What to do if your knees hurt during menstruation

I have seen many women suffer from menstrual pain or back pain during their periods. Some women are even tortured by the so-called "menstrual disease" to the point of being afraid of the arrival of their periods. However, some women experience knee pain in addition to back pain or menstrual pain during their periods. What should they do if they have knee pain during menstruation? The main cause of knee pain during menstruation is related to the changes in the level of estrogen in women's bodies. Before menstruation, there are significant changes in the estrogen levels in women's bodies. At this time, if the metabolism of estrogen and aldosterone is not harmonious, it can lead to the retention of water and salt in the body tissues.

There is a triangular gap inside the kneecap, which is filled with adipose tissue, namely the subpatellar fat pad. The retention of water and salt makes the fat pad easy to swell, compressing the peripheral nerves and causing pain. Although this is caused by hormonal disorders like menstrual diarrhea and breast pain during menstruation, it is not a normal condition that can be ignored and must be treated in time. If not treated, the fat pad will undergo fibrosis with age, which will easily cause friction with the surrounding joint bursa, causing bursal hematoma or bursitis, and the pain in the kneecap will become tolerable, so you must not ignore it.

If you have knee pain, you should first have a routine physical examination to determine the cause of the pain, whether it is bone hyperplasia, tendon or bursa damage. If it is caused by injury, massage treatment is needed. Maintain a normal posture. If bone hyperplasia occurs, you can use anti-bone hyperplasia tablets. Don't eat greasy food to reduce the pressure on the kidneys. Be careful not to eat spicy food, irritating and hot food. Buy some black bean milk to drink regularly. Avoid raw and fried food. In addition, the most common symptoms of knee pain are patellar chondromalacia, knee ligament inflammation, fat pad inflammation, etc., which are related to excessive exercise, cold, fatigue, etc. For this condition, we must first pay attention to reasonable time arrangement, avoid excessive excessive exercise, and appropriately use acupuncture therapy, topical ointments, massage, and taking anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs. The symptoms will gradually improve. If the pain is severe, a knee MRI examination can be performed to confirm the diagnosis.

How to relieve pain during menstruation

Many women have stomach pain during their periods, and they will feel very uncomfortable after having such a situation, so how to relieve the pain becomes the most important thing. Generally, such a situation will be significantly relieved after the following aspects of care. The key is to take care of your body in normal times to avoid such a situation:

1. Drink brown sugar water. Old brown sugar belongs to the hot food, which can not only replenish the blood flowing out of the body, but also can warm your body very well and effectively relieve the symptoms of abdominal pain.

2. Keep warm. Be sure to keep warm during those days, especially when the weather is cold, remember not to catch a cold. Pay attention on rainy and snowy days as well. If small gray-black spots appear when you are having sex, it means you may have caught a cold without realizing it, so keep warm and adjust your body.

3. Fitness exercises. Walking or doing other appropriate exercises, especially on the eve of your period, will make you more comfortable during your menstrual period. Or you can also practice yoga, which also has a relieving effect. The following are examples. Kneel down on your bent knees and sit on your heels. Keep your forehead on the ground and your arms straight at your sides. Maintain this posture until you feel uncomfortable.

4. Drink a cup of jujube, brown sugar and ginger tea every day during your menstrual period. Jujube is rich in vitamins ABC and 18 kinds of amino acids, which have the effects of calming the mind, nourishing blood and qi. Brown sugar ginger tea is soft white sugar that has not been refined and faded. It has the effects of invigorating qi, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dispelling cold. Ginger is an aromatic spicy food that can strengthen the stomach and aid digestion. It has the effects of warming and stopping vomiting. Long-term use by women can improve problems such as cold body and cold uterus.