Premenstrual lower abdomen bulge

We all know that menstruation is the most special time for every woman, and many people have various reactions when they have their period. Some people may experience abdominal distension and pain, and some may also experience dizziness, nausea and vomiting. These are all very common. Why do women have lower abdominal pain before their period?

Lower abdominal pain before menstruation

Women experience lower abdominal pain before or after each menstrual period, and may even feel nauseous, vomit, and be unable to maintain a normal schedule. This is called menstrual pain in traditional Chinese medicine. According to Chinese medicine, at the beginning of menstruation, the Chong, Ren, Qi, and blood change drastically, and the blood sea goes from full to overflowing, from full to overflowing, and from overflowing to emptiness. At this time, if the body is hot or cold, or is more excessive, it is easy to be invaded by exogenous pathogens, and coupled with the influence of organic factors, resulting in poor circulation of the Chong, Ren, uterus, Qi, and blood, lack of nourishment, and pain due to lack of nourishment.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, lower abdominal pain before menstruation is often related to external invasion of wind, cold, dampness, heat and other toxins, weak constitution, unbalanced diet, excessive fatigue, anxiety, and changes in topography. Generally, there are four types: Qi deficiency and loss of control, Yin deficiency and blood heat, Qi deficiency and blood stasis, and cold and dampness obstruction. Therefore, the treatment should also focus on nourishing blood and controlling blood, nourishing yin and clearing heat, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, and clearing heat and removing dampness. Traditional Chinese medicine has known about menstrual disorders for a long time. Based on the holistic view and syndrome differentiation and treatment, traditional Chinese medicine has relatively remarkable characteristics in the treatment of menstrual disorders. In the long-term clinical care, many relatively effective prescriptions for the treatment of the disease have been explored, and some safe and effective traditional Chinese medicine compound preparations with obvious characteristics have been developed.

Generally speaking, before menstruation, women should consume more foods containing the following nutrients:

1. Foods containing vitamin B26

The elements in foods containing vitamin B26 can help the body produce and increase the neurotransmitters that improve mood, thereby making women feel relieved and maintain a certain balance in mood. In daily life, cauliflower, carrots, bananas, apples, etc. are all foods rich in vitamin B26 and should be eaten more.

2. Foods containing vitamin E

Prostaglandin is a substance that can cause a series of premenstrual pains. Eating more spinach, cereals and other foods rich in vitamin E can reduce the production of prostaglandins.