Tips to Reduce Period Pains – Cramps

( this post is suitable for ladies only)

 

Do you often experience period pains or cramps?

 

 

Most teens, working ladies and middle age mums alike me,

do feel period cramps once in a while or almost every month.

 

 

The question is ” Is experiencing period pain a normal phase

for each woman?”

 

Honestly, the answer is “NO”

 

If period pain is a normal phase, then every woman would

had hated being a female right from the day she was born!

 

 

Not all women would suffer from period cramps or pains

even though it is a common weaning problem for each of us

every month.

 

 

 

 

Why do women experience period pains

 

According to medical terms, there are two reasons for period

pains:

 

 

# 1 Pain before period starts.

 

A persistent pain that is long and produces a sharp pain at

the pelvic area

 

The pelvic area is bloated with congestion of blood and poor

blood circulation.

 

 

 

 

#2 – The pain during bleeding period

 

The period pain is sharp and cramping on and off

 

The pain begins a short time at the early stage of the period

flow when it is brownish discharge.

 

This is often related to unstable hormones, prostaglandin

and nervous feeling.

 

Prostaglandin function as inflammation, blood flow, blood

clots ( period pains ) and induction of labor pains.

 

If you had been experiencing extremely sharp painful

cramps and heavy blood loss, you should seek doctor’s

advice instead of gulping down pain killers.

 

 

This pain will not reduce until you had seek treatment

because there are many possibilities of causes that had lead

monthly period pains.

 

Ovarian cyst, uterine fibroid or endometriosis , just to name

a few.

 

 

 

How to Prevent Period Pains – Cramps

 

1. Make sure you have a well balance diet packed with

carbohydrates, protein, fresh vegetable salads, fruits and

green leafy vegetables.

 

• Eat more fish and chicken. Cut down on pork and red

meats.

• Remove all skins and fats before cooking.

 

• Consume more fibre food in order to reduce

constipation problems. Fruits, vegetables, corns, are packed

with fibre which help you to have easy and smooth bowel

movements.

Remember that constipation also increases the period pain

especially when you try to push out the harden stool.

It will cause more bleeding!

 

• Drink at east 8 glasses of water every day.

 

• Reduce coffee, tea, carbonated and cold fruits during

these times.

 

• Calcium and magnesium deficiency are one of the

factor that causes period cramps.

 

• Drink more milk for calcium absorption

 

• Magnesium deficiency symptoms are numbness,

contractions, seizures and cramps.

• Consume more spinach , pumpkin seeds, almonds and

yogurt.

• Try to reduce stress, fear, worries. Emotional control is

also crucial during period pains.

 

 

 

Old wives tales

According to Chinese tradition, it is best to avoid these foods

during period:

 

 

• Avoid eating pineapples, watermelons or any cold

fruits

• Avoid drinking cold drinks, ice and carbonated drinks

 

• Avoid eating spicy food, curries and chillies
• Avoid deep fried foods
• Avoid fatty foods
• Drink more warm liquids such as warm soups and hot

beverages or herbal drinks.

 

 

Other Factors to Avoid during period / menses:

• Reduce stress – studies, work, relationship and family

problems

• Control your temper- reduce frustrations
• Practice Yoga or meditation to relax your body and

mind.

• Avoid sexual conduct with your partner or spouse if

possible

 

 

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