What to do if you have menstrual cramps

Menstruation is a physiological cycle of women. Menstruation occurs every month. Most women will experience physical discomfort during menstruation. Some women will experience dysmenorrhea. Generally speaking, after dysmenorrhea, it is best to pay more attention to rest and try not to overwork. However, some women have more severe dysmenorrhea, which has a great impact on their daily life. What should we do when dysmenorrhea occurs?

What to do if you have abdominal pain?

Method 1: hot compress. When suffering from dysmenorrhea, patients can put a hot water bottle on their lower abdomen, or lie on the bed with a heating blanket under their body to warm it up, which can relieve dysmenorrhea. Hot compress has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can warm the uterus and promote blood circulation in the abdomen; effectively relieve or alleviate abdominal pain and lumbar pain during menstruation in women. This method is simple to operate and has excellent results.

Method 2: Acupressure. The human foot contains a number of acupressure points that connect to the pelvic qi pathways. Use your thumbs and fingertips to gently massage the depressions on both sides of your ankles from the Achilles tendon upwards to the calf muscles, applying pressure for several minutes each time. This can relieve women's menstrual pain.

Method three, milk therapy. Yogurt or milk contains a lot of calcium. Calcium has the function of stabilizing nerves and promoting the balance of ions in the body. During a woman's menstrual period, the muscles of the uterus contract excessively, which can cause pain. Therefore, drinking more yogurt or milk can effectively relieve menstrual pain.

Method 4: Tea therapy. Drinking tea made from chrysanthemum, raspberry, cinnamon and bark is very effective in relieving menstrual cramps. Patients can also drink more pineapple juice. Because pineapple contains bromelain, it can relax the body's muscles and relieve menstrual pain.

Method five: diet therapy. Egg, angelica and ginger soup. Prepare the following ingredients: 1 egg, 15 grams of angelica, 5 grams of dried ginger, 15 grams of red dates (pitted), 5 grams of tangerine peel, and 20 milliliters of rice wine. Add angelica, dried ginger and tangerine peel to water and boil for 30 minutes. Remove the residue, beat the eggs and add rice wine and red dates to the juice. Continue boiling until the red dates are rotten. Drink the soup and eat the eggs and dates. This tonic prescription is mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea and weak Qi and blood.

Diet therapy for dysmenorrhea

Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

1. Two-skin honey

Ingredients: 1 grapefruit, 60 grams of tangerine peel, appropriate amount of white wine, 500 grams of honey.

Preparation method: Remove the flesh and skin of the pomelo, chop it into pieces, put it into a sand bottle together with the tangerine peel, add appropriate amount of wine, soak for 6 hours, cook it until it is soft, mix it with honey, take two spoons each morning and evening or drink it with water.

Effect: Promotes Qi flow and relieves stagnation

2. Amomum villosum pork tripe soup

Ingredients: 10 grams of Amomum villosum, 9 grams of Panax notoginseng, and 100 grams of pork tripe.

Method: Wash the pig stomach with boiling water, scrape off the inner membrane, remove the odor, put it into the pot together with Amomum villosum and Panax notoginseng, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil and simmer for about 2 hours. After seasoning, drink the soup and eat the meat.

Efficacy: Promotes qi circulation, wakes up the stomach, removes blood stasis and relieves pain.

Cold stagnation and blood stasis type

1. Braised beef with fennel and pepper

Ingredients: 3 grams of fennel, 3 grams of pepper, 30 grams of beef, and 15 ml of Shaoxing wine.

Preparation: Wash the beef, put it into a pressure cooker together with fennel, pepper and Shaoxing wine, add water and simmer. First cook it over high heat for 15 minutes, then change to low heat, season, take out the beef, slice it and eat.

Efficacy: dispel cold, warm the stomach, and replenish deficiency.

2. Angelica Lamb Casserole (Suitable for Winter)

Ingredients: 6 grams of angelica, 1.5 grams of cinnamon, 3 grams of tangerine peel, and 250 grams of mutton.

Preparation: Wash the mutton, cut into pieces, put it into a pot together with tangerine peel and angelica and simmer until it is soft, add cinnamon for 10 minutes, season and serve.

Efficacy: Warming the meridians and dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain.