Women's love and hate in their lifetime, what is it? I believe that more than 90% of people would answer "menstruation"! Menstruation, this mysterious figure who makes you hate when it comes and worry when it doesn't, is indeed difficult to deal with. Unfortunately, menstruation often doesn't come alone, but brings along pain and irritability to torment you. Menstruation is a terrible thing for many girls, when it hurts, it's so unbearable that you roll on the ground in cold sweat. So what causes girls to have painful periods? Should we take painful periods seriously? Today, let's take a look at these questions.
Causes of painful periods in girls
1. Exposure to cold
If you get cold due to cold weather or insufficient clothing, it can lead to blood stasis, and the menstrual blood cannot flow out smoothly, resulting in worsened menstrual pain.
2. Physiological factors
Due to excessive bleeding during menstruation, blood calcium is lost. However, during adolescence, the demand for calcium in females increases. This leads to severe calcium deficiency, lower blood calcium levels, and spasms and contractions of the uterine wall, causing pain.
3. Dietary factors
Some girls love to eat snacks and consume cold foods such as ice cream and pears during menstruation, which can lead to blood stasis. As traditional Chinese medicine says, if there is no circulation, there will be pain, naturally worsening menstrual pain.
4. Fatigue
Women during their menstrual period are usually not as physically well as usual. They need to supplement nutrition and rest more. Excessive physical labor can worsen bleeding and menstrual pain.
5. Stress
Teenage girls, who experience their first period, often face mental stress. Prolonged sitting can lead to poor blood circulation, poor menstrual blood flow, and consumption of cold foods, all of which can cause menstrual pain. Intense exercise during menstruation or exposure to cold and dampness can also trigger painful periods.
Should painful periods in girls be taken seriously
Menstrual disorders are a very common gynecological problem. Many women have a lot of problems during their periods. The most common ones are abdominal pain and coldness, lower back and knee pain, cold limbs, fatigue, restlessness, or very light or heavy menstrual flow. On the other hand, some women experience heavy and continuous menstrual flow, dark menstrual blood with blood clots, irregular menstrual cycles, early or delayed periods, and menstrual disorders. If not taken seriously in a timely manner, it can lead to a series of gynecological problems such as anemia, breakthrough bleeding, infertility, premature aging, endocrine disorders, and fibroids. Western medicine often has no effective treatment for these conditions, and with a weakened immune system, women are more prone to illness, which can seriously affect their lives and work, and even endanger their lives, affecting their lifelong happiness. Therefore, if there are abnormal menstrual symptoms, they must be taken seriously!!!
What should girls with painful periods eat
Hawthorn and jujube soup
Ingredients: 2 hawthorns (dried hawthorns can also be used), 4 slices of ginger, 6 jujubes, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar
Method:
1. Wash the jujubes and remove the pits. Wash the hawthorns and remove the pits, then cut them into pieces.
2. Put 500ml of water in a pot and add the jujubes, hawthorns, and ginger slices.
3. Cook over medium heat until the water boils, then simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
4. Add brown sugar, stir until dissolved, and serve hot.
Usage: Start taking it 3-5 days before menstruation, once in the morning and once in the evening, until 3 days after menstruation. This is one course of treatment, and it takes 3 courses to see results.
Angelica sinensis, lamb, and ginger soup
Ingredients: 9g Angelica sinensis, 15g ginger, and 50g lamb slices
Method:
1. Wash the Angelica sinensis and drain. Wash the ginger and cut into slices.
2. Blanch the lamb in boiling water, then put it into a casserole with an appropriate amount of water.
3. Add Angelica sinensis and ginger slices to the pot, bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer over low heat.
4. After it is cooked and tender, remove Angelica sinensis and ginger, and consume the meat and soup.
Usage: Consume the meat and drink the soup. Take once a day, starting 5-7 days before menstruation. It is best not to take it during menstruation as Angelica sinensis promotes blood circulation and can cause excessive bleeding during the menstrual period.
Brown sugar and ginger soup
Ingredients: 50g brown sugar, 20g ginger, and 10 jujubes
Method:
1. Wash the jujubes and ginger. Cut the jujubes into pieces.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, put in the jujubes and brown sugar, stir a few times with a spoon, cover the pot, and boil for 20 minutes. Then add the ginger slices and boil for another 5 minutes before consuming.
Usage: Drink it frequently like tea while it's hot. Since brown sugar has the effect of promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis, it is not advisable to drink too much during menstruation. Those with light menstrual flow can drink it appropriately during their periods.
Carrot stir-fried with pork kidney
Ingredients: 200g pork kidney, 150g carrot, 3g cinnamon, 5g chili (red and pointed), 20g peanut oil, 5g soy sauce, 3g salt, 10g green onions, 5g ginger, 2g pepper, 2g MSG, 5g cooking wine
Method:
1. Remove the fat and glands from the pork kidney, wash it, and cut it into slices. Wash the carrot and cut it into slices.
2. Dry the cinnamon and chili, then grind them into powder. Wash the green onions and ginger, and cut them into slices.
3. Heat the peanut oil in the pan, add the green onions and ginger, then add the pork kidney and carrot. Add salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, pepper, cinnamon powder, and chili powder, and stir-fry until cooked.
Healthy tips
This dish has the function of warming yang, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain. It is suitable for menstrual pain caused by cold and dampness stagnation.
Angelica sinensis stewed chicken
Ingredients: 1500g hen, 30g Angelica sinensis, 60g rice wine, 10g ginger, 10g green onions, 3g salt, 1g pepper
Method:
1. Remove the feathers and internal organs from the chicken, and wash it. Wash the Angelica sinensis and remove any impurities.
2. Put the chicken in a clay pot, add water, rice wine, Angelica sinensis, ginger slices, green onion segments, salt, cover the pot tightly, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 3 hours.
3. Sprinkle with pepper before serving.
These are some recipes that can help with menstrual pain. It is important to note that individual conditions may vary, and it is best to consult a medical professional for personalized advice.
