1. Causes of dysmenorrhea

The phenomenon that severe stomachache occurs during menstruation and disappears naturally after menstruation is called dysmenorrhea. Most dysmenorrhea occurs during menstruation, and some people occur a few days before menstruation. Abdominal pain is aggravated after menstrual cramps, and everything is normal after menstruation. The characteristics of abdominal pain are closely related to menstruation, and abdominal pain will not occur without menstruation. Therefore, abdominal pain unrelated to menstruation is not dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea can be divided into primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea refers to abdominal pain that occurs from the beginning of menstruation, while secondary dysmenorrhea refers to menstrual abdominal pain that occurs after several years or more. The causes of the two kinds of dysmenorrhea are different. The causes of primary dysmenorrhea are narrow uterine orifice, uterine dysplasia or large endometrium in menstrual blood. The latter case is called membranous dysmenorrhea. Sometimes menstrual blood contains blood clots, which can also cause stomachache. The causes of secondary dysmenorrhea are mostly caused by diseases, such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease and pelvic congestion. In recent years, it has been found that the increase of prostaglandin synthesis in endometrium can also cause dysmenorrhea. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the cause of dysmenorrhea through examination and then treat it according to the cause.

2. Dietary aftercare for dysmenorrhea

Women suffer from lower abdomen and lumbosacral pain before and after menstruation. In severe cases, they have severe abdominal pain, pale face, cold hands and feet, and even fainting, which is called "dysmenorrhea", also known as "menstrual abdominal pain". The pain often lasts for several hours or L-2 days. Generally, abdominal pain is relieved after blood flows freely. This disease is more common in young women, and it is one of the common diseases of women. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dysmenorrhea is mostly caused by poor qi and blood circulation or qi and blood deficiency. Clinically, there are common symptoms such as qi stagnation and blood stasis, cold coagulation of uterus, weakness of qi and blood, and downward flow of damp heat. Diet therapy can play a good role in prevention and treatment. The diet of dysmenorrhea patients should be light and digestible within 3-5 days before menstrual cramps. You should eat food that is easy to digest and absorb, and you should not overeat, especially avoid eating cold food, because cold food can stimulate the contraction of uterus and fallopian tubes, thus inducing or aggravating dysmenorrhea. When menstruation comes, you should avoid all cold, indigestible and irritating foods, such as peppers, raw onions, raw garlic, peppers and spirits. During this period, patients can eat some sour foods, such as sauerkraut and vinegar, which can relieve pain.

In addition, people with dysmenorrhea should keep their stools unobstructed before or after menstruation. Eat as much honey, bananas, celery and sweet potatoes as possible. Constipation can induce dysmenorrhea and increase pain. Some people think that a moderate amount of wine for patients with dysmenorrhea can dredge menstruation, dilate blood vessels and relax smooth muscles, which is helpful for the prevention and treatment of dysmenorrhea. If the menstrual blood volume is not much, you can drink some wine in moderation, which can alleviate the symptoms and play a therapeutic role to some extent. Wine has an exciting effect on human body because it contains ethanol. People with dysmenorrhea caused by emotional depression can drink some wine properly, which can play a role in relaxing mood, soothing the liver and relieving boredom, and make qi flow and benefit. In addition, wine tastes sweet and warm, and Xin neng San can do it. For dysmenorrhea caused by cold and dampness stagnation, it can dispel cold and dampness, promote blood circulation and dredge menstruation; Sweet warming can tonify and slow down, and it can warm yang, replenish blood and relieve pain for dysmenorrhea caused by deficiency of qi and blood.

Patients with dysmenorrhea should have diversified diets, not partial eclipse, and should often eat some vegetables and fruits with the functions of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, such as shepherd's purse, cymbidium root, coriander, carrot, orange, bergamot and ginger. People who are weak and lack of qi and blood should often eat foods that tonify qi, blood and liver and kidney, such as chicken, duck, fish, eggs, milk, animal liver and kidney, fish and beans.

Under normal circumstances, it is normal, not pathological, to have a slight heaving sensation in the small abdomen during menstruation due to pelvic congestion. However, when the pain is serious, even when it affects daily life and work and requires medication, it belongs to a pathological state, which is called dysmenorrhea in medicine. Dysmenorrhea caused by pathological changes in reproductive organs is called secondary dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea without organic lesions in reproductive organs is called primary dysmenorrhea.

Primary dysmenorrhea often occurs shortly after menarche, or in unmarried and non-pregnant women. The possible cause is the increase of prostaglandin content in endometrium and blood. The treatment can only be to take drugs containing prostaglandin synthase inhibitors, such as indomethacin or acetylsalicylic acid, during menstrual cramps to relieve symptoms. The causes of secondary dysmenorrhea are complicated, such as cervical stenosis, uterine dysplasia, endometriosis, endocrine abnormalities or pelvic inflammatory disease, which can all cause dysmenorrhea. A series of inspections are needed to determine the cause.

Primary dysmenorrhea generally has no effect on fertility. Some secondary dysmenorrhea will have an impact on fertility, such as uterine dysplasia, endometriosis, endocrine abnormalities and so on. Obstetrics and Gynecology in many large hospitals can be examined and treated accordingly. I suggest you carefully find the cause and treat the symptoms.

Give you some traditional Chinese medicine remedies for dysmenorrhea.

If the stomach is uncomfortable when menstruation comes, you can use a hot water bottle to compress it, and you can also drink some ginger brown sugar water and rose tea for temporary relief.

Chinese medicine believes that menstrual disease is related to kidney function, spleen, liver, qi and blood, uterus, etc., and dysmenorrhea can be divided into cold and heat deficiency and excess, which can be classified as pain. When you drink hot drinks, the pain is cold, and the pain is hot. Those who like to press and knead are deficient, and those who press more are hot. Dysmenorrhea patients should avoid cold and hot and sour food, and it is better to be light and easy to digest. Here are several remedies for dysmenorrhea:

1. Qi deficiency and blood weakness type, mutton stewed angelica and Beiqi: 50 grams of angelica, 500 grams of mutton and 30 grams of Beiqi, eating meat and drinking soup.

2. Liver and kidney deficiency type, Chuanxiong Danshen stewed eggs: 6 grams of Chuanxiong, 0/2 grams of Danshen/kloc, two eggs, boiled with water until the eggs are cooked, shelled and cooked for a while, eating eggs and drinking soup.

3. Cold coagulation and blood stasis type, ginger brown sugar water: ginger15g, appropriate amount of brown sugar, brewed in boiling water as tea.

4. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type, motherwort boiled eggs: motherwort 30 grams, two eggs, add water and cook until the eggs are cooked, then cook for a while, eat eggs and drink soup.

5. Damp-heat accumulation type, towel gourd brown sugar soup: 250 grams of old towel gourd is washed and chopped, and brown sugar is appropriate. Drink the soup while it is hot.

In fact, the most fundamental and best way is to use a hot water bottle!