How to reduce pain during menstruation?
Pain syndrome that often occurs in this situation (algomenorrhea) can significantly darken the everyday life of a young girl or woman. Statistics on the frequency of menstrual pain indicate that at least 60% of women of reproductive age are affected by this condition. The pain can be so severe that convulsive states and even fainting develop against its background.
Given that menstruation is an absolutely physiological process, the appearance of the above symptoms can be regarded as a variant of a deviation from the norm. Specialists in the field of gynecology strongly recommend that you undergo a number of necessary diagnostic procedures that will clarify the true cause of the formation of these pathological symptoms. Pain is a signal from the body that even such a physiological process as menstruation was disturbed by the action of certain factors.
The appearance of pain in this case can be triggered by the influence of the following factors:
- Dysfunction of the nervous, endocrine and reproductive systems;
- As a result of congenital anomalies in the development of the organs of the reproductive system;
- With connective tissue dysplasia.
Below will be described in detail ways to relieve pain during menstruation, which can be used by every woman suffering from this ailment.
Content:
- How to Ease Menstruation Pain in Young Girls?
- Non-medicated ways to relieve pain during menstruation
- Medicines to relieve pain during menstruation
- Treatment of secondary algomenorrhea
How to Ease Menstruation Pain in Young Girls?
Pain sensations that occur during menstruation can be roughly divided into primary and secondary. The first group includes those painful sensations that previously did not make themselves felt from the very moment of the onset of the girl's first menstruation. Secondary pain sensations include the pain that is formed in women over 35 years old under the influence of hormonal disorders, diseases of the inflammatory-infectious nature of the pelvic organs, as well as as a result of previous surgical interventions.
Most women argue that the primary pain syndrome during menstruation spontaneously disappears after the first birth, due to the formation of the contractile ability of the uterus. This information has been clinically confirmed. If the symptoms of algomenorrhea do not disappear after childbirth, or there are difficulties in conceiving a child against the background of painful menstruation, then the woman is recommended to undergo a detailed examination. The examination plan should include visiting not only a gynecologist, but also an endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, psychotherapist, osteopath and phthisiatrician.
The most likely cause of pain syndrome (algomenorrhea) is systemic diseases, which include connective tissue dysplasia, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, varicose veins of the lower extremities and pelvic organs. One of the main causes of the primary pain syndrome during menstruation can be attributed to tuberculosis damage to the organs of the reproductive system, which in turn leads to the development of various anomalies.
Diseases associated with a violation of the psychoemotional sphere can also be the result of tuberculous lesions of the genitals.
After analyzing the above material, the primary task can be considered a complete exclusion of organic and systemic pathologies, which can act as the main cause of algomenorrhea in women and girls.
Non-medicated ways to relieve pain during menstruation
For complete or partial relief of pain during menstruation in women with the primary form of this pathology, non-drug therapy is often sufficient, which is aimed at eliminating the main factors that can cause this condition.
Eliminate stress
As trite as it may sound, but every woman should find the strength to deal with the stressful effects on her own body. The modern situation dictates its own rules and rhythm of life, as a result of which a malfunction in the body may occur. The abundance of everyday information (which is not always positive) exposes the female body to constant emotional upheaval and stress.
The ability to control your emotions and thoughts will not only allow you to achieve harmony and internal balance, but also protect you from the development of many organic and systemic diseases of the body.
Complete cessation of alcohol and tobacco use
Many women can treat this issue with a certain degree of skepticism, and in vain. The exclusion of such addictions can significantly reduce the intensity of pain during menstruation, and this is a fact.
The thing is that the female body is not at all adapted to repel nicotine and alcohol attacks, and the constant intake of these substances into the body is a huge stress for every organ and system. The systematic use of nicotine is the cause of premature aging, and also brings the period of menopause closer.
Alcohol-nicotine "ensemble" is capable of significantly undermining the potential of the body's defenses in a short period of time, which can significantly increase the risk of developing malignant neoplasms. Complete cessation of smoking and alcohol consumption is a prerequisite for the correction of algomenorrhea in girls and women.
Yoga and Bodyflex classes
If a woman is predisposed to painful sensations during menstruation, then she should necessarily limit any physical activity and intimacy during the second phase of the menstrual cycle. But the first phase of the menstrual cycle, on the contrary, should be accompanied by moderate physical activity. The optimal load on the body will be created by yoga exercises, or Bodyflex. It is no coincidence that the choice fell on these two types of physical exercises. The thing is that during Bodyflex and yoga classes, there is a powerful stimulation of blood circulation in the pelvic organs.
Stimulation of blood circulation, in turn, promotes the resorption of the adhesive process, ensures the timely start of ovulation, and has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Compliance with the measure is a prerequisite in this case, therefore, before starting such training, you should obtain prior consultation with the appropriate medical specialist.
Diet
Proper nutrition is an important criterion for a healthy lifestyle, and can significantly reduce the intensity of pain during menstruation. A few days before the onset of menstruation, you should include in the diet as many fresh vegetables and fruits as possible. Overeating should be avoided, and spicy, overly salty and fried foods should be completely eliminated.
The amount of fluid consumed should be increased to 2-2.5 liters per day. Daily consumption of tea or coffee should be replaced with vegetable and fruit juices, as well as mineral water.
Exclusion of hypothermia
Clothes that do not correspond to the season can cause hypothermia in the body, and as a result of inflammatory diseases of the reproductive system. Inflammation of the appendages of the uterus (salpingitis) is a common cause of painful menstruation.
Use of physiotherapy
One of the fairly effective physiotherapeutic methods is electrophoresis in the solar plexus area. The appointment of this procedure is exclusively the attending physician. The course of treatment is on average 7-8 sessions.
Compliance with the regime of work and rest
Another prerequisite for the correction of algomenorrhea is the formation of the correct work regime, which will protect the female body from overwork. The female body's daily sleep requirement is at least 8 hours. Excessive fatigue can be the cause of the formation of pain.
Medicines to relieve pain during menstruation
In the case of low efficiency of the above methods, one should resort to methods of drug therapy. Below are the main groups of drugs, the action of which is aimed at eliminating the main causes and symptoms of algomenorrhea in women.
Sedatives
If painful menstruation was caused by excessive emotional stress and neurosis, then taking sedatives will be the main solution to this problem.
These drugs include:
- extract of roots and rhizomes of valerian in the form of tablets or alcohol tincture:
- Trioxazine;
- Relanium.
Antispasmodics, analgesics, NSAIDs
If the pain syndrome cannot be corrected with the above drugs, then it is advisable to prescribe antispasmodics, such as No-Shpa, Spazgan, as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Nise, Ketanov, Butadion, Ibuprofen. The most optimal and safe antispasmodics are No-Shpa (Drotaverina hydrochloride) and Papaverine, the use of which is permissible even during pregnancy. A single dosage of No-Shpa is 2 tablets, the frequency of administration is up to 3 times a day.
Before taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), you should consult your doctor, because their effect can have an adverse effect on the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system.
Hormonal contraceptives
Based on the recommendations of gynecologists, it can be said that primary algomenorrhea can be successfully corrected by taking hormonal contraceptives. The most popular are drugs such as Triziston, Yarina, Ovidon, Diane-35, Anteovin, as well as natural progestins (Duphaston).
Multivitamin complexes
Of course, those vitamins and minerals that come with food are subject to more thorough assimilation. When the body experiences a sharp deficiency of important vitamins and minerals, the appointment of multivitamin complexes will completely solve this problem. The most scarce mineral for the female body is calcium. It should be combined with vitamin D3. A good effect is given by taking vitamins of group B (Magne B6), Calcium D3, as well as vitamin E.
Treatment of secondary algomenorrhea
The appearance of pain syndrome in women over 30 years old is most often caused by any pathology of organs and systems. The most likely cause of secondary algomenorrhea is endometriosis, as well as the presence of polyps in the uterine cavity.
Treatment of secondary algomenorrhea should be aimed, first of all, at eliminating the main cause, namely the primary pathology, which led to the development of pain syndrome.
The main reasons for the formation of secondary algomenorrhea include:
- diseases of the organs of the reproductive system of an inflammatory nature (salpingitis, salpingo-oophoritis, oophoritis);
- malignant tumors of the uterus and ovaries;
- varicose veins of the lower extremities, as well as the veins of the abdominal cavity;
- in the presence of cicatricial formations in the uterine cavity caused by mechanical abortion;
- the consequences of surgical interventions on the uterus and appendages (abortion, curettage).
Often, even the wrong position of the intrauterine contraceptive can contribute to the development of pain during menstruation. To solve this problem, it is enough to remove the intrauterine device. If we are talking about a tumor process, endometriosis, or an adhesive process, then in this case it is recommended to carry out drug therapy, or surgery. In the postoperative period, it is important to properly organize the rehabilitation of the body, which must necessarily include sanatorium recovery, and physiotherapy methods.
To combat pain in secondary algomenorrhea, you can use the methods of non-drug therapy.
With the ineffectiveness of non-drug methods, the elimination of pain syndrome should be carried out under the means of taking drugs (analgesics, NSAIDs, sedatives).
The author of the article: Lapikova Valentina Vladimirovna | Gynecologist, reproductologist
Education: Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynecology received at the Russian State Medical University of the Federal Agency for Healthcare and Social Development (2010). In 2013 completed postgraduate studies at N. N. N. I. Pirogova.
