What’s wrong with low back pain during menstruation? How to relieve it

　　There is a part female During menstruation, symptoms of soreness and weakness in the waist and knees will appear, which seriously affects normal work and life. There are many reasons for waist pain during menstruation, and some may be disease It is causing trouble and needs our attention.

　　Why does menstruation occur? low back pain?

　　1. Increase in prostaglandins

　　Prostaglandins are mainly found in the reproductive systems of men and women. Most Dysmenorrhea is due to Uterus Excessive prostaglandin synthesis in the endometrium causes contraction and spasm of uterine smooth muscles, causing dysmenorrhea, which will eventually radiate to the waist, causing waist pain.

　　2. Caused by cold food

　　If you eat some cold and irritating food during menstruation, especially in summer, many girls like to eat ice cream or drink iced drinks, which will cause pain in the lower abdomen, and will later be infected in the waist, causing back pain.

　　3. Take a cold bath

　　If you take a cold bath or tub bath during menstruation, it will also cause the female uterus to catch a cold, and the menstrual blood cannot be discharged, causing dysmenorrhea, which will eventually radiate to the waist and abdomen, causing waist pain.

　　4. Reproductive system diseases

　　Nowadays, the incidence of female reproductive inflammation is becoming higher and higher, such as chronic adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease Inflammations such as ovarian inflammation and ovarian inflammation are particularly likely to cause waist pain. People with pelvic tumors such as cervical cancer , ovarian tumors, uterine fibroids, etc., due to tumor compression nerve Or the infiltration of cancer cells causes low back pain. In addition, abnormalities in the position of the uterus, such as uterine anteversion or prolapse, can cause low back pain during menstruation.

　　5、flow of people too many times

　　During the abortion process, some congestion can easily flow into the pelvic cavity, and lesions can also block the pelvic cavity, or excessive dilation and curettage may cause the position of the uterus to move, thus compressing the nerves in the waist. This ultimately leads to lower back pain every time you have your period.

　　How to relieve lower back pain during menstruation?

　　Conditioning method 1: Hot compress

　　Lie on your back, put a hot wet towel (measured as not dripping) on ​​the painful part of the waist and the sacrum slightly below, put a hot water bottle on top, apply hot compress for about 10 minutes, and then apply hot compress on both sides of the waist for 10 minutes.

　　Conditioning method 2: Massage

　　1. Palm pressure on the lumbosacral area: Lie prone, overlap your palms and press on the painful lumbar vertebra, as long as it does not cause pain. Breathe in and out once, do it 10 to 15 times.

　　2. Rub the lower back: Rub the palms of your hands together to warm them, then place them on the lower back, and massage up and down 5 times until the area is warm, but the palms still need to be attached to the waist for 3 minutes. When doing it, move gently and breathe naturally. Under the guidance of consciousness, gradually coordinate your movements and breathing.

　　3. Knead the tendons: Use the pulp of your thumb to carefully touch the waist and sacral area. If you find a tender knot, press it with your finger pulp and rub it for 1 minute.

　　Tips: Do not beat your lower back hard during menstruation. Beating your lower back will further congest the pelvic cavity and accelerate blood flow, causing menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation, which will in turn make the pain in your lower back worse.

　　Daily care:

　　1. Avoid cold and dampness, and pay attention to keeping warm. Especially in the cold and wet seasons of winter and spring, it is especially necessary to keep the waist warm. Try to avoid getting exposed to rain or cold, or sleep in a ventilated place.

　　2. Women who sit or stand for long periods of time should move their waists appropriately to relieve tension in the psoas muscles and relieve pain.

　　3. Avoid eating too much raw, cold and wet food. Even in summer, it is not advisable to drink too much frozen drinks. For cold fruits, such as watermelon, it is not advisable to eat too much at one time.

　　Little recipe for conditioning: boiled eggs with motherwort

　　30 grams of motherwort, 2 eggs, add appropriate amount of water and cook together. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells and simmer them for another 20 minutes before eating the eggs and drinking the soup. Once a day or every other day. This recipe is used for lower back pain before and after menstruation. (Reference website: Family Doctor)