How to relieve back pain during menstruation?

Menstruation is commonly known as period, which every woman experiences once a month. The discomfort during menstruation is simply indescribable. Of course, menstruation is also good for women's health, so we must face menstruation squarely, even if it brings some trouble, we must find a way to solve it. So, how can some women relieve back pain when they have their period?

Tip 1: Hot compress

When menstruation comes, do you feel cold limbs, including your entire waist? At this time, putting something warm on your waist can instantly relieve the pain. Therefore, if conditions permit, lie on your back in bed, soak a towel in warm water (make sure it doesn't drip), and place it under the painful area of ​​your waist and the sacrum slightly below. Then put a hot water bottle on it, apply hot compress for about 10 minutes, and then apply hot compress on both sides of your waist for 10 minutes each.

Tip 2: Supplement potassium and iron

The days during a woman's menstrual period are when her body is at its weakest. Proper adjustment of diet can effectively replenish the nutrients lost by the body and enhance resistance. For example, eating foods containing potassium and iron can help relieve mood, suppress pain, prevent infection, and reduce menstrual blood loss. Supplement with iron-rich foods, such as fish, various animal livers, egg yolks, etc.

Tip 3: Press and rub the Hegu point

What women need most during their menstrual period is careful care, but many women don’t quite understand how to get through their menstrual period safely. Symptoms like lower back pain during menstruation can actually be treated by massaging the Hegu point, which is especially suitable for office workers who cannot rest.

Acupoint location and pressing method: Put your index finger and thumb together, then you will see a bulging muscle. The highest point of this muscle is the Hegu point. When you have free time, use the thumb of your other hand to press the Hegu point with a little force. Hold for 5 seconds each time, release and repeat. Repeat this for 3 minutes.

Hegu point has the functions of activating blood circulation, promoting qi circulation, and unblocking menstruation. It has a certain analgesic effect, so women may try it during menstruation.

Tip 4: Massage

Dysmenorrhea troubles many women. When the pain is unbearable, some women have to take painkillers to relieve the pain. "All medicines are poisonous" This is not a long-term solution. Women can massage their waists when they have back pain during menstruation, which can relieve the symptoms of back pain during menstruation. The specific method is as follows:

1. Press the lumbar sacral area with your palms: Lie prone and press your palms together on the painful lumbar vertebrae until no pain is caused. One inhalation and one exhalation counts as one time. Do this 10 to 15 times.

2. Massage the waist and back: Rub your palms together to warm them up, then place them on the lower back and massage up and down 5 times until the area becomes warm. However, your palms should remain on the lower back for 3 minutes. When doing this, your movements should be gentle and your breathing should be natural. Under the guidance of your consciousness, you should gradually coordinate your movements and breathing.

3. Rub the muscle knots: Use the tip of your thumb to carefully touch the waist and sacrum. If you find any painful lumps, press them with your fingertips and rub for 1 minute.

Warm reminder: Women must be careful not to beat their backs hard during menstruation because of low back pain. This is mainly because beating the back will cause further congestion in the pelvic cavity and accelerate blood flow, which can cause excessive menstruation or prolonged menstruation, which in turn makes the back pain worse.

Tip 5: Boil eggs with motherwort

As we all know, motherwort has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and regulating menstruation. It is an important medicine used by doctors of all dynasties to treat gynecological diseases. Therefore, in order to give full play to the effect of motherwort, later generations added eggs when boiling motherwort, and ate the eggs and drank the soup after it was cooked. It has very good effects on women's dysmenorrhea, blood supplementation, and skin moisturizing and beauty.

Preparation method: Add 30 grams of motherwort and 2 eggs and appropriate amount of water to boil together. After the eggs are cooked, peel them and simmer for another 20 minutes. Eat the eggs and drink the soup. Once a day or every other day.