Women's life depends on the hormonal cycle. He obeys mood, health, even, in some cases, the production process. If a woman knows when her menstruation, then no problem. But the body can not watch. And sometimes take place monthly at the wrong time and could significantly knock out vital track and worsen mood. For example, while relaxing on the beach.
Knowing how to restore the menstrual cycle or delay the appearance of the "intruders" spoiled vacation can be avoided.
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A visit to the gynecologist
Wondered how to restore the cycle of monthly visits to the gynecologist, it is not necessary. It is necessary to find out what has caused the shift of menstruation or unusual occurrence.
The reason for the changes of the menstrual cycle can be:
infection and inflammation, and are not necessarily sexually transmitted diseases;
hypothermia;
diseases of internal organs;
metabolic disorders;
stressful situations;
acclimatization;
sudden weight loss or weight gain;
heavy physical activities;
Pathology of female genital mutilation;
phase transition in menopause and others.
Depending on the reason for the failed menses, and selects a recovery method.
If the doctor on the basis of the stroke, the analysis is taken only during a visit to the gynecologist, I have determined that a change in menstrual cycle or the nature of the culprit is infection or inflammation, after removing the cause, he will help you choose a recovery strategy cycle.
If a gynecological point of view, everything is in order, you may need to consult other specialists: endocrinologist, neurologist, urologist or a surgeon.
It is not necessary to assume that the physician or procrastinating himself interested to engage with the unknown patient. The doctor wants to provide expert assistance.
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Methods of recovery of the menstrual cycle
Once the cause is clear, determined strategy of normalization cycle.
In inflammatory or infectious diseases after the cause of menstruation is restored most of their own.
If a woman sat on a diet, or gained weight, such as after childbirth or taking any drugs, then restore cycle, without adjusting the weight of proper nutrition, it is impossible.
If the violation is caused by tumors of the cycle, which may be cysts and fibroids of different types, to bring the process to a desired condition is sometimes necessary to resort to surgery.
In the case where the operation is not required, or the doctor decides to observe the dynamics of tumor, most commonly used to restore hormonal cycle funds. Also resorted to this method, if occurred due to any external factors, hormonal failure.
Assign these drugs should be a gynecologist. Trial and error may be well to spoil their health.
In all hormonal substances are estrogen and progesterone, the "male" and "female" sex hormones, in different percentage compositions. Only a doctor can determine what specific preparation is required.
For premenopausal women to ease the transition to menopause, in step cycle failure is reduced with HRT - hormone replacement therapy.
Reception of hormones is not suitable for every woman. Virtually all drugs have contraindications, and hormonal substances is no exception. In addition, many women are simply afraid to drink hormones, believing that because they might gain weight or grow a mustache or a beard.
The alternative is, it means from the arsenal of traditional medicine.
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Restoring monthly using traditional medicine
One of the most effective herbs for the month came to time considered wormwood. Plants with red stems help to delay the cycle. Grass whitish-green not only normalizes the time between periods, but also helps them to adjust, reduce the intensity and duration. Use is possible as the plant itself as well as its root. Drink infusion takes no more than 2 weeks a month for six months, then make a break at the same rate.
Incidentally, any drug in the arsenal of traditional medicine unless otherwise specifically in the instruction, 2 weeks, a month is not used.
1/3 tablespoon chopped tarragon or root brewed cup of boiling water in a thermos. After 4 hours, strain and drink this amount for a day, before meals, divided into 4 portions.
Restore the cycle can be a decoction of onion peel. Boil a tablespoon peel in a glass of water, 1 to 3 minutes, to insist to deep brown and drain. Drink after a meal 3 hours. The dose is calculated for the day.
Hasten the monthly tea from lemon balm.
The juice of the roots of horseradish, drink a teaspoon of water before meals, and to cope effectively with this challenge. We must remember that the juice of horseradish diluted with water. Having gastritis or peptic ulcer means is strictly prohibited.
For 2 weeks the menstrual cycle is restored by using seeds of parsley and mint leaves, combined in a ratio of 3/1. At half-liter of water needed to take 3 g total volume of the mixture. Boil for 10-12 minutes, filter. Cooled broth and drink twice a day. The dose is calculated on the daily intake.
Shorten the cycle of water pepper infused vodka. 200 g of pepper - a glass of vodka, insist 3 weeks in a dark place. For more than 15 drops after meals, three times a day during menstruation.
To make regular advance critical days burdock root and flowers of tansy.
50 g of burdock pour 0, 5 liters of boiling water and boil for 20 minutes. Drink 4 times a day after eating a quarter cup.
3 g of tansy flowers insist in a glass of boiling water and drink a dose of 3 times.
Both tools before use should be filtered.
Folk remedies are selected according to the individual and taking into account comorbidities. For those who have problems with the gallbladder, bile duct blockage, stomach ulcers and 12 duodenal ulcer, better to stay on traditional medicine. Almost all herbs stimulate cholagogic process.
If menses have become irregular or pass to advance more rapidly, causing significant blood loss, do not panic. A healthy woman can normalize your menstrual cycle
. Just do not forget to consult your doctor for advice. Interaction of the doctor with the patient lead to the desired results.
Contents:
Causes of pain associated with menstruation
How to reduce menstrual pain: general tips
Special exercises on the pain associated with menstruation
Folk remedies for pain during menstruation
Dysmenorrhea: what else can be done about pain
Drug treatment of pain associated with menstruation
Before the onset of menstruation and during it many girls are experiencing severe discomfort that prevents lead a full active life, forced to adjust lifestyle.
And if weakness, nausea, fatigue, discomfort in the chest area is still possible to suffer, the pain in the abdomen and lower back are often so strong that they do not tolerate is simply impossible, but it is impossible. Moreover, statistics show that every second woman experiencing such pain. In medicine, this pain symptom is called "dysmenorrhea".
However, if you know how to reduce pain during menstruation, it is possible to help yourself and live an active, enjoying life rather than suffer from unpleasant symptoms.
Fortunately, effective methods against dysmenorrhea quite a lot, and you can choose the one that meets your preferences.
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Causes of pain associated with menstruation
Before you ask yourself the question of what to do if you are plagued by pain during menstruation, it is important to understand why these pains occur. Nature laid so that the monthly severe pain should not be, so it can often talk about some pathology. The most common causes of pain during the critical days are:
abnormal development of the sexual organs and the location - the reason for this is quite common in young girls;
polyps, uterine fibroids;
adhesions - and not only in the genital area, but also as a result of abdominal operations;
Endometriosis - is the most common cause of pain in women after age 30;
intrauterine contraception;
inability to tolerate the pain - modern girls are often unable to tolerate the most insignificant pain, so really the pain may not be as strong as it seems to the girl;
psychological problem: if the girl rejects monthly as a feature of its physiology, critical days can occur at it very seriously.
As you can see, quite a lot of reasons, so it would be best, of course, do not self-medicate, and seek medical advice and to conduct a survey in order to eliminate the cause of the pain, because for them can be really serious disease that requires treatment. Well, if the pain is absolutely unbearable, and go to the doctor is not possible, you can try to help itself.
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How to reduce menstrual pain: general tips
Every woman who is suffering from dysmenorrhea, wants only one thing: to go to a warm bed and not move. But the realities of life are such that instead, the majority of women are forced to go to work and lead a very active lifestyle. Why not just have to save the best method - drinking painkillers. Of course, it is also out, but not a panacea. And they should not be abused. Especially because there are plenty of alternatives that will not only help relieve pain, but in general will be useful for the organism. Here are some general guidelines on how to help themselves and reduce pain.
Eat right
If you like coffee, tea, chocolate, fatty and spicy, then a few days before menstruation refrain from such food. In addition, give up fried and heavy food, from dairy products. On the other hand, lean on vegetables, fruits, juices: the food should be easily digested. Well-suited liver and buckwheat, since these products contain much iron that is lost during the critical days with blood. Replenish its reserves in advance. Interesting fact: in the east believe that in the critical days of a better drink than pineapple juice, do not find. It is an effective means to reduce the pain - it is herbal teas (eg mint, chamomile) and honey.
Be active
It is understandable why women these days are trying to be passive, longer lie or simply lie dormant. Even those who lead an active lifestyle and exercise regularly during menstruation interrupted training. But statistics show that female athletes are menstruating much easier. Therefore, if you exercise, do not stop training. Or at least do exercises at home. If you do not exercise, you can take a stroll in the park. You can go cycling or skating. Many believe that physical activity these days can cause bleeding, but this is not true: you're not going to make long marathons, right? A reasonable exercise will help you forget about the cramps in the abdomen, and that hurt.
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Special exercises on the pain associated with menstruation
There are very good and simple exercises that help to significantly reduce pain during menstruation. you can execute them many times a day.
Starting position: lying on his back. Feet need to put on the wall in a bent position. Then you need to rest your feet and stay for a few minutes in this position. Repeat the exercise several times.
Starting position: lying on his stomach. Need to get up on his hands and bend the neck and back. Repeat as 3 - 4 times.
Starting position: standing on his elbows and knees. We need to hang my head and a few minutes free, relaxed shake it. And repeat again. Thus watch your breath: it has to be quiet.
Starting position: lying on his back. Bend your knees, resting his feet on the floor. Slowly raise and lower thigh. Run rise three times, taking care to ensure that the abdominal muscles are relaxed.
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Folk remedies for pain during menstruation
There are many effective folk remedies for dysmenorrhea. These include a variety of hot teas and infusions, which should be drunk in small sips. These teas are very easy to prepare at home, for the most part they have a pleasant taste and greatly facilitate the painful symptom. Buy herbs for infusions at any pharmacy. Here are some recipes:
1 h. L. marjoram pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, drain;
2 h. L. raspberry leaves pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, drain. Drink all day;
mint leaves, chamomile and valerian root mixed in a ratio of 2: 2: 1 to give 1 tbsp. l. mixture. Pour 1 tablespoon collection. boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, drain. Take 3 times a day for 2 tablespoons. L .;
chamomile and lemon balm mixed in a ratio of 1: 1 to give 1 tbsp. l., pour 1 tbsp collection. boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, drain. Drink the broth before eating throughout the day. It greatly helps reduce back pain during the critical days, you can start drinking for a few days before menstruation;
4 h. L. bark Viburnum pour 1 tbsp. water, boil for 30 minutes, drain. Drink 3 times a day for 1 st. l. before eating.
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Dysmenorrhea: what else can be done about pain
There are several techniques that can help in a situation where torture pain during menstruation. Some of them are advised to gynecologists, some - representatives of alternative medicine. Their advantage is that they are absolutely safe and yet effective:
lead a healthy lifestyle, avoid alcohol and cigarettes, and to respect the sleep;
Massage the painful area of the abdomen: massage it in circular smooth movements;
not to succumb to stress; if it fails, you can drink a sedative (valerian, or the like);
drink at least 10 glasses of fluid a day - this, by the way, great help if you are plagued by pain in the chest during and after menstruation;
using spacers, and tampons;
not to have sex; although some gynecologists recommend for removing spasms masturbate - for many it is a great way to relieve stress and pain;
putting a warm heating pad in the lower abdomen; if "cool" legs can be put on them;
Acupressure: Locate a point between the inside of the knee and ankle, and within 2 minutes click on it. Start with the left foot, then massage your right;
follow lumbar massage in a circular motion, if plagued by back pain during the critical days.
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Drug treatment of pain associated with menstruation
In fact, the tablet - a measure of last resort, as there are many ways to help yourself without them. So try to still go without drugs - our body is already subject to various harmful factors: ecology, bad habits, stress, etc.
Of course, there are situations where you can not make a charge. Then, the medication may be justified. But only if you are performing a series of rules.
Do not take potent drugs that are intended for other purposes, such as ketanov that women often drink during dysmenorrhea. This is a drug that is prescribed to people after surgery. Think, for sure your pain is far less than those that people experience after surgery. Do not take aspirin. Typically, pain during menstruation perfect shot easier antispasmodic drugs from the group. An excellent tool is the no-spa, which removes even the strongest spasms (and you will remember that pain during menstruation give it spasms of the uterus) Analgin, spazgan etc.
Do not drink more pills than necessary. Start with one tablet. If after some time relief did not come, drink another. But remember: do not exceed the tolerable daily dosage. For example, shpy can drink per day to 6 tablets.
To wash down the pill sip of water - completely wrong! To tablet acted rather, it is necessary to drink a glass of water: so it will dissolve and ease your suffering.
