Understanding the Causes of Dysmenorrhea and Warm Uterus Teas for Relief

Most female friends have experienced dysmenorrhea. During menstruation, there is pain and bloating in the lower abdomen, accompanied by backache or other discomforts. These symptoms severely affect our mood and quality of life. So, what are the causes of dysmenorrhea? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends these warm uterus teas for treatment.

【Causes of Dysmenorrhea】

Dysmenorrhea refers to the occurrence of periodic lower abdominal pain or pain radiating to the lower back during a woman's menstrual period or before and after menstruation. In severe cases, it can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, cold sweats, cold extremities, and even fainting, also known as menstrual abdominal pain. What causes dysmenorrhea? The causes of dysmenorrhea are as follows:

1. Cervical stenosis: Cervical stenosis in women can lead to poor outflow of menstrual blood and cause pain, resulting in dysmenorrhea.

2. Uterine hypoplasia: Uterine hypoplasia can cause abnormal blood supply, resulting in uterine ischemia, hypoxia, and uterine muscle spasms and contractions, leading to dysmenorrhea.

3. Gynecological diseases: Conditions such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease can affect the smooth outflow of menstrual blood and cause dysmenorrhea.

4. Contraceptive devices: The presence of contraceptive devices in the body, especially intrauterine devices, often exacerbates the severity of dysmenorrhea.

5. Excessive stress: Being in a state of excessive mental tension makes one more sensitive to pain.

6. Excessive consumption of cold food: Cold and cool foods can stimulate excessive uterine spasms, affecting the normal discharge of menstrual blood and causing dysmenorrhea.

7. Irregular daily routine: Irregular lifestyle can easily lead to endocrine disorders, often manifested as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea.

【Recommended Warm Uterus Teas】

1. Ginger Brown Sugar Tea

Ingredients: Brown sugar, jujube, ginger. Wash the jujube and cut it in half. Wash and slice or chop the ginger. Put all the ingredients in a teapot and press the tea button to boil, or put them in a pot, boil them over high heat, then reduce the heat, add brown sugar, and continue to simmer for half an hour.

Function: Brown sugar can nourish blood and Qi, activate blood circulation, relax tendons, warm the spleen and stomach, and promote the generation of new blood. Ginger can promote blood circulation and has a good effect in dispelling cold. This tea is very suitable for girls with cold-induced dysmenorrhea. You can drink a cup on an empty stomach in the morning, and also in the morning or afternoon. Avoid drinking it at night as it may cause excessive internal heat.

2. Rose Goji Tea

Ingredients: 15 goji berries, 6 dried rose petals, 4 red dates. Wash the red dates and tear them open. Rinse the goji berries. Put all the ingredients in a teacup, pour in boiling water, cover it, and let it steep for about half an hour.

Function: Goji berries nourish the kidney and promote the production of blood. When the essence is sufficient, the bone marrow is full, and when the bone marrow is full, the yin blood can be nourished. Roses regulate qi and blood, harmonize the liver and spleen, regulate qi and stomach, promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. This tea can not only be used to regulate menstruation and relieve dysmenorrhea but also for beauty and complexion enhancement.

3. Jujube Longan Tea

Ingredients: 5 red dates, 5 longan fruits, 15 goji berries. Rinse the red dates, tear them in half. Rinse the goji berries. Remove the shells from the longan fruits. Put all the ingredients in a teacup, pour in boiling water, cover the cup, and let it steep for about half an hour. You can steep it multiple times and drink it throughout the day.

Function: All three ingredients are excellent tonics. This tea has a great blood-tonifying effect, can promote blood circulation, can be used to assist in the treatment of anemia, improve cold and weak constitution, stabilize mental state, relieve stress and tension, nourish the heart, improve insomnia, and relieve excessive mental stress and poor memory.

【Precautions】

1. Avoid vigorous exercise. Engaging in vigorous activities during menstruation can cause endometriosis in women, which can worsen dysmenorrhea.

2. Keep warm. Do not wear too thin clothing. Women experience less pain during menstruation when they are warm. When necessary, you can use a heating pad on the lower abdomen, which has a good effect.

3. Avoid alcohol consumption during menstruation. Drinking alcohol can worsen dysmenorrhea, so it is not a good time to drink alcohol during this period. Try to avoid it.