Dysmenorrhea is a common and frequently-occurring disease in gynecology. It has many causes, complex pathogenesis, high recurrence, and difficult treatment. It is especially common among unmarried young women and early menstrual girls. It manifests as abdominal pain during or before and after menstruation. What are the symptoms of dysmenorrhea? What to do to solve the problem of dysmenorrhea? Are there any dietary remedies that can help relieve menstrual cramps? You will know after reading the following content.

What are the symptoms of dysmenorrhea?

1. Systemic symptoms. Symptoms include breast swelling and pain, anal swelling, chest tightness and irritability, sadness and irritability, panic and insomnia, headache and dizziness, nausea and vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea, fatigue and fatigue, pale complexion, cold limbs, cold sweats, collapse and fainting.

2. Periodic symptoms. It causes women to experience distended pain, cold pain, burning pain, stinging pain, dull pain, falling pain, colic, spasmodic pain, and tearing pain in the lower abdomen. The pain extends to the sacrolumbar back, even thighs and feet, and lasts for 1/2 months. 2 to 2 hours. The pain is mostly in the lower abdomen, and in severe cases it can radiate to the lumbosacral region or the medial front of the thigh.

3. Gastrointestinal symptoms. Such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence or intestinal cramps, etc. Generally, it can last for several hours. After 1 to 2 days, the symptoms gradually reduce and disappear.

Get rid of the four bad habits and solve the problem of dysmenorrhea

1. Unable to keep the abdomen and back warm due to cold factors

One of the causes of menstrual pain is prostaglandins. During the menstrual period, the human body will allow the uterus to contract naturally to allow blood to be discharged smoothly. However, when the blood circulation is not good, the uterus cannot contract smoothly. At this time, prostaglandins, also known as uterine contraction hormones, are secreted, stimulating strong contraction of the uterus, indirectly causing menstrual pain. occur.

Once the body temperature is low, it will promote the secretion of prostaglandins, so it is very important not to catch a cold or let the body temperature drop. And as long as you keep your belly, waist, and back warm, the blood throughout your body will naturally improve. You can add an extra vest, or if you are lazy, just put a heating pack on it, and it can be effective immediately in an emergency. It’s getting colder and colder after entering autumn. Be kind to yourself. Taking a slow bath can warm the body and improve blood circulation. Take care of your body before your menstrual period to make it less prone to menstrual pain.

2. Dietary factors, avoid hot and sour food

Some girls like to eat snacks, and they also eat cold drinks, pears and other raw and cold foods during menstruation, which can easily lead to stagnation of Qi and blood. As Chinese medicine says: blockage leads to pain, which will naturally aggravate dysmenorrhea. The diet of patients with dysmenorrhea should be warm, light, and avoid hot and sour foods. They should also pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables to prevent iron deficiency.

3. Sitting in the office all day

Sitting in the same posture all day can easily stagnate the blood flow in the groin area and worsen blood circulation. Stiff muscles in the abdomen and waist can also make menstrual pain worse. Stand up and stretch regularly while working, take a short walk and move the muscles around your lower back to restore blood circulation.

4. High mental pressure and irregular life

Mental reasons, such as mental depression, anxiety, tension, oversensitivity, etc. Bad lifestyle factors, such as smoking and drinking habits, are the causes of dysmenorrhea.

Three medicinal porridge recipes for treating dysmenorrhea

Yuanhu analgesic porridge: 10 grams each of Yuanhu, Angelica dahurica, motherwort, and safflower, 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Clean all the medicines, put them into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, soak for 5 to 10 minutes, decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice to cook porridge, add sugar when the porridge is cooked, boil it for one or two times and then take it. Take 2 doses a day, 3 to 5 days before menstruation, for 5 to 7 consecutive days. It can activate blood circulation, remove blood clots, stimulate menstruation and relieve pain. It is suitable for patients with lower abdominal pain before or during menstruation, or accompanied by swelling and pain in the breast and flanks, light and unsmooth menstruation, dark color with blood clots, pain relieved after the blood clots come out, lack of warmth in the limbs, and irregular stools, etc.

Jiao moxa four-object porridge: 10 grams each of donkey hide gelatin, mugwort leaves, rehmannia glutinosa, chuanxiong rhizome, zhi licorice, angelica root, white peony root, dangshen, and astragalus, 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Clean all the medicines, put them into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice to cook porridge, when the porridge is cooked, add donkey hide gelatin and white sugar, boil it for a while and then take it. Take 2 doses a day, 3-5 days before menstruation, for 5-7 consecutive days. It can warm the meridians, dispel cold, remove dampness and relieve pain. It is suitable for cold and pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation, which is relieved by heat, small menstrual flow, dark purple color, blood clots, accompanied by lukewarm limbs, clear and long urine, etc.

Bazhen porridge: 10 grams each of angelica, Chuanxiong, white peony root, rehmannia root, dangshen, poria, licorice, and atractylodes, 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Clean all the medicines, put them into a medicine jar, add an appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice to make porridge, add sugar when cooked, boil for one or two times, or boil 1 tube of Bazhen Oral Liquid, mixed into gruel and taken, 2 doses a day, during menstruation, for 5-7 consecutive days. It can nourish qi and blood, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Suitable for blood deficiency and dysmenorrhea.