What should I do if I have abdominal pain during menstruation?

For many women, the monthly menstrual period always makes them terrified, and severe dysmenorrhea always makes them break out in cold sweats. I believe that no woman wants to have this problem, but dysmenorrhea does exist. Some dysmenorrhea can even make some people faint from the pain. Dysmenorrhea brings great harm to women's physical health. So what should you do if you have stomach pain during your menstrual period?

Dysmenorrhea problems are mainly divided into two categories: one is secondary dysmenorrhea, the other is primary dysmenorrhea. Among them, primary dysmenorrhea often occurs a few hours after the onset of menstruation, or it can start 1-1 days before menstruation and worsen during menstruation. It often manifests as a distending pain in the lower abdomen, or cold pain and colic in the lower abdomen, which may radiate to the waist, anus, and perineum. The pain may last for a few hours or 2-3 days, and its severity varies from person to person. In severe cases, the patient may become pale, have cold limbs, or even faint. It may also be accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, frequent urination, dizziness, and palpitations. If it is membranous dysmenorrhea, the pain will intensify before the large pieces of endometrium are discharged and will be relieved after the discharge.

(1) Qi stagnation and blood stasis: abdominal distension and pain before or during menstruation, refusal to press, restlessness, scanty or irregular menstruation, dark purple menstrual blood with blood clots, pain relieved after the blood clots are discharged, irritability, chest and breast swelling, dark purple tongue or ecchymosis on the edges of the tongue, and stringy or wiry pulse. Treatment method: Regulate Qi and activate blood circulation, resolve blood stasis and relieve pain. Prescription: 0g each of Citrus aurantium, Corydalis yanhusuo, Linderae scutellariae, processed Cyperus rotundus, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Carthami, Cortex Moutan, stir-fried Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 15g of Red Peony Root, 12g of Peach Kernel, and 6g of roasted Licorice Root. Chinese patent medicine: Tiaojing Sister Pills.

(2) Uterine coldness: cold pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation, which also extends to the lumbar spine. The patient prefers warmth and pressure. The menstrual volume is scanty, thin, and pale in color. The waist and knees are sore and cold. The urine is clear and long. The tongue is pale with a moist white coating. The pulse is deep, thin, and weak. Treatment method: Warm the yang and the uterus, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Prescription: 10 grams each of Evodia rutaecarpa, cinnamon twig, processed aconite root, stir-fried fennel, Chuanxiong, donkey-hide gelatin (melted), and roasted licorice, 15 grams each of angelica, red medicine, moutan bark, and Ophiopogon japonicus, and 6 grams of mugwort. Chinese patent medicine: Ginseng, Antler and Deer Placenta Pills.

(3) Damp-heat stagnation: Burning pain and distension in the lower abdomen before and during menstruation, which is resistant to pressure, or accompanied by distension and pain in the lumbar region, or lower abdominal distension and pain at ordinary times, which is aggravated during menstruation. The menstrual blood is dark red, thick and clotted. There is a low fever that fluctuates at ordinary times. There is a lot of yellow and thick vaginal discharge. The tongue is red with yellow or greasy coating, and the pulse is stringy or slippery. Treatment method: Clear away heat and dampness, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Prescription: 10 grams each of Cortex Moutan, Phellodendron chinense, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Prunellae, Safflower, Processed Cyperus rotundus, Rhizoma Corydalis, 15 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Paeonia lactiflora, Curcuma zedoaria, Herba Patriniae, and Raw Coix seeds. Chinese patent medicine: Yudai Pills.

(4) Cold and blood stasis: cold pain or colic in the lower abdomen before and during menstruation, pain relieved by heat, refusal to press, scanty menstrual flow, dark purple color, blood clots, pain relieved under the clots, fear of cold and cold limbs, dark purple tongue or with ecchymosis, slippery white tongue coating, deep and tight pulse. Treatment method: Warm the meridians and dispel cold, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Prescription: 10 grams each of fried fennel, dried ginger, cinnamon, Chuanxiong, raw Puhuang (package), Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Corydalis yanhusuo, processed myrrh, and 15 grams each of angelica and red peony root. Chinese patent medicine; dysmenorrhea pills.

Methods to relieve dysmenorrhea, prevention and conditioning:

1. Usually regulate your emotions, be optimistic and open-minded, and keep a good mood. Eliminate premenstrual fear, learn physiological hygiene knowledge, and treat menstruation correctly.

2. Pay attention to health care during menstruation and after childbirth. Avoid raw and cold food before and during menstruation, be careful in your daily life, do not swim or wade in water to prevent the invasion of cold evil, keep the vulva clean, and change the paper pad frequently.

3. Be moderate in sexual intercourse, pay attention to contraception, and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse during menstruation.

When dysmenorrhea occurs, it is best to go to the hospital for a detailed examination. If it is a disease, it should be treated in time. In addition, you must pay attention to taking care of yourself and be optimistic. On the eve of menstruation, you must keep warm and avoid catching cold. You can drink more brown sugar water and pay attention to personal hygiene.