What causes abdominal pain after menstruation?

During menstruation, many female friends will experience lower abdominal pain. The main reason for this situation is irregular menstruation, and part of the reason is the shedding of the endometrium. At this time, female friends can drink more brown sugar water to relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. So what causes lower abdominal pain after menstruation? Let’s take a look together!

Since menstruation may be affected by various internal and external factors, it is not constant. As long as the range of changes is within a certain limit, it is normal menstruation. Normal menstruation should have the following characteristics:

1. Menstrual cycle: Most women have a menstrual cycle of 28-30 days. About 20% of women have a longer or shorter menstrual cycle. As long as it is within the limit of 20-36 days, it is clinically normal. Even if some people have a cycle of 40 days or longer, their physiological and reproductive functions are not affected and it can still be considered normal.

2. Menstruation usually lasts 3-7 days. The amount of bleeding during one menstrual period is 30-80 ml. Most people change sanitary napkins 3-5 times a day during their period.

3. The nature of menstrual blood: Menstrual blood is no different from the blood in the human body, but when it flows out, it is mixed with endometrial fragments and mucus, so it is dark red, relatively viscous, and not easy to coagulate.

4. Associated symptoms Before and after menstruation, due to fluctuations in hormone levels, changes in vascular tension, and congestion of pelvic organs, the following reactions may occur:

1) Mental and emotional changes, such as anxiety, agitation, headache, etc.;

2) The breasts may feel mildly swollen and tender;

3) Mild low back pain, lower abdominal distension or a feeling of heaviness.

Through the above introduction, I believe many friends have already known that lower abdominal pain after menstruation is also a normal physiological phenomenon. The main reason for this situation is due to changes in hormone levels in women's bodies. If your lower abdominal pain persists for a long time after your period, it may be due to pelvic inflammatory disease and you need to see a doctor immediately.