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

I believe that every woman will have a few days every month when she feels irritable, and those days are when her menstruation comes. But now more and more women are experiencing menstrual pain. Almost every time they have their period, they feel pain for a few days. This may make people wonder whether this is normal and what causes it? Does it matter? How to relieve treatment? Let’s find out below.

Why does dysmenorrhea occur?

Generally speaking, adolescent girls will experience slight abdominal pain, back pain, or feel a little sleepy during menstruation after their menarche. These are normal physiological reactions. However, if the pain is unbearable, your face turns pale, your hands and feet are cold, and you experience nausea and vomiting, it is medically known as "dysmenorrhea" and you should go to the hospital to find out the cause of the dysmenorrhea in time.

Generally speaking, in the 1 to 2 years after the first menstruation, dysmenorrhea may occur because the uterus has not yet developed well, or the cervical canal is narrow so that menstrual blood cannot flow out smoothly, or the uterus is in an abnormal position or the uterus contracts too strongly during menstruation. Some girls become nervous and afraid of stomach pain when their period is about to come, which results in dysmenorrhea. There are also genetic factors. For example, if the mother has dysmenorrhea, the daughter will also have dysmenorrhea.

What to do when you have menstrual pain

Once dysmenorrhea occurs, first, do not panic or be nervous, and second, you must see a doctor for treatment. You should pay attention to physical exercise, strengthen your physical fitness, live a regular life, combine work and rest, strengthen nutrition, and ensure adequate sleep; pay attention to keeping warm during menstruation, do not do strenuous exercise, do not take cold baths or swim; eliminate the fear of menstruation and relax. When dysmenorrhea occurs, you can apply a hot water bottle to your abdomen, drink some brown sugar ginger water, or take appropriate painkillers. If you have severe dysmenorrhea, you must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

Next, the editor will summarize for you. If you have menstrual pain for too long, you should be careful about whether you have gynecological diseases. Secondly, your lifestyle or the pressure in life and work is too great, and you are too tired, which causes you to be highly nervous. In addition, whether you have inappropriate diet or exercise. In short, we must take good care of our bodies.