What is that throbbing pain you feel below your abdomen during or before menstruation?
Women have tried to explain how it feels and words fail many. This is probably because our bodies differ. It might be a piercing pain for one and a pounding pain for another. The general name of this pain is Cramps.
Because of how unique our bodies are, the menstruation period for some women interfere with daily activities. The pain is unbearable. For another, it is just a mere pain.
So what causes cramps?
Menstruation cramps are painful and annoying. But, they happen for a reason. During your period, your uterus contracts to make the lining come off the walls of your uterus and leave your body, allowing the blood to flow out of the vagina.
Cramps can start a few days before your period comes or on the first day and continues throughout. A heavy period might leave you with painful cramps. A few methods can help relieve cramps.
What helps calm down cramps
- Exercise. Maintaining a physically active lifestyle helps a whole lot.
- Putting a warmer on your belly or lower back could soothe the pain.
- Taking a hot bath too.
- Over-the-counter drugs are also effective.
- Maintaining a healthy eating order. Limit sugar, alcohol, caffeine, fat, and salt.
- Any other thing that works for your body (you know your body better)
Cramps are a part of your period. If the pain is severe and the over-the-counter drugs were not helpful, you might need to consult your doctor.
These severe cramps may be a sign of:
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: An infection in the female reproductive organs.
- Endometriosis: When the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.
- Adenomyosis: When the tissue that lines the uterus begins to grow into the muscle.
- Uterine Fibroids: A non-cancerous tumour that grows inside the uterus, outside the uterus, or in the walls of the uterus.
Immediately see a doctor if the cramps are severe to get a better diagnosis and confirm the challenge
