How to relieve menstrual cramps

How to relieve dysmenorrhea?

1. Hyperthermia

When menstruation comes, you can apply hot compress at about 39°C to the lower abdomen 3 to 4 times a day. Drinking more hot water and taking hot baths can help relieve dysmenorrhea.

2. Proper physical exercise

When dysmenorrhea occurs, appropriate hip swinging, yoga, etc. can improve pelvic blood flow, stimulate the body to produce beta-endorphins, and produce a non-specific analgesic effect.

3. Take a special bed posture

If the patient has obvious pain, he or she can lie on the bed on his or her side with his or her knees bent, or lie flat on the bed with both lower limbs raised. This can also improve pelvic blood flow distribution and relieve dysmenorrhea.

4. Diet adjustment

For patients with dysmenorrhea, special attention should be paid to dietary adjustment during menstruation, avoiding eating raw, cold and spicy foods to prevent the menstrual blood from flowing smoothly and aggravating the pain. Eat more carbohydrate-rich foods, such as whole-wheat products, fruits, vegetables, etc., and reduce the intake of salt, sugar, alcohol and caffeine. These can affect the metabolism of prostaglandins, thereby alleviating dysmenorrhea. In addition, a low-fat diet can also alleviate dysmenorrhea.

5. Avoid smoking

Since smoking can increase the incidence of dysmenorrhea, stopping smoking can play a certain preventive role.

6. Medication for pain relief

When dysmenorrhea affects work, it is necessary to take painkillers appropriately to relieve symptoms. The preferred painkillers for dysmenorrhea are non-steroidal anti-infective drugs, such as ibuprofen, indomethacin enteric-coated tablets, etc. These drugs can achieve the effect of pain relief by inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins, but it often takes several hours to start to take effect. Therefore, it is recommended to use it continuously until the time when dysmenorrhea is expected to end and then stop the drug.

The above are effective methods to relieve dysmenorrhea. When dysmenorrhea occurs, patients can try to use the above methods to relieve pain. Pay attention to cultivating good living habits, avoid getting wet in the rain, avoid cold baths, avoid staying up late, etc. If patients have other serious, persistent or progressive symptoms, seek medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.