In the process of menstruation, the inner layer of the uterus( endometrium) is torn away. The phenomenon is quite natural and does not occur only during pregnancy or as a consequence of diseases and other factors. At the beginning of the menstrual period, there is an intensified contraction of the uterus, which tries to remove excess contents from itself, which often causes pain, sometimes quite severe.
- Causes of
- Spasms
- Backache
- Nausea
- How to help
- Painful
- Warm bath, shower, compress
- Physical exercises
- Warmer warmer
- Freezing pain
- Swimming
- Essential oils
- Infusions of herbs, decoctions and teas
- Body position
- Oral contraceptives
Reasons for
According to statistics, more than 50% of women experience discomfort, nausea, pain, dizziness and other rather unpleasant sensations during menstruation. They can be alleviated and eliminated if one is aware of the cause of the occurrence.
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Uterine tissues during menstruation secrete a hormone called prostaglandin, due to it, uterine contractions occur. If it is produced very much, the stomach is more painful during the period of monthly periods. Excess of this hormone also causes a violation of the cycle and often causes pain even after critical days.
Painful sensations in the lower abdomen may appear due to abundant secretions that contain blood clots, because at this time the cervical canal widens.
It happens that the stomach during menstruation hurts only on one side and pain concentrates on the left or right. This symptom can not be ignored, because often such feelings mean that the appendages are inflamed, and critical days become a stimulus for the worsening of the problem.
Back pain
The most common pain occurs whenbecause of the physiological development of the uterus is biased( rejected) back. But painful sensations in the back can manifest themselves for other reasons.
- Diseases not related to critical days. It happens that the pain in the back appears during menstruation, but this is a simple coincidence, and the real cause can be such diseases as pleurisy, osteochondrosis, inflammation of the kidneys, genitourinary system and others.
- Increased estrogen. From the hormonal background depends the activity of the uterus and the sensitivity of women. If, for any reason, the level of the hormone estrogen has increased, pain can occur and not only in the back.
- Processes in the uterus. Negative activity in the uterus, that is, infection, can cause severe pain in the lower back. Also, the cause of this is often the underdevelopment of the uterus and its incorrect position.
- Thyroid function. Excessive activity of this body contributes to the increase of the level of many hormones, resulting in unpleasant sensations in the lower back and abdomen during menstruation.
Nausea
An unpleasant sensation of nausea during menstruation usually causes a high level of serotonin in the fluid of the spinal cord. Also, an overabundance of fluid in the body can trigger nausea. Often, with men who have menstruation, intracranial pressure rises, and this can contribute not only to nausea, but also to dizziness or even loss of consciousness.
During menstruation, it can vomit if a woman takes hormonal medications, because they raise the level of all the hormones.
It happens that the cause of nausea is intoxication of the body, and this is due to poisoning of the gastrointestinal tract.
to the table of contents ^How to help
There are traditional ways to help reduce the level of pain during menstruation, but this applies if there are no serious problems with women's health.
to the table of contents ^Analgesic
The easiest way to get rid of unpleasant pain is taking various antispasmodics, for example:
- Analgin,
- Ketanol,
- No-spa,
- Ibuprofen,
- Nurofen,
- Spazmalgon.
Warm bath, shower, compress
The use of water procedures helps relax the muscles of the abdomen and help calm the nervous system. You can take baths by adding sea salt before and after critical days. Compresses are suitable for the period of menstruation.
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It's not about heavy loads, you can perform body rotations, slopes, easy stretching. Yoga and Pilates usually involve working on the tone of the muscles.
to contents ^Warm heaters
Heat from a hot water bottle or a regular water bottle relaxes the uterus and reduces its contractions, but the bleeding increases.
to the table of contents ^Freezing of pain
Coldness can be applied to the stomach, an ice pack is suitable for this, but it must be wrapped in a towel and applied over the clothes.
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This method is considered to be the least traumatic and useful. Its advantage is the isolation of endorphins, which are a natural anesthetic.
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In the early days of menstruation, you can rub a mixture of oils into the lower abdomen and the sacral area. The composition of the mixture: 5 drops of marjoram, 50 milliliters of St. John's wort oil and 5 drops of yarrow. The procedure for rubbing twice a day( in the absence of allergies).
to the table of contents ^Infusions of herbs, decoctions and teas
Natural spasmolytics include: common oregano, chamomile, mint, raspberry leaves, angelica, tansy and others. They need to be prepared according to the instructions given on these pharmacies.
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Contraceptives oral
Contraceptives contain hormones that are able to normalize the hormonal background( if it is broken).But before you start taking any medications of this type, you should consult a gynecologist.