My girlfriend has a stomachache during her period

Stomach pain during menstruation is called dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is a health problem that exists in many women. The most common cause of this symptom is uterine cold. In addition, kidney deficiency, weak qi and blood, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and accumulation of heat can also lead to the occurrence of dysmenorrhea. Below we will introduce to you in detail the common causes of dysmenorrhea!

1. Kidney Qi Deficiency

The occurrence of this disease is closely related to the periodic physiological changes of Chong, Ren and Baogong. The main pathogenesis is the internal lurking of evil qi or the deficiency of essence and blood. Moreover, the physiological changes of qi and blood in the Chong and Ren meridians before and after menstruation are rapid, which leads to poor circulation of qi and blood in the uterus, "pain if it is blocked", or the uterus is not nourished, "pain if it is not nourished", thus causing dysmenorrhea. Common types include kidney deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, qi stagnation and blood stasis, cold stagnation and blood stasis, and damp-heat accumulation.

Congenital kidney deficiency, or excessive sexual intercourse, frequent childbirth, or long-term illness can damage the kidney qi. Kidney deficiency leads to loss of essence and blood, insufficiency of Chong and Ren, bleeding during menstruation, and weaker uterine vessels, leading to lack of nourishment. "No nourishment leads to pain", thus causing dysmenorrhea.

2. Weak Qi and Blood

Weak constitution, insufficient Qi and blood, or serious and long-term illness, which consumes Qi and blood, or weak spleen and stomach, insufficient metabolism, Qi deficiency and blood, bleeding during menstruation, further deficiency of Chong and Ren Qi and blood, lack of nourishment to the uterine vessels, "no nourishment leads to pain", thus causing dysmenorrhea.

3. Qi stagnation and blood stasis

Depression of natural constitution, or anger hurts the liver, liver depression and qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, or during menstruation and after childbirth, excess blood is retained in the body, which accumulates and forms blood stasis, which stagnates Chong and Ren meridians and causes blood circulation obstruction. Before and during menstruation, qi and blood flow into Chong and Ren meridians, making the qi and blood in the uterine vessels more stagnant, and "pain due to obstruction", thus causing dysmenorrhea.

4. Cold and blood stasis

During menstruation and after childbirth, if one is affected by cold evil, or eats too much cold and raw food, the cold will invade the Chong and Ren meridians and combine with the blood, causing Qi and blood to stagnate. Before and during menstruation, Qi and blood will flow into the Chong and Ren meridians, making the Qi and blood in the uterine vessels even more stagnant. "If it is blocked, there will be pain," thus causing dysmenorrhea.

5. Dampness and Heat Accumulation

If there is internal accumulation of dampness and heat, or during menstruation and after childbirth, the dampness and heat are affected by the evil, which combines with the blood and stays in the Chong and Ren meridians and the uterus, causing stagnation of Qi and blood. During menstruation, Qi and blood flow into the Chong and Ren meridians, and the Qi and blood in the uterus become even more stagnant, and "pain occurs when there is obstruction", thus causing dysmenorrhea.