In fact, many women experience dysmenorrhea during their menstrual period. When experiencing menstrual cramps, many women's first reaction is to take painkillers. However, although painkillers take effect quickly, improper use of them may affect their liver and kidney function, leading to gastrointestinal bleeding. In fact, most women's dysmenorrhea is caused by improper lifestyle habits. People should first correct these habits, and the following methods can be used for treatment.
1. Taking painkillers: When menstrual pain begins, women can take painkillers with milk or food. Painkillers take effect about 20-30 minutes later and last for 12 hours. This method is not recommended for long-term use.
2. Moxibustion method: Select acupoints such as Sanyinjiao and Zusanli, and hang moxa sticks at a height of about 3cm from the acupoints to make the local area warm without burning pain. Each acupoint lasts for about 10-15 minutes, with the degree of redness appearing on the skin.
3. Massage method: Rub your palms against each other until you feel hot, then massage the lower abdomen below the navel in a clockwise direction for about 200 times. Or rub the Zusanli and Sanyinjiao acupoints for 1 minute each.
4. Hot compress method: Applying hot compress to the lower abdomen can help alleviate uterine spasms, promote blood circulation in the abdomen, and alleviate dysmenorrhea. If heated traditional Chinese medicine is used for hot compress, the effect of promoting blood circulation, unblocking meridians, and relieving pain will be better.
5. Yimu jujube tea: Boil 15 grams of Yimu grass, 30 grams of jujube with brown sugar, and take one dose daily in the morning and evening.
6. External application method: Grind 5 grams each of Chuanwu and Caowu into fine powder, then apply onion juice and honey to the area with less abdominal pain for 2-3 hours. Once a day.
7. Acupuncture and moxibustion: The best time for acupuncture is before or during the onset of dysmenorrhea. Select acupoints mainly based on the Spleen Meridian, including Blood Sea, Earthly Mechanism, and Three Yin Intersection, and leave the needle for 1 hour. Once a day, 1-3 times can relieve pain. Continuous treatment for three menstrual cycles can lead to recovery.
What should we do about dysmenorrhea now? We can take some painkillers appropriately. Another thing is that you can also massage, but you also need to follow the doctor's advice first. Hot compress is also a better way. If we use heated traditional Chinese medicine hot compress, the effect will be better, and you can also carry out acupuncture and moxibustion with the help of the doctor.
