There are so many health articles shedding light on dysmenorrhea otherwise known as “menstrual cramps” however handling it akin to what it actually comes with is sadly not the same as reading about it. While period cramps can be mild to moderate in some females, others have to go through some strong medications to help them deal with the pain accompanied during “that time of the month” the toll it takes on the body isn’t really emphasized enough. Every female at some point of time must have dealt with this whether it was a cyclical or a one time thing, cramps can be debilitating to handle!
What causes period cramps?
scientists haven’t been able to place a direct tag on what actually causes dysmenorrhea. While a number of factors including environmental, physical or genetics has been identified as possible causes, the female hormones sometimes just refuses to play by the rules and decides to surprise you alongside Mother Nature. You can call it a coup if you want to!
There are two types of dysmenorrhea, the primary and the secondary dysmenorrhea. While the primary dysmenorrhea occurs as pain before and during menstruation, secondary dysmenorrhea often comes with intense pain later as you mature accompanied with pelvic floor pains or rapid pains that don’t tend to go away even with medications. Sometimes, painful menstruation can be a trigger sign of an underlying health condition such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis or adenomyosis.
How to handle period pains.
Again, cramps can be caused by a number of different factors as well as the pain levels will most definitely vary hence why it is always recommended to see a gynecologist when you have period pains that completely rob you off your breath!
However, we have a streamlined a number of remedies for period pain.
1. Heating pads do always come to the rescue! Placing these pads on your pelvic area or back can work magic on relieving your pain.
2. Cut off your sugar consumption! Sugar should be your red flag during this period. It can spike up your pain level and intensify what you’re already going through.
3. Take a warm bath and massage afterwards! Generally point for massage includes your lower back, your naval area and thighs.
4. Taking some pain medications such as paracetamol or ibuprofen can help lessen the burden and speed the rate of relief faster
5. Raising your legs with your knees bent or doing yoga can help relax some taut muscles and aid your cramps too.
Until next time dear reader
