Dysmenorrhea refers to the occurrence of spasmodic pain in the lower abdomen before and after menstruation or during menstruation, causing overall discomfort and seriously affecting daily life. So what about menstrual cramps every month? Below, we will provide a detailed introduction to how to handle menstrual cramps every month.
What to do with dysmenorrhea every month?
1. Patients with dysmenorrhea should regularly consume vegetables and fruits that have the function of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, such as shepherd's purse, magnolia root, coriander, carrots, oranges, bergamot, ginger, etc. People who are physically weak or have insufficient qi and blood should regularly consume foods that replenish qi, blood, liver and kidney, such as chicken, duck, fish, eggs, etc.
2. You can eat bananas, lychees, pears, peaches, papaya, longan, dates, mulberry, apples, etc. Especially for women with habitual dysmenorrhea, they should eat less cold or spicy foods during menstruation to avoid poor blood flow.
Dysmenorrhea usually lasts for several hours or 12 days. Generally speaking, abdominal pain is relieved after smooth menstrual flow. This disease is mainly common among young women and is also one of the common gynecological diseases among women. Therefore, patients should diversify their diet and avoid eating excessively to effectively alleviate symptoms of dysmenorrhea.
How to alleviate dysmenorrhea?
1. Moderate drinking
Wine can warm the yang meridians, promote qi circulation, and dissipate cold. Drink rice wine, koji wine, liquor, red wine, etc. appropriately., It can activate meridians, dilate blood vessels, and relieve dysmenorrhea. For example, soak 100g safflower in 400ml Baijiu for a week to make safflower wine, and take 10ml every day (a small amount of brown sugar can be added), which can warm and activate blood circulation, and is suitable for dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis.
2. Supplement foods rich in vitamin E
Vitamin E, also known as tocopherol, has the function of maintaining normal reproductive organ function and muscle metabolism. Grain germ, wheat germ, egg yolk, beans, nuts, leafy vegetables, sesame oil and other foods are high in content. We should eat more of these foods.
3. Food conditioning for evidence
According to the different symptoms of dysmenorrhea, provide foods that are warm and unblocked, remove blood stasis, and replenish deficiency. For those who suffer from condensation, stagnation of qi, and fear of cold, they should eat chestnuts, lychees, brown sugar, ginger, fennel, pepper, and pepper that have undergone isothermal cooling to dissipate cold. For those with qi stagnation and blood stasis, they should eat foods such as celery, shepherd's purse, spinach, scallions, coriander, cabbage, ginger, carrots, oranges, orange peels, bergamot, bananas, apples, and other foods that promote blood stasis. Those who are physically weak and have insufficient qi and blood should eat walnuts, lychees, longan, jujube, mulberry, goji berries, yams, various beans, etc.