What causes lower abdominal pain during menstruation?

Lower abdominal pain during menstruation is another way of saying dysmenorrhea. Most women are now troubled by menstrual pain. Many women seek medical treatment and medicine everywhere, but still cannot cure dysmenorrhea. Some people say that this situation will not occur after giving birth. In fact, this is not the case. Many women will still experience dysmenorrhea after giving birth. What is going on? How to overcome dysmenorrhea in daily life? Please help!

Many female friends may experience lower abdominal pain before menstruation, which is what we call dysmenorrhea in life. For dysmenorrhea, we recommend that female friends maintain a balanced diet, supplement minerals, and try to avoid alcohol and foods containing caffeine. This will be very helpful in relieving dysmenorrhea. We hope that female friends can learn more about how to deal with dysmenorrhea.

1. Maintain a balanced diet: Eat less sweet or salty foods, as they will make you bloated and slow down your movements. Eat more vegetables, fruits, chicken, fish, and eat more meals.

2. Take vitamins: Many patients rarely experience menstrual pain after taking an appropriate amount of vitamins and minerals every day. Therefore, it is recommended to take a multivitamin and mineral, preferably one containing calcium and in low doses, which can be taken several times a day.

3. Supplement minerals: Calcium, potassium and magnesium minerals can also help relieve menstrual pain. Experts have found that women who take calcium have less menstrual pain than those who do not. Magnesium is also important because it helps the body absorb calcium efficiently. You may want to increase your calcium and magnesium intake before and during your period.

4. Eat less caffeinated foods: The caffeine contained in coffee, tea, and chocolate can make you nervous and may cause discomfort during menstruation. The oil contained in coffee also irritates the small intestine.

5. Avoid alcohol: If you are prone to edema during menstruation, drinking will aggravate this problem.

6. Do not use diuretics: Many women believe that diuretics can reduce menstrual swelling and discomfort. In fact, diuretics will excrete important minerals along with water from the body, so you should reduce the intake of salt, alcohol and other substances that will cause water retention in the body.

7. Stay warm: Keeping your body warm will accelerate blood circulation and relax muscles, especially the pelvic area which is spasmodic and congested. You should drink more hot water. You can also place a heat bag or hot water bag on your abdomen for several minutes at a time, or use moxa sticks to burn your lower abdomen.

8. Take a mineral bath: Add 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of sodium bicarbonate to the bathtub. Soaking in warm water for 20 minutes can help relax muscles and relieve menstrual cramps.

9. Exercise: Especially on the eve of menstruation, walking more or engaging in other moderate exercises will make you more comfortable during menstruation.

10. Practice yoga exercises: Practicing yoga also has a relaxing effect, such as kneeling with bent knees and sitting on the heels. Rest your forehead on the ground and stretch your arms out at your sides. Hold this position until you feel uncomfortable.

11. Take painkillers: When menstrual cramps begin, take painkillers (such as Tylenol) with milk or food. Effective painkillers will take effect after 20-30 minutes and last for 12 hours without pain.

Through the above introduction, we know what dysmenorrhea is, how to do related care and treatment, and the precautions during menstruation. These can help women overcome the problem of lower abdominal pain during menstruation. It should be noted that this process is long. Don’t just stick to it for one or two days. If you want to get rid of the pain, you must persist for a long time.