Side effects of taking painkillers during menstruation

Menstrual pain is a major problem that modern women cannot ignore. Some women experienced severe menstrual pain, which caused sweating all over the body, pale face, and even black eyes. If the menstrual pain is severe, effective treatment must be taken in time. Many people choose to take painkillers to treat dysmenorrhea. So are there any side effects of taking painkillers for menstrual pain?

1. Painkillers can relieve primary menstrual pain

Women should not blindly adopt an indifferent attitude or take medicine casually for menstrual pain. Menstrual pain is divided into two types: primary and secondary. Doctors believe that primary dysmenorrhea is not organic, and the dysmenorrhea is characterized by a short duration and low intensity. Generally, the symptoms are very obvious on the first day of menstruation, but they will be relieved within a day and will gradually subside after the pregnant woman gives birth or gets married. The doctor emphasized that for primary dysmenorrhea, painkillers can be used to relieve the pain when necessary, and Chinese herbal medicine can also be used for conditioning.

Compared with secondary dysmenorrhea, blindly taking medicine may not be worth the cost, because painkillers will increase the pain threshold, make people less sensitive to pain, may aggravate the hidden symptoms behind dysmenorrhea, and delay treatment. Experts emphasize that if it is confirmed to be secondary dysmenorrhea, you need to go to the hospital for a gynecological examination to determine the cause before symptomatic treatment. Clinical medicine shows that menstrual pain may be a precursor to many diseases, such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine tumors and so on. Many patients may also mistake the pain caused by some diseases as "menstrual pain", so it is important to establish the cause of the disease.

2. Side effects of taking painkillers for menstrual pain

As the saying goes, every medicine is three parts poison. All therapeutic drugs have certain side effects. Long-term use of painkillers by patients with dysmenorrhea may also lead to certain side effects.

1. Central nervous system dysfunction. The specific manifestations are memory loss, insomnia, etc.

2. Gastrointestinal imbalance. Long-term use of painkillers can irritate the gastrointestinal tract and lead to gastrointestinal imbalance.

3. Cause dependence and drug resistance. For women with dysmenorrhea, painkillers have a fast effect and become the first choice when pain comes temporarily. In the long run, they will inevitably lead to dependence on the drugs. If a drug is taken for a long time, the human body will produce antibodies. At this time, the patient has to increase the dosage, and this cycle will repeat itself, which is also very bad for the human body.

According to the description in the article, we can understand that primary dysmenorrhea in women can be relieved by taking painkillers, but if it is secondary dysmenorrhea, taking painkillers will delay treatment. And taking painkillers has many side effects. Therefore, if you have menstrual cramps, it is best not to take painkillers.