Menstrual Pain Causes and Solutions

Many women of childbearing age who routinely experience painful menstruation. Pain associated with cramps that took place in the days before or early menstruation. Pain felt in the lower abdomen or the middle and may radiate to the hips, thighs, and back. The intensity of pain up and down repeatedly, follow the underlying uterine muscle contractions. The severity of pain varies inter-and inter-menstrual woman in the same woman. At one point, the pain may be barely felt. At other times, the pain can be very severe with seizures, lethargy, fever, dizziness and other stomach disorders such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Is it normal?
Painful menstruation or dysmenorrhea in medical language called generally is normal. Substance called prostaglandin is the main cause. This substance is produced by the body and is found in the lining of the uterus. When the process begins menstruation, these substances stimulate contraction of the uterine lining to shed, causing cramps. This substance also causes vasodilatation circulatory system. Arteries and veins swell, so that menstrual blood more easily removed. However, it also can cause decreased blood pressure so the body will feel weak and dizzy head. In some women, prostaglandins also trigger contractions and spasms of smooth muscle in the gastro-intestinal tract, causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In addition, the flow of menstrual blood can also aggravate the pain involved. Blood clots or heavy menstrual blood flow must pass through a narrow opening cervix. Stretching the cervix by the flow can cause pain. That's why menstrual pain diminished or disappeared in some women after giving birth to their first baby. Their cervical opening has widened.
Menstrual pain is mainly felt by young women in the early years of menstruation, women first menstruating early (less than 12 years) and women whose menstrual bleed more. In more rare cases, menstrual pain caused by a condition or disease, such as endometriosis, sexually transmitted diseases, ovarian cysts or problems spiral (IUD). If you start to feel the pain of menstruation after age 25 or if the pain is accompanied by other symptoms like menstrual bleeding that never stops or foul, you need to consult a doctor.

Tips for You
Some of these tips can relieve menstrual pain:

Non-drug solutions:

• Paste the heating pad to the lower abdomen (below the navel). If you do not have a heating pad, you can put hot water into a bottle and wrap the bottle with a cloth before attaching to your stomach.
• Put your feet higher than the heart and stomach while you are lying down, or lie down with your knees bent askew.
• Massage the lower abdomen with a light circular massage.
• Drink warm beverages.
• If you feel sick so disturbed appetite, spread your meals. You can also change a great meal with snacks more often.
• Choose a diet rich in complex carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables that are low in salt, sugar, and no caffeine.
• Increase your intake of vitamin B6, calcium and magnesium
• Take a warm bath.
•  Lose weight if you are overweight.
•  Exercise can reduce pain in some women. In other women, bed rest more help.

Drug solution

•  Anti-inflammatory drugs. Menstrual pain in primary care are a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or naproxen. They work by stopping the production of prostaglandins by the body. They can also reduce blood loss by reducing blood clots in the uterus. There are dozens of brands of NSAIDs based drugs that you can buy at pharmacies and drug stores. You have to be careful with this medication if you have ulcer disease, as it can irritate the stomach.
• Birth control pills. This is another solution for menstrual pain. Birth control pills work by preventing ovulation, thus also preventing the activity of prostaglandins that cause menstrual cramps. However, birth control pills is not an option everyone. If you want to get pregnant, birth control pills certainly not your choice.