The best time to drink brown sugar water during menstruation

There is a saying: "Every girl who suffers from menstrual cramps was an angel with broken wings in her previous life." This shows that the trouble of menstrual cramps makes girls particularly hate it. The pain of back pain, stomach pain and general fatigue must come once a month, which is really painful. Of course, this has led to a lot of anti-menstrual pain tips, such as drinking boiled water, ginger soup, brown sugar water... Recently, there was a Weibo message saying that drinking brown sugar water during menstrual pain actually has no analgesic effect. If you want to prevent menstrual pain, you must start drinking it before your period. So, when is it better to drink brown sugar water to relieve dysmenorrhea?

1. Menstrual pain can be classified into many types, and brown sugar ginger water cannot solve all problems

Although they are all menstrual pain, they can be divided into secondary menstrual pain and functional dysmenorrhea according to the cause of the disease. Secondary dysmenorrhea refers to gynecological diseases such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., which lead to obstructed menstruation and cause dysmenorrhea; functional dysmenorrhea is the dysmenorrhea symptom experienced by most girls. There are many causes. Retroverted uterus, narrow cervix, accidentally catching a cold, excessive fatigue, etc. may all cause blood obstruction and become the culprit of dysmenorrhea. For secondary dysmenorrhea, brown sugar ginger water cannot produce any effect. It must undergo proper treatment and cure the symptoms under the intervention of drugs or treatment methods to truly solve the dysmenorrhea. As for functional dysmenorrhea, brown sugar ginger water can produce more or less pain relief effects due to different physical fitness of different groups. Therefore, experts remind many women that brown sugar ginger water is not a panacea for relieving dysmenorrhea. If dysmenorrhea persists for a long time, you should check as soon as possible to eliminate the possibility of gynecological diseases so that you can carry out health care more purposefully.

2. Can brown sugar ginger water definitely relieve functional dysmenorrhea?

Although the claim that brown sugar ginger water can relieve dysmenorrhea is becoming increasingly prominent, most people still have doubts about its actual effect in relieving dysmenorrhea. Some nutrition experts believe that, in terms of ingredient analysis, more than 90% of brown sugar is simple carbohydrates, with a small amount of iron, calcium and other elements. In addition to replenishing energy, it has no other magical effects. Relevant experts pointed out that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar is warm in nature, can warm the uterus and the middle, relieve the muscle spasms caused by cold in the uterus, dilate the cervix, and promote the smooth discharge of menstruation. It has a good effect on people with relatively weak yin and internal heat. The kinetic energy contained in brown sugar can also relieve pain for some people who suffer from menstrual cramps caused by malnutrition, but it is not necessary for them to eat brown sugar to be effective. Even if they just drink ordinary white sugar water or hold one or two hard candies in their mouth, the pain can be relieved. But she also emphasized that not everyone will have a significant effect by drinking brown sugar water. For example, most girls have a retroverted uterus, which makes it easy for menstruation to accumulate in the uterus and discharge is not smooth. At this time, drinking brown sugar water is not effective. Changing posture and not maintaining the same posture may better promote menstrual discharge and relieve pain.

3. When is the best time to drink brown sugar ginger water?

Experts believe that when to drink brown sugar ginger water should vary according to individual physical fitness and conditions:

1. People who will experience menstrual pain during every menstrual period

Most of these people are people with weak constitutions. When they expect their menstrual period to come, they should do a good job of health care in advance. These things include drinking brown sugar water in advance, warming the uterus and preventing muscle spasms. At the same time, they should avoid overwork, standing for long periods of time, swimming or taking cold showers, etc. Doing a good job of keeping warm can make the uterus more calm and smooth to discharge menstruation, without causing menstrual pain. During the menstrual period, you should also maintain the habit of drinking brown sugar water to continue to warm the uterus and ensure the effect of preventing menstrual pain.

2. People with intermittent menstrual pain due to some reasons

For this group of people, there is no need to worry too much about menstrual cramps caused by some inappropriate behaviors before menstruation. If menstrual cramps are caused by accidentally catching a cold, you can hold a hand warmer to warm the uterus when you feel pain, and use brown sugar ginger water to warm the uterus and relieve uterine cramps. You don't need to drink it all the time or every time.

3. People who just start to experience menstrual pain in the middle and late stages of their menstrual period

Some people start to have menstrual pain when their menstrual period is about to end, so they don't need to drink brown sugar water in advance. Drinking it at the beginning of the menstrual period may have a better effect.