Is menstrual cramps normal?

In daily life, we see many female friends covering their stomachs with their hands while taking the bus, taking the subway, sitting in the office, in the classroom, or even walking on the street, as if they are in pain. This is caused by the special period of women. When the weather turns cold, this phenomenon becomes more obvious. Some beautiful friends even roll around in bed in pain, unable to do anything, with a grayish yellow face, as if they have a serious illness.

Friends always say that there are a few days every month when women are very vulnerable. Dysmenorrhea is common during these days. It is said that dysmenorrhea is not a disease, but it is painful. Since it is so painful, is it really normal? Is dysmenorrhea really normal?

Causes of Dysmenorrhea

Severe lower abdominal pain during menstruation that disappears naturally after menstruation is called dysmenorrhea. Most dysmenorrhea occurs during menstruation, and for some people it occurs a few days before menstruation. The abdominal pain worsens after menstruation, but everything is normal after menstruation. The characteristics of abdominal pain are closely related to menstruation. Abdominal pain will not occur if menstruation does not come. Therefore, abdominal pain that is not related to menstruation is not dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea can be divided into primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea refers to abdominal pain that occurs from the beginning of menstruation, while secondary dysmenorrhea refers to abdominal pain during menstruation that occurs several years or even more than ten years after menstruation. The causes of the two types of dysmenorrhea are different. The causes of primary dysmenorrhea are a narrow uterine opening, uterine hypoplasia, or large pieces of endometrium in the menstrual blood. The latter condition is called membranous dysmenorrhea. Sometimes menstrual blood contains blood clots, which can also cause lower abdominal pain. The causes of secondary dysmenorrhea are mostly caused by diseases, such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic congestion, etc. In recent years, it has been discovered that increased synthesis of prostaglandins in the endometrium can also cause dysmenorrhea. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the cause of dysmenorrhea through examination and then treat it accordingly.

Through the above summary and analysis of the causes of dysmenorrhea, we know that dysmenorrhea has a cause, that is, it has a cause. It is not just a normal phenomenon as we say. If it is really painful, we need to determine the real cause of dysmenorrhea and treat it, instead of thinking that it is normal, giving up treatment and letting the disease torture ourselves.