Oral contraceptives: The combined treatment of estrogen and progesterone in contraceptives can also inhibit ovulation and eliminate dysmenorrhea.

(3) Prostaglandin antagonists: Anal plugs once a day before and during menstruation can reduce uterine activity, reduce the frequency of uterine contractions, reduce intrauterine pressure, and significantly relieve pain, mainly by antagonizing the secretion of prostaglandins.

If our women experience severe dysmenorrhea during menstruation, we can take the correct approach to treat it. There are two common methods to solve severe dysmenorrhea. One is general treatment. The second is drug treatment. These methods are very effective for treating severe dysmenorrhea in women, so our women may wish to try those methods when they experience severe dysmenorrhea in the future.