Tips for stomach pain during menstruation

Women have a few days every month when they feel nauseous, sore all over, etc. This is the menstrual period. Some women also experience abdominal pain during their menstrual period. How can we help women alleviate abdominal pain during menstruation? We will introduce some tips for relieving abdominal pain during menstruation.

Tips for menstrual stomach pain

1. Avoid spicy food and eat light food:

What should I do if I have abdominal pain during menstruation? Menstrual pain is generally normal and will suddenly disappear after menstruation. Even though it seems that menstrual pain is related to diet, it is better to eat a light diet and avoid spicy food during menstruation. The diet is very simple to control, just eat more fruits and vegetables.

2. Vitamin tablets:

Menstrual pain can be treated by taking appropriate vitamin tablets, preferably vitamins with calcium and low dosage. From another perspective, it is also possible to take some vitamin-rich foods.

3. Avoid freshly ground coffee:

Freshly ground coffee has a refreshing effect, but during menstruation, especially when you are suffering from menstrual cramps, you must not drink a lot of coffee, and it is best to avoid milk tea shops. Doing so can prevent excessive secretion of estrogen in the body and reduce the risk of gynecological diseases.

4. Bypass cold water:

During menstrual cramps, do not touch cold water, let alone cold air conditioning. The same applies, you don’t need to eat cold foods.

5. Take a rest effectively:

Rest more during menstrual cramps, and pay attention to keeping the body warm during the rest period to avoid cold. Then, you can do some warm exercise a few days before your period to reduce the chance of menstrual pain.

6. Abdominal hand warmer pockets:

You can place a hand warmer on your abdomen and cover it with a lightweight object such as a blanket to keep your abdomen warm.

7. Painkillers:

If the pain is really too severe, even a god cannot help you. You can only go to the doctor and get some professional painkillers, which usually have a significant effect of alleviating the pain within 30 minutes.

Massage therapy for menstrual cramps

Another name for Dysmenorrhea, Menorrhalgia massage technique.

(I) Acupuncture point selection

(1) The middle of the spine, the Xuanshu point, the Mingmen point, the Jiaji point, the Pishu point, the Weishu point, the Sanjiaoshu point, the Shenshu point, and the Zhishi point.

(2) Shenque point, Qihai point, Guanyuan point, Tianshu point, Wailing point, and Daju point.

(B) Treatment method: First massage the back and waist, then massage the abdomen, and finally massage the lower limbs. First apply blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine (such as medicated oil, honey wine), and then perform massage:

1. Use your fingers or palms to massage the back and waist from the 11th lumbar vertebra to the 2nd intervertebral disc, and massage the muscles on both sides and the related spine, suture, life gate, Jiaji, spleen, stomach, triple burner, kidney, and Zhishi points;

2. Use your fist to gently hit your legs and waist to press the painful area;

3. Use your fingers to massage the painful muscles in the lower abdomen and the Shenque, Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, Wailing, Daju and other acupoints;

4. Use your fingers to pinch and press the Yinbao, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao, Taichong and other acupoints on the lower limbs.

(III) Efficacy: Generally, the lower abdominal pain will begin to be relieved after 5 minutes of back and waist massage. Massage the back, waist and abdomen for another 20 minutes and the abdominal pain will subside. Massage once a day for 3-5 consecutive days. For those who have had dysmenorrhea in the past, massage can be started 2 days before the menstrual period. If you want to improve the effect, you can massage once every 2-3 days. To achieve the ideal effect, you need to persist.