My waist hurts so much during menstruation that I can't stand up straight

Menstruation is a physiological phenomenon of women. Every girl will experience menstruation during her growth. However, menstruation has also become a headache for many girls. The main reason is that every time they have menstruation, their stomachs hurt so much that they can't stand it. Sometimes they can't even straighten their waists. They even need to take medicine or hang water to relieve it. Once menstruation ends and returns to normal, what should they do when they can't straighten their waists during menstruation?

Why do I have back pain during menstruation?

1. Lumbar muscle strain

For people who work in a standing position for a long time, the stretching ability of the lumbar tendons and ligaments is weakened due to continuous standing, and excessive lactic acid can accumulate locally, inhibiting the normal metabolism of the lumbar muscles and also leading to low back pain caused by lumbar muscle strain. Abnormal standing or sitting postures, and wearing a too tight waistband can all lead to low back pain.

2. Reproductive diseases

The incidence of female reproductive inflammation is relatively high, such as chronic adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic connective tissue inflammation, salpingitis, etc. These inflammations are prone to be complicated by low back pain.

3. Fatigue during pregnancy and postpartum period

After pregnancy, the growth of the fetus may increase the support force of the waist, leading to relaxation of the sacrospinous ligament, compressing the pelvic nerves and blood vessels and causing low back pain. Excessive postpartum bleeding, premature labor, excessive fatigue, and cold can also cause low back pain.

4. Urinary tract infection

Because the female urethra is short and straight, and the external opening of the urethra is close to the anus, E. coli often parasitizes. In addition, due to the physiological characteristics of women, the urethral opening has a greater chance of being contaminated. If hygiene is neglected, urinary tract infection is likely to occur. This is also one of the causes of back pain in women.

5. Catch cold during menstruation

If you eat ice cream, drink cold drinks, or turn your back to the air conditioner during your menstrual period, it is possible for cold air to enter your body, causing kidney deficiency and back pain.

6. Cold uterus

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that all diseases originate from cold. Uterine cold can not only cause irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, cold lower limbs, sore waist and weak legs, but also cause local obesity. This is because the cold uterus causes fat to float to the abdomen and buttocks, acting as the guardian of the uterus.

7. Uterine diseases

Patients with uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts will experience low back pain during menstruation due to compression of nerves by the tumor or cyst, often accompanied by widespread abdominal pain.

How to relieve back pain during menstruation?

1. Keep warm

Cold stimulation during menstruation can easily cause the uterus to contract more strongly, which will not only cause abnormal menstrual blood flow but also cause low back pain. At this time, it is best to soak your feet in hot water to increase the body's temperature. Of course, the soaking time cannot be too bad, otherwise it will over-stimulate blood circulation and cause heavy bleeding.

You can also apply a hot water bottle directly to your lower abdomen or waist to relieve pain effectively. At the same time, remember to wear thick socks and a hat. Only when your whole body is warm will the discomfort be alleviated.

2. Lie on your side as much as possible

When you feel pain, try to lie on your side as much as possible to relax your whole body and promote blood circulation. Although this method is free, it is the most effective. Relaxing when you are in pain is a good way to relieve the pain. Remember to lie on your side. Of course, if you don’t like sleeping on your side, you can choose a position that you think is most comfortable, and the place you lie on shouldn’t be too soft.

3. Get plenty of rest

Many women are used to staying up late and staying up late, and they still do not change the habit of staying up late even during menstruation. However, insufficient sleep or poor sleep can cause great harm to women's bodies. If you don’t sleep well and are in a bad mood, you are likely to suffer from back pain. If you don’t sleep well, the symptoms of back pain will become more obvious during menstruation.

Therefore, women should try to go to bed early and stay up late less in normal times, and they should get more rest after their period comes.

4. Press and rub the Hegu point

What women need most during their menstrual period is careful care, but many women don’t quite understand how to get through their menstrual period safely. Symptoms like lower back pain during menstruation can actually be treated by massaging the Hegu point, which is especially suitable for office workers who cannot rest.

Acupoint location and pressing method: Put your index finger and thumb together, then you will see a bulging muscle. The highest point of this muscle is the Hegu point. When you have free time, use the thumb of your other hand to press the Hegu point with a little force. Hold for 5 seconds each time, release and repeat. Repeat this for 3 minutes.

5. Hot compress Guanyuan acupoint

Put the other four fingers of your right hand except the thumb together, and then take the middle joint of the middle finger as the standard. The horizontal width is 3 inches. Use it as a reference to find the Guanyuan point four fingers below the navel. Add a few drops of lavender essential oil to hot water, then wet a towel, wring it out slightly, and use the hot towel to apply hot compress to the Guanyuan acupoint. After the temperature of the towel drops, wet it again, wring it out, and apply hot compress again. Repeat this hot compress for 10 minutes.