What medicine should I take for stomach pain during menstruation

Many women experience menstrual pain when they have their period. Menstrual pain can be mild or severe, depending on the individual. Some people only experience mild lower abdominal pain during menstruation, which is fine as long as they sit down; some people experience severe pain without any feeling and cannot leave bed or medicine. So, what Chinese medicine can relieve the pain during menstrual period?

What Chinese medicine can relieve menstrual pain?

1. Ovulation-suppressing drugs: by inhibiting the hypothalamic-pituitary-uterine-ovarian axis, inhibiting ovulation, inhibiting uterine wall growth, reducing prostaglandin and vasopressin levels, and thus relieving dysmenorrhea. The effectiveness of contraceptive pills is over 90%. Key patients who require contraceptive measures.

2. Drugs that inhibit uterine contractions:

Blood pressure prostacyclin synthase inhibitors: by inhibiting the activity of prostacyclin synthase, reducing the production of prostacyclin, preventing excessive uterine contractions and muscle spasms, and thus relieving or eliminating menstrual pain. This type of medication has a high efficiency of up to 80%. The effect is best if you start taking the medicine at the beginning of menstruation and take it for 2-3 days in a row. Common medicines include ibuprofen granules, ketoprofen, meclofenamic acid, diclofen, mefenamic acid, and naproxen. Ibuprofen granules 200-400mg, 3-4 times a day; or ketoprofen 50Mg, 3 times a day.

Blood calcium channel blockers: can affect the passage of sodium ions through the cytoplasm and block the release of sodium ions from the cells, reducing the calcium ion concentration around the uterine muscle cells and weakening uterine contractions. The common dosage of candesartan is 10 mg, 3 times a day, taken sublingually when pain occurs. Key side effects are decreased blood pressure, tachycardia, telangiectatic headache and flushing of the cheeks.

How to treat menstrual pain

1. Keep warm. Many female friends who suffer from menstrual pain mostly have a cold uterus, so they need to pay special attention to keeping warm in normal times. When sitting in an air-conditioned room in summer, put on a long-sleeved coat to protect the body from catching a cold.

2. Eat less cold food. Just like the stomach and intestines are afraid of cold, eating cold food frequently can also cause damage to the uterus, so don't be greedy for ice cream or drink cold drinks. Cold foods, such as eggplant, melon, purslane, etc., can reduce internal heat and clear away heat for people with symptoms of getting angry. However, for female friends before and after the menstrual period, they should try to avoid eating them during this special period to prevent menstrual blood from accumulating in the body and causing unbearable pain.

3. Eat more warm foods. The most common way is to drink brown sugar ginger water before and after the menstrual period. After drinking it, not only the whole body feels comfortable, but the uterus also gets warm, which is beneficial to the smooth discharge of menstruation.

4. Pay attention to replenishing blood and qi. The leakage of menstruation can cause anemia in some women, among which iron deficiency anemia is more common. Therefore, before menstruation, eat more foods rich in iron, such as animal liver, cherries, and oysters. Iron is the main component of the body's hemoglobin concentration. Supplementing with appropriate iron helps promote the conversion of blood and prevents anemia symptoms during menstruation.

5. Pay attention to exercise regularly, including before and after menstruation. The idea that exercising may aggravate dysmenorrhea is wrong, as rest may actually be detrimental to menstruation. You should do some moderate exercise before and during your period, just walking more will do the job, which has moderate intensity and can keep your blood flowing.

6. If the pain is really severe, you can use antispasmodic and analgesic drugs appropriately. Don't force yourself to endure the pain. In fact, it is not good for the body and seriously affects the quality of your daily life and work.