Right lower abdominal pain before menstruation

If you experience pain in the lower right abdomen before your period, from a TCM perspective, this may be caused by uterine cold. There are many symptoms of uterine cold, which can easily lead to dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation. Sometimes the menstruation will appear heavier and contain blood clots, which often weakens a woman's physical condition. At this time, you must pay attention to good conditioning.

Right lower abdominal pain before menstruation

Considering that the symptoms of dysmenorrhea caused by your uterine coldness may be caused by endometriosis. Sometimes it may also be related to uterine cold or qi stagnation and blood stasis. You can also seek treatment with Chinese medicine from a local Chinese medicine practitioner.

Symptoms of uterine cold

The symptoms of uterine cold are varied, including delayed menstrual cycle, scanty and dark menstrual flow, blood clots, or even amenorrhea; cold pain in the lower abdomen before or during menstruation, which is relieved after hot compress; and clear and profuse leucorrhea. Severe uterine cold can cause infertility.

1. Gain weight. People with cold uterus are often overweight and have symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, scanty menstruation, and anovulation. When the uterus lacks heat, the body will begin to store fat in order to maintain its own physiological functions. The colder the uterus, the more fat is stored, causing weight gain.

2. Abnormal menstruation. The menstrual period is sometimes delayed, the color is light and the amount is small. There is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen before menstruation, and there is increased vaginal discharge, lower back pain or pain, and swelling and pain in the breasts. A few people have nausea and vomiting reactions. There is abdominal pain during menstruation, a cold lower abdomen, and dark menstrual color with blood clots, which is often accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

3. Weak constitution. Poor spirit, usually back pain and weak legs, frequent urination, scanty menstruation, decreased libido, pale tongue with white coating, and deep pulse. If the true yang is insufficient, the waist will feel sore as if it is broken, the face will be dull, the lower abdomen and limbs will feel cold, the feet will be cold and weak, the mouth will have a tasteless taste, the person will like spicy and dry food, there will be frequent urination or incontinence, the tongue will be pale, the tongue coating will be greasy and slippery white, and the pulse will be deep and weak.

Can I get pregnant if I have a cold uterus?

1. Keep warm. If the air conditioner temperature is set too low, the cold evil will quietly invade the body and damage the uterus. Be sure to keep warm in an air-conditioned room and wear an extra coat. When going out, do not sit on the ground or in damp places to avoid catching a cold.

2. Eat less cold food. Women should try to eat less cold drinks, fruits and other cold foods, and food taken out of the refrigerator should be left for a while before eating. Ginger is warm in nature and can warm the middle and dispel cold, so you can eat some in moderation. In addition, you can eat more foods that warm the uterus, such as brown sugar, angelica, and dates.

3. Exercise more. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "movement generates yang" and women with cold constitutions need to do more exercise to increase their yang energy. Pay attention to keeping warm during and after exercise, especially after sweating, as the pores open and cold pathogens can easily enter, causing symptoms of uterine cold.

4. Press Yongquan acupoint. Regularly massaging the Yongquan point is very beneficial for protecting yang energy and preventing uterine cold. In addition, scraping the lumbar region, abdomen and lower abdomen with a scraping board until they turn red and hot every 3-5 days is also a good way to treat uterine cold.