Is it useful to drink brown sugar water for dysmenorrhea?

Dysmenorrhea is particularly uncomfortable, because when girls suffer from dysmenorrhea, they will feel pain in their entire lower abdomen, and this pain will cause great pressure on the body. In fact, preventing dysmenorrhea is not just about drinking more hot water. Hot water does not really have a sympathetic effect, and brown sugar water is not the most critical method for treating dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea can be treated through some simple and effective methods.

How should I drink brown sugar water for dysmenorrhea?

People who will experience dysmenorrhea during every menstrual period: Most of these people have a weak and cold constitution. When they calculate that their menstrual period is approaching, they should take health care measures in advance. These measures include drinking brown sugar water in advance to warm the uterus and prevent cramps. At the same time, they should not overwork, stand for long periods of time, or go swimming or take cold showers. Keeping warm can allow the uterus to discharge menstrual blood more peacefully and smoothly, and will not cause dysmenorrhea. During the menstrual period, you should also maintain the habit of drinking brown sugar water to continuously warm the uterus and ensure the effectiveness of preventing dysmenorrhea.

People who suffer from occasional dysmenorrhea due to certain reasons: For this group of people, there is no need to worry too much about dysmenorrhea caused by some inappropriate behaviors before menstruation. If dysmenorrhea is caused by occasional cold, you can hold a hot water bottle to warm the uterus when you feel pain, and use brown sugar water to warm the uterus to relieve uterine spasms. It is not necessary to drink it for a long time or every time.

People who start to experience dysmenorrhea in the late stage of their menstrual period: Some people start to experience dysmenorrhea when their menstrual period is about to end. In this case, there is no need to drink brown sugar water in advance. Drinking it at the beginning of the menstrual period may have a better effect.

Common knowledge: Drinking brown sugar water may not necessarily relieve functional dysmenorrhea.

Although the claim that brown sugar water can relieve dysmenorrhea has been around for a long time, most people still have doubts about its effectiveness in relieving dysmenorrhea.

Some nutrition experts believe that based on the ingredient analysis, more than 90% of brown sugar is simple carbohydrates, plus trace amounts of iron, calcium and other elements. Apart from replenishing energy, it has no other magical effects. Lin Suifang said that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar is warm in nature and can warm the uterus, reduce uterine spasms caused by cold, dilate the cervix, and promote the smooth discharge of menstrual blood. It is more effective for people with a weaker constitution.

The energy contained in brown sugar itself can also relieve pain for some people suffering from dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition, but it is not necessarily helpful for these people to eat brown sugar. Even just drinking ordinary white sugar water or holding one or two hard candies in the mouth can relieve the pain.

But at the same time, it was pointed out that not everyone will have a significant effect after drinking brown sugar water. For example, most girls have a retroverted uterus, which causes menstrual blood to easily accumulate in the uterus and is not discharged smoothly. At this time, drinking brown sugar water is not effective. Changing posture and position instead of maintaining the same posture may better promote the discharge of menstrual blood and relieve pain.