How to relieve severe menstrual cramps

Every woman will have menstruation. Menstruation is a sign of women's maturity. Generally speaking, most women will have some discomfort symptoms when they have menstruation. Some women only have mild dysmenorrhea, but some women have more severe dysmenorrhea. Women with severe dysmenorrhea have affected their daily life and work. If dysmenorrhea is more severe during menstruation, how to relieve it?

How to relieve severe menstrual cramps?

1. Massage method. When you have dysmenorrhea, you can try to relieve it by massage. The specific method is as follows: Lie prone on the bed, completely relax your body, stretch your arms, and point your toes inward. Let a friend touch the upper pelvic ridge on your back and gently push towards your feet. Pay attention to the strength during the massage. It should be appropriate, not too strong or too weak. Too little strength will not relieve dysmenorrhea, and too much strength will compress the pelvis and injure the spine. Or you can use your thumb to press the acupoints on the navel for half a minute on each point; then lie on your back and use your right palm to massage the lower abdomen for about 3 minutes, and then push from the navel to the pubic symphysis for half an hour. This massage method is suitable to be started one week before menstruation, so that the effect will be ideal.

2. Diet. Treating dysmenorrhea through diet is a good method. During dysmenorrhea, you should maintain a balanced diet, avoid eating foods that are too sweet or too salty, and avoid eating foods containing caffeine, as they will make you nervous and easily lead to menstrual discomfort. Especially during dysmenorrhea, you should eat less or no caffeinated foods; eat more vegetables, fruits, chicken, fish, and eat some bananas properly, which can relieve abdominal pain and help stabilize your mood; drink a cup of hot milk with a spoonful of honey before going to bed to relieve the pain of dysmenorrhea.

3. Acupressure. Some acupressure points on the feet are connected to the qi pathways in the pelvic area. There are acupressure points in the depressions on both sides of the ankles. When you experience dysmenorrhea, gently pinch them with your thumb and other fingertips, then move up along the Achilles tendon to the calf muscles, alternating between your feet and applying pressure for several minutes on each side.

What should I eat to relieve menstrual cramps?

You can eat blood-enriching foods on a daily basis.

Friends who often suffer from dysmenorrhea can eat more blood-enriching foods in their daily life, such as coriander, carrots, oranges, ginger, etc. People who are weak and have insufficient qi and blood should eat foods that replenish qi, blood, liver and kidneys, such as chicken, duck, fish, eggs, milk, fish, beans, etc. They can also take blood-replenishing medicines such as donkey-hide gelatin. During menstruation, you should keep warm, avoid taking cold showers, get enough rest, strengthen your nutrition, and try to avoid mood swings.

Dysmenorrhea can be treated by taking some vitamin D supplements.

Women need to take in enough vitamin D to ensure bone health and relieve pain. Especially those who are prone to dysmenorrhea during menstruation should take in enough vitamin D every day, which has a good pain-relieving effect.

Dysmenorrhea can be treated by supplementing more minerals.

Calcium, potassium and magnesium minerals can relieve menstrual cramps. Magnesium helps the body absorb calcium efficiently. For example, when you have dysmenorrhea, you can supplement more minerals appropriately, but be careful not to take too much.