What to do if your menstrual period hurts

Menstruation is the closest friend of all women. During this period, everyone should treat their bodies carefully and avoid any overly strenuous activities, otherwise it will have a very bad effect on women's bodies. However, there are still some girls who do not pay attention to this problem, so their stomachs hurt a lot during menstruation, and the pain is particularly unbearable, which seriously affects women's daily life.

Women experience pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral region before, during, or after menstruation. In severe cases, the pain is severe, the face turns pale, the hands and feet are cold, and even fainting occurs. This is called "dysmenorrhea" or "menstrual abdominal pain". The pain often lasts for several hours or 1-2 days. Generally, the pain is relieved after the menstrual blood flows smoothly. This disease is more common in young women and is one of the common diseases among women.

Diet therapy can play a good preventive and therapeutic role. Patients with dysmenorrhea should eat light and easy-to-digest food 3-5 days before menstruation. They should eat food that is easy to digest and absorb, and should not eat too much. In particular, they should avoid eating raw and cold food, because raw and cold food can stimulate the uterus and fallopian tube contraction, thereby inducing or aggravating dysmenorrhea. If menstruation has already started, all raw and cold, indigestible and irritating foods should be avoided, such as peppers, raw onions, raw garlic, pepper, strong liquor, etc. During this period, patients can eat some sour foods, such as pickled vegetables, vinegar, etc., which can relieve pain.

People with dysmenorrhea should keep their bowels open before or after menstruation. Eat as much honey, bananas, celery, sweet potatoes, etc. as possible. Constipation can induce dysmenorrhea and increase pain. Some people believe that drinking a moderate amount of wine can promote blood circulation, dilate blood vessels, relax smooth muscles, and play a role in the prevention and treatment of dysmenorrhea. If the amount of menstrual blood is not large, drinking a moderate amount of wine can relieve symptoms and play a therapeutic role to a certain extent. Wine has an excitatory effect on the human body because it contains ethanol. People with dysmenorrhea caused by depression can drink a proper amount of wine to relieve their emotions, relieve liver and relieve boredom, and make the qi flow and function smoothly.

Grape wine is sweet and warm in nature. Spicy wine can disperse and promote circulation. It can dispel cold and dampness, promote blood circulation and relieve menstruation for dysmenorrhea caused by cold and dampness stagnation; sweet and warm wine can nourish and relieve pain. It can warm yang, nourish blood, relieve pain and relieve dysmenorrhea caused by weak qi and blood. Patients with dysmenorrhea should have a diversified diet and should not eat partial food. They should often eat vegetables and fruits that have the effect of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, such as shepherd's purse, orchid root, coriander, carrots, oranges, bergamot, ginger, etc. People with weak bodies and insufficient qi and blood should often eat foods that nourish qi, blood, liver and kidneys, such as chicken, duck, fish, eggs, milk, animal liver and kidneys, fish, beans, etc.