The backache on the first day of menstruation is terrible

Many friends find that on the first day of their menstruation, their backs hurt so much that in severe cases it can affect their normal life or work. Lower back pain during menstruation is usually caused by qi deficiency, which can be solved by properly regulating the body in daily life. When women have back pain during menstruation, they should not beat their backs, eat nutritious and light food, control the amount of exercise appropriately, etc.

What to do if women have back pain on the first day of menstruation

During the first three days of menstruation, you may experience discomfort such as lower abdominal distension, back pain and chills. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dysmenorrhea can be caused by being depressed or irritable, catching cold during menstruation, eating too much cold and raw food, not taking good care of yourself during menstruation, and being affected by dampness and heat. This reader's symptoms should be within the normal range. It is recommended that he adjust his lifestyle and keep his waist and abdomen warm to see if the symptoms can be relieved. If you pay attention to your lifestyle and diet but the symptoms are still not relieved, it is recommended that you seek medical treatment and receive treatment through Chinese medicine.

When dysmenorrhea occurs, you should rest in bed, keep warm, use a hot water bag to apply to the lower abdomen, drink brown sugar water, or take motherwort granules, dispersing knot analgesic capsules, etc. orally. If Chinese patent medicine cannot relieve the pain, you can take Western medicine painkillers orally. After dysmenorrhea is relieved, you should go to the gynecology clinic to rule out other diseases that cause dysmenorrhea, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, etc. You can soak your feet in hot water before going to bed and massage the soles of your feet for more than 20 minutes. This can speed up circulation, relieve fatigue, relax your emotions and improve sleep.

What to do if women have back pain during menstruation

1. Do not hit your back

Beating the waist and back during menstruation will make the pelvic cavity more congested and blood flow faster, leading to excessive menstruation, prolonged menstruation, and more severe back pain.

2. Eat a light diet

During menstruation, women often feel tired, their digestive function weakens, and their appetite is poor. In order to meet the body's nutritional needs, the diet should be fresh. Fresh food is not only delicious and easy to absorb, but also has less nutritional damage and less pollution. During menstruation, the diet should be light, and you should eat less or no fried, spicy and other irritating foods, so as not to affect digestion and cause excessive menstrual bleeding due to spicy stimulation.

3. Don’t wear tight pants

Wearing tight pants during menstruation will lead to poor menstrual blood flow, and will also cause a sudden change in pelvic and abdominal pressure when taking them off, which can easily cause menstrual blood to flow back.

4. Control the amount of exercise

Not all exercise is prohibited during menstruation, but high-intensity and high-volume exercise should be avoided to prevent excessive menstrual bleeding or affect the normal position of the uterus.

5. The lower abdomen should not be exposed to cold

During menstruation, you should avoid stimulation of excessive cold or heat, especially the lower abdomen. Do not get caught in the rain, wade or swim. Do not sit in damp, shady places, or near the air ducts of air conditioners and fans.

6. Supplement protein and minerals after menstruation

Due to blood loss during menstruation, you should eat foods and Chinese medicine that have beauty-enhancing, blood-replenishing and blood-activating effects after menstruation, such as eggs, milk, quail eggs, beef, mutton, water chestnuts, spinach, cherries, etc.