If it’s the time of the month for your menses you might have symptoms and are wondering how to relieve PMS back pain. PMS back pain, whether it’s sharp and intense or dull, is very common and only exasperates the long list of other symptoms that march along with you during these child-bearing years.

The good news is that your body responds well to some all-natural treatments for lower back pain during your period.

In Victorian times women had worries that menstruation may cause temporaryinsanity.

They feared being locked up and had horrible visions of what would happen to the safety of their babies if this indeed did happen.

Thus, they had to look for a cure. If a women did complain of pain in the back a heated stone was wrapped in muslin and applied to the painful area.

Also a sprig of Lavender wrapped within the heated stone and applied to the low back, middle back or upper back could give relief.

Relieving Menstrual Back Pain in Newer Days

Thankfully, women now have modern ways to battle the unpleasant discomfort of back pain caused by premenstrual symptoms with many types of herbals, supplements, vitamins, and natural remedy created specifically for the PMS back pain.

Here are 5 tips to conquer the distress of the menstrual back pain:

1. Vitamin D with Other Minerals

This vitamin is used for not only back pain but also menstrual cramps. A combination of vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium consistently taken is always the best as these nutrients work together better than separately. Menstrual cramps are related to back pain in that the cramps are an indication that there’s not enough minerals in the entire body, back included, not only the belly.

2. Vitamin B Complex

You might not immediately think of vitamin B complex for menstrual back pain, but it helps significantly. Vitamin deficiencies are one of the causes of menstrual back pain. You’ll have to try it to find out if it works for you. All the B vitamins work together but some of them are quite specific for spinal health.

3. Folic Acid

You may be familiar with folic acid from knowing that it helps prevent birth defects in the spine and lip/palate. Folic acid is one of the vitamins included in the B complex group and may help reduce back pain.

Foods high in folic acid include bananas, avocados, oranges, papayas and cantaloupes.

Do you eat liver from organically-raised, antibiotic-free, grassfed beef? If so, you’re getting a huge amount of folic acid in your serving of liver.

4. Vitamin E

Muscles need vitamin E to function properly, and if the muscles in your back aren’t getting enough of this vitamin, it could contribute to back pain with or without your menstrual period.

5. Have You Tried Heat?

Heat is an old standby for what to do about menstrual back pain. Heating pads can be purchased at a local drugstore and you can feel comfortable treating yourself with the heating pad. Always start with the lowest possible setting that gives you comfort and work your way up the heat setting until you feel relief.

It is wise to buy a pad with an automatic shut off after 15 to 20 minutes. The automatic shutoff prevents burns just in case you fall asleep because you’re much more relaxed. Using heat gives you the confidence that you know how to relieve PMS back pain on your own.

Have you tried a period vitamin for all your symptoms of PMS, not just back pain?

The advantage of a period vitamin is that it gives you the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients from herbs you need to support your body during the menstrual cycles. By adding it to your diet as a supplement, you can prevent PMS back pain long before it starts.

You really can relieve PMS back pain on your own.