What should I do if I can’t sleep due to dysmenorrhea?

Many people often experience symptoms of dysmenorrhea in their daily lives. After suffering from dysmenorrhea, people will feel very painful and obviously have symptoms of insomnia. Therefore, you can temporarily relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea through medication or acupuncture and other yoga methods.

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Treatment strategy

The treatment of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly symptomatic treatment, with analgesia and sedation as the main focus.

Drug treatment

(1) For dysmenorrhea caused by adenomyosis in women who do not desire pregnancy, Mirena is the first choice. (2) Oral contraceptives are suitable for women with dysmenorrhea who require contraception, with an effectiveness rate of over 90%. (3) Over-the-counter drugs include p-vinylaminophen, p-vinylaminophen plus pamabrom, and vinyl salicylic acid (aspirin).

Diet care

Daily care

1. Keep warm during menstruation to avoid catching cold and menstrual cold. 2. Swimming, tub bathing and cold water bathing are prohibited during menstruation. 3. Keep the vagina clean and maintain hygiene during menstruation. 4. Regulate your emotions, keep your mind relaxed, and eliminate fear. 5. If severe dysmenorrhea or even fainting occurs, you should keep warm first and then take antispasmodics and analgesics. 6. Practicing yoga, bending over, relaxing and other movements can relax muscles and nerves, and improving physical fitness can help improve menstrual pain. 7. Actively and correctly examine and treat gynecological diseases. Try to avoid unnecessary gynecological examinations and various surgeries during menstruation to prevent bacterial ascending infection. If you suffer from gynecological diseases, you should actively seek treatment to eliminate the hidden dangers that cause dysmenorrhea.

Diet

1. Avoid cold drinks and cold, spicy and irritating foods during menstruation. 2. Drink more hot milk. For example, drinking a glass of hot milk with a spoonful of honey before going to bed every night can relieve dysmenorrhea. 3. Eat more warm foods, such as functional brown sugar. Brown sugar is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen. It has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. 4. Eat a balanced diet and avoid junk food that is too sweet or too salty as it will make you bloated and slow down. Eat more vegetables, fruits, chicken and fish.