What should I do if my belly is bloated during my period?

Many women experience various physical discomforts during their menstruation, such as lower back pain, lack of energy, and especially lower abdominal distension. Many women also suffer from habitual dysmenorrhea. During the first two days after their period, the menstrual blood always fails to come out, and their stomachs feel swollen and painful. So, what should women do if their stomachs feel bloated during their period? Let’s take a look at it together.

1. Why does the belly swell during menstruation?

Dysmenorrhea refers to cramping pain in the lower abdomen before, during or after menstruation, accompanied by general discomfort. It can be divided into primary and secondary types. If no obvious abnormalities of the pelvic organs are found after a detailed gynecological clinical examination, it is called primary dysmenorrhea, also known as functional dysmenorrhea. Secondary dysmenorrhea refers to those with obvious lesions in the reproductive organs, such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.

2. How to relieve bloating during menstruation

1. Soak your feet in hot water

Safflower is a medicine that promotes blood circulation. Dysmenorrhea is mostly caused by poor blood flow, which causes blood to accumulate in the lower abdomen and cannot come out. Soaking your feet in safflower can not only promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also stimulate the acupoints on the soles of the feet. In short, there are many benefits, but the key is to persist. Persistence really works. Please note: You can soak your feet as usual during menstruation, but remember not to add safflower, otherwise you know the consequences.

2. Brown sugar water

The brown sugar water should be thick, and you can add a little shredded ginger. Girls tend to have cold bodies to begin with, and if they have their periods, they will be even weaker and more easily eroded by dampness and cold. A large cup of brown sugar water has two functions: one is to dispel the cold and keep the body able to resist the erosion of external cold and dampness; the other is to remove blood stasis. People with cold and weak bodies often have incomplete menstrual blood discharge. Using brown sugar can promote the emptying of menstrual blood and also expel blood clots.

3. Don’t touch cold water

The hands and feet are the ends of the limbs. Girls are prone to cold hands and feet, so don't try to show off at this time. Even if you have dirty laundry, please wait until your aunt is gone before cleaning it out.

4. Don’t get angry

Keep a happy mood. You may think I am being too cautious, but there is some truth to what I say. And you can't be frightened during this period, if you are frightened, it will affect your menstrual condition.

5. Hot water bottle

Get yourself a hot pack and put it on your stomach, or use a hot water bottle. Personally, I don't recommend using heat patches. They feel small and the heat they provide is insufficient. I think the temperature naturally emitted by water is better. I don't recommend chemical heating like heat patches.

6. Do not eat cold fruits

Fruits like bananas that have a laxative effect are cold fruits. It is precisely because of their cold nature that they are difficult to digest that they have a laxative function. By the same token, honey is also a cold food. Don't eat the wrong fruits during your menstrual period, which may aggravate your dysmenorrhea.

Tips for dysmenorrhea

Massage for Dysmenorrhea

Lie face down on the blanket with your body completely relaxed, stretch your body, stretch your arms flat, and turn your toes inward. Have a friend feel the upper pelvic ridge of your back and gently push toward your feet. About 1-2 times per second. What you need to pay attention to is pushing forwards and backwards, not making circles.