Why does my stomach hurt during my period?

When a woman has her period, the uterine wall falls off and menstrual blood is discharged. However, due to the shape of the uterus, the menstrual blood cannot be discharged, so the uterus contracts. Uterine contractions will make women feel abdominal and back pain during their period. During menstruation, you must pay attention to keeping your uterus warm and avoid touching cold water. At the same time, you must also pay attention to your diet and not eat cold food. So why do you have stomach pain during menstruation?

The reason for abdominal pain during menstruation is that the prostaglandins synthesized by the endometrium are too high, causing abnormal contractions of the uterus. There are many causes of dysmenorrhea, such as eating too much cold or irritating food. There are also some gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyoma and pelvic inflammatory disease, which can also aggravate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea and need to be examined and confirmed in the hospital. Avoid using cold water during menstruation and do not have sex during menstruation. You can try drinking brown sugar water, which can relieve dysmenorrhea.

More than 90% of abdominal pain during menstruation is primary dysmenorrhea, which is directly related to the body's hormone levels, metabolic abnormalities, mental stress, and cold, and these adverse inducing factors should be eliminated. Keep warm, drink more ginger and sugar water, apply hot compress to your lower abdomen, maintain a positive attitude, and you can choose to take emergency contraceptive pills for pain relief. In addition, you should also check whether there is secondary dysmenorrhea, such as congenital abnormalities in the development of reproductive organs, or acquired inflammatory stimulation.

Dysmenorrhea is mostly caused by uterine cold. Pay attention to nutrition and menstrual hygiene during this period. Local hot compress can relieve the symptoms. During this period, you can also use drugs such as ibuprofen and Yuanhu painkillers for symptomatic treatment. Keep a good mood before and after menstruation, eliminate negative psychological factors and you will gradually get better. You can also seek treatment based on syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine.