What to do if you have severe abdominal pain during menstruation

Normal women have a menstrual cycle every month. However, during the menstrual cycle, some problems are always prone to occur. Among them, abdominal pain during menstruation is a common phenomenon. This often brings great pain to women, and if not treated in time, it will seriously affect women’s physical health. In addition, some gynecological diseases will affect fertility if they develop seriously. Let’s learn about what to do if you have severe abdominal pain during menstruation.

Causes

1. The occurrence of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly related to the increase in endometrial prostaglandin content during menstruation. Elevated PGF2α levels are the main cause of dysmenorrhea. High levels of PGF2α can cause excessive contraction of uterine smooth muscle and vascular spasm, resulting in uterine ischemia and hypoxia and dysmenorrhea.

2. Increase in substances such as vasopressin, endogenous oxytocin and β-endorphin.

3. Mental and neurological factors.

What to do if you have severe abdominal pain during menstruation

Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom among women. Dysmenorrhea before marriage will disappear naturally as you grow up, especially after marriage and childbirth, and there is no need for treatment. Except in individual cases. However, dysmenorrhea pain that lasts for up to 3 days should be treated. The treatment of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly symptomatic treatment, with analgesia and sedation as the main therapies. In recent years, comprehensive treatments have been adopted, including spiritual counseling, Chinese medicine, Western medicine and acupuncture.

1. General treatment

(1) Pay attention to psychological treatment and eliminate tension and worries.

(2) Get enough rest and sleep, exercise regularly and moderately, and quit smoking.

(3) When the pain is unbearable, supplement with medication.

2. Medication

(1) Commonly used prostaglandin synthase inhibitors include ibuprofen, ketoprofen, meclofenamic acid, diclofenac, etc.

(2) Oral contraceptives are suitable for women with dysmenorrhea who require contraception, with an effectiveness rate of over 90%.

A healthy body is very important for everyone, especially for women. Diseases during menstruation will seriously affect the health of the body. The above is an introduction to what to do if you have severe abdominal pain during menstruation. After understanding, female friends must relieve such symptoms in time. In addition, you must maintain good living habits, pay attention to eating more light food, go to bed early and get up early, and ensure adequate sleep. In addition, you must learn to release stress from work.