Menstrual Pain: How to manage?

Menstrual Pain: How to manage?

  • Get enough sleep and rest
  • Exercise regularly. Physical activity could help ease menstrual cramps for some women.
  • Use heat. Soaking in a hot bath or using a heating pad, hot water bottle or heat patch on your lower abdomen might ease menstrual cramps.
  • Try dietary supplements. A number of studies have indicated that vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B-1 (thiamin), vitamin B-6 and magnesium supplements might reduce menstrual cramps.
  • Reduce stress. Psychological stress might increase your risk of menstrual cramps and their severity.

Diagnosis

  • Your health care provider will review your medical history and perform a physical exam, including a pelvic exam. 
  • During the pelvic exam, your provider checks for anything unusual with the reproductive organs and looks for signs of infection.
  • Treatment would be given accordingly.
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