How to relieve menstrual back pain

Lower back pain during menstruation is one of the symptoms of menstrual pain. The pain makes women feel uncomfortable and has a great impact on their food, clothing, housing, transportation and work. Therefore, it is important to find ways to relieve lower back pain during menstruation. So what should women do if they have back pain during menstruation?

It is very common for women to experience lumbar pain before or during menstruation. In traditional Chinese medicine, the waist is considered to be the home of the kidneys, and the Chong and Ren meridians are closely related to the kidneys. Therefore, during the menstrual process, waist and back discomfort and pain will occur during menstruation. Patients with severe pain and soreness may need corresponding treatment. The way to relieve the pain by themselves is local heat therapy, which can be done at home. The locations of moxibustion are the abdomen, waist and back. Moxibustion cannot be done with point moxibustion therapy, such as using one moxibustion patch or two moxibustion patches for suspended moxibustion. Large amounts of moxa incense should be used to carry out Chinese medicine moxibustion. It is best to be done by professionals.

If it is not a simple discomfort caused by the physiological process, corresponding disease diagnosis and treatment are required, because many diseases will have aggravated symptoms and aggravated symptoms during or before menstruation, so the diagnosis and treatment of the primary disease is also very important.

When you have your period, you can massage your back gently, but don’t use a fist to hammer it. You can rub your fist around the painful area to help relieve the pain.

The diet during menstruation should be light. Eating too salty food will cause water retention, which will affect the body's metabolism, cause edema, and increase back pain. Avoid eating too salty, too spicy, or too cold food. Eat more food that is beneficial to blood metabolism, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, and high-protein foods. You can also eat some red beans, dates, beef, mutton, and fish.

During the menstrual period, rest more, move less, and keep warm. The symptoms of lower back pain will gradually ease and subside.