Why do I have severe back pain during menstruation?

If you experience lower back pain during your menstrual period but it subsides and heals itself after your period, this may be related to hormone changes in your body before and after your menstrual period, and some endocrine fluctuations, which may then lead to a symptom similar to dysmenorrhea. This may be related to endocrine problems caused by staying up late, fatigue, taking birth control pills, or after childbirth.

For many girls, the most tormenting thing during menstruation is the severe pain in the waist. They cannot sleep in bed at night due to the pain. During the day, they feel very tired whether squatting or standing. They feel very exhausted and don’t know why their waist hurts so much during menstruation. What causes lower back pain during menstruation?

What causes back pain during menstruation?

1. Abnormal position of the uterus: Low back pain is caused by the uterus being stretched forward, flexed backward, or prolapsed. There is no specific treatment for this type of low back pain, but correcting uterine prolapse and changing posture can alleviate the symptoms.

2. Pelvic tumors: Patients with uterine fibroids, cervical cancer, and ovarian cysts may experience low back pain due to tumor compression of nerves or tumor cells invading the pelvic connective tissue. Such patients often have general abdominal pain when they have low back pain, and medication is often ineffective.

3. Internal injury factors: Too many pregnancies, frequent abortions and sexual intercourse between couples can all cause kidney damage and thus cause low back pain.

4. Lumbar muscle strain: Excessive fatigue, abnormal standing and sitting postures, and tight binding can all cause lumbar muscle strain and lead to low back pain. Therefore, such patients should pay attention to arrange their time reasonably and move their waist frequently so that the waist muscles can be fully stretched.

5. Pelvic inflammatory disease: Patients with chronic adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and inflammation of the pelvic connective tissue may experience irritation and low back pain due to inflammation. As the primary symptom improves or heals, the low back pain symptoms may gradually ease and subside.

6. Relaxation of sacrospinal ligament: After pregnancy, the growth of the fetus may increase the bearing capacity of the waist, causing the sacrospinal ligament to relax, compressing the pelvic nerves and blood vessels and causing low back pain. This type of low back pain usually subsides gradually as the waist muscle tension is restored after giving birth.

What to do when you have back pain during menstruation

1. Never hit it too hard, put the force on the waist, and gently rub it from top to bottom. Avoid using too much force, just pinch and rub it. During this special period, girls are originally weak, and hitting them hard can easily cause them to be unable to bear it, and it is also very likely to cause menstrual disorders.

2. Often, waist pain is related to the menstrual disorder. You can use a hand warmer to warm your lower abdomen, which can prevent the lower abdomen from getting cold to a certain extent, promote blood circulation, and reduce the probability of waist and abdominal pain.

3. Don't lie sloppily on the table or chair. If you have pain in your lower back, just use a small pillowcase, sit up straight, and hold your head high. This upright posture can reduce the pain in your lower back and abdomen.