Menstruation is a physiological phenomenon unique to women, occurring once a month. Most women experience no obvious symptoms and require no treatment; all symptoms disappear naturally after menstruation ends. However, some women experience severe lower back pain during menstruation. How can they alleviate this menstrual back pain?
Menstrual cramps are a common experience for many women. They can be excruciating, making it difficult to sit or stand, leaving you feeling cold all over, as if you've had a serious illness and all you want to do is find a quiet place to sleep. The most obvious and common symptom of menstrual cramps is lower back pain. This pain can occur before, during, or after menstruation. It causes significant inconvenience to women's lives and work, making them eager to find ways to alleviate menstrual back pain.
So, what can women do about lower back pain during menstruation? Here are 5 tips to help you easily get rid of menstrual back pain and feel refreshed!
Tip 1: Apply heat
When your period comes, do you feel cold in your limbs, including your entire lower back? Placing something warm on your lower back can instantly relieve the pain. Therefore, if possible, lie on your back in bed and soak a towel in warm water until it drips (but not dripping) and place it on the painful area of your lower back and slightly below your sacrum. Then place a hot water bottle on top and apply heat for about 10 minutes. After that, apply heat to both sides of your lower back for 10 minutes each.
Tip 2: Replenish potassium and iron
During menstruation, a woman's body is at its weakest. Proper dietary adjustments can effectively replenish lost nutrients and boost immunity. For example, eating foods rich in potassium and iron can help. Potassium can soothe emotions, reduce pain, prevent infection, and decrease menstrual bleeding. Foods rich in iron include fish, various animal livers, and egg yolks.
Third technique: Press and rub the Hegu acupoint
Women need careful care during their menstrual period, but many women don't know how to get through it comfortably. For symptoms like lower back pain during menstruation, massaging the Hegu acupoint can be helpful, especially for working women who can't rest.
Acupoint location and pressing method: Bring your index finger and thumb together. You will see a raised muscle. The highest point of this muscle is the Hegu acupoint. When you have free time, use the thumb of your other hand to press the Hegu acupoint with a little force, hold for 5 seconds each time, then release and repeat. Repeat this pressing for 3 minutes.
Hegu acupoint has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating qi, and unblocking menstruation. It also has a certain pain-relieving effect, so women may wish to try it during menstruation.
Fourth trick: Massage
Menstrual cramps plague many women, and some resort to painkillers to relieve the pain when it becomes unbearable. However, "all medicines have side effects," and this is not a long-term solution. Women can try massaging their lower back during menstruation to alleviate the pain. The specific method is as follows:
1. Palm pressure on the lumbosacral region: Lie face down, place both palms on top of each other on the painful lumbar spine, to the point where it does not cause pain. One inhale and one exhale counts as one repetition, do 10-15 repetitions.
2. Massage the lower back: Rub your palms together to warm them, then place them on your lower back and massage up and down 5 times, until the area feels warm. Keep your palms on your lower back for 3 minutes. Perform the movements gently and breathe naturally, gradually coordinating your movements and breathing under conscious guidance.
3. Massage muscle knots: Carefully touch the lower back and sacrum with the pad of your thumb. If you find any tender knots, press them with your fingertip and massage for 1 minute.
A friendly reminder: Women should avoid vigorously hitting or pounding their lower back during menstruation due to back pain. This is because hitting or pounding the lower back can cause further congestion in the pelvic cavity and accelerate blood flow, which can lead to excessive menstrual bleeding or prolonged periods, and actually worsen the back pain.
Tip #5: Boil eggs with motherwort
As everyone knows, motherwort has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and regulating menstruation, and it has been an important medicine used by physicians throughout history to treat gynecological diseases. Therefore, in order to give full play to the effects of motherwort, later generations added eggs when boiling motherwort. After it was cooked, eating the eggs and drinking the soup had a very good effect on women's dysmenorrhea, replenishing blood, and moisturizing and beautifying the skin.
Instructions: Boil 30 grams of motherwort and 2 eggs together with an appropriate amount of water. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, then boil for another 20 minutes. Eat the eggs and drink the soup. Take once a day or every other day.
Helpful tip: This remedy is for lower back pain before and after menstruation.
The severity of menstrual cramps varies from person to person due to differences in individual constitution, and generally no treatment is needed. However, if the pain is unbearable, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a check-up to find out the cause of the cramps. Only in this way can the true cause be found and the symptoms treated accordingly, thus relieving menstrual discomfort symptoms such as lower back pain from the root cause.
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