For most of women, menstruation can consist of abdominal pain, bloating, and headaches for most women. In addition to the typical symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle, low back pain is one of common symptom. This low back pain can range from a subtle annoyance to debilitating pain during those days of the month. The pain experienced is typically located along the center portion of the low back. Back pain for most women will begin a few days prior to a menstrual cycle and usually subside after.
If this type of pain interferes with activities of daily living during your menstrual cycle, it’s important to understand why it happens and how to cope with and manage the pain.
What causes low back pain during menstruation?
Low back pain during menstruation is typically muscular in nature and thought to be caused by hormone changes. Prostaglandins (hormones released during a menstrual cycle to promote uterine contraction to shed the uterine lining) can affect the lower back muscles. An excess of prostaglandins causes dysmenorrheal or painful menstruation. Heavy contractions can lead to low back pain, as the pain can radiate from the lower abdomen into the low back. Women with endometriosis may also experience low back pain during the menstrual cycle. If this is of concern, the following may help:
Hot compress
When menstruation comes, do you feel cold in your limbs and waist? Putting something warm on the waist can instantly relieve the pain. When you feel low back pain, it may fill a hot water bottle with hot water, and then apply it to the sore part, which can effectively relieve backache during menstruation.
Nutrition-Supplementing potassium and iron
There are many reasons for low back pain during menstruation, one of which is the loss of a large amount of blood. Therefore, before menstruation comes, proper dietary adjustment can effectively supplement the nutrients lost by the body and enhance resistance. Eating food rich in potassium iron can soothe mood, suppress pain, prevent infection, and reduce menstrual blood loss, such as fish, various animal livers, egg yolks, etc.
Acupressure-Massaging Hegu acupoint
When low back pain occurs during menstruation, you can press the Hegu acupoint, holding for about 5 seconds each time, and press repeatedly for about three minutes. This can help relieve discomfort such as low back pain to a certain extent. Hegu acupoint has the functions of promoting blood circulation, promoting qi, and clearing the meridian, and has certain pain relief effect, so women should not try it during menstruation.
Chinese herb food-Chinese motherwort boiled with eggs
Chinese mother wort, as an essential Chinese herb, has been widely used in the treatment of gynaecological and obstetric disorders for thousands of years. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing stasis, regulating menstruation, etc. Chinese motherwort with eggs has very good effects on women’s dysmenorrhea, blood, moisturizing and beauty.
Practice: Chinese motherwort 30 grams, 2 eggs, add water and cook in the same pot. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, cook for another 20 minutes, eat the eggs and drink the soup. 1 time a day or every other day.
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