If you’re having unbearable period pains, you may suddenly take an interest in anatomy! You want to stop dealing with very bad period pain. A painful period is no fun and it can even make you feel as if you don’t want to be a woman anymore! So you may begin researching what’s in the abdomen, what your ovaries look like on the inside, how the period even starts, what menstrual blood is made of and why it occurs and a lot of other things.
Menstrual pain is not normal. It can be one-sided period pain, lower back pain, upper abdomen pain, joint pain, leg pains, gas, bloating and cramps, and even pain from acnes flare-ups. You may even resort to treatment with pain killers, which may help but they are fraught with potential disaster from side effects. Your best bet is natural remedies, not pain killers.
Here are the top causes of menstrual pain:
1. Constipation
2. Calcium or magnesium deficiency
3. Gassy foods
4. ‘Dirty’ liver
In an ideal world of menstruation, there is no pain and no symptoms and you can achieve this but you must work on your body. Your body needs to be nourished, to be cleansed internally, and cleansed externally as well.
Here are 5 things to help relieve menstrual pain that can be done at home:
1. Acupuncture
Although you can’t do acupuncture on yourself without a license, what you can do is use the different acupuncture points and press on them, holding them for about a minute each. The points for cramps are all around the abdomen. Select any point on the abdomen closest to the cramps; then hold it for a minute. Next move on to the next point about an inch away. Repeat the process. Devote 10 to 15 minutes per session.
2. Essential oils
Essential oils that have analgesic and antispasmodic properties are best to use when you have menstrual pain. Here are five different essential oils to choose from: fennel, chamomile, peppermint, rosemary and jasmine. You can diffuse a few drops of one or several of these into the air of your home, or mix a few drops of one of them (or more) with olive oil and rub it into the abdomen or wherever the pain is. It’s a good way to get rid of menstrual pain.
3. Magnesium gel
Magnesium deficiency worsens pain. One way to increase your magnesium levels is to apply a gel containing magnesium onto the area of your pain. Apply it again if the pain returns.
4. Healthy diet
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies from a poor diet make it easy for you to have more pain primarily because injuries are not healing properly. You must eat a healthy diet full of protein foods, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. Dairy products may or may not be optional and grains should be non-GMO. In fact, all foods should be non-GMO if you truly want health and to feel great and reduce pain levels.
5. Vitamins and minerals
Have you ever heard of a Period Vitamin? It’s a combination of vitamins, minerals and herbs that are aimed at providing the ultimate support for you during the months you are menstruating. It contains calcium, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin E, and a lot more totally natural ingredients. A period vitamin helps you decide which vitamins and minerals to take because it takes all the guesswork out of the picture.
