what causes menstrual pains and natural ways to prevent it

Causes of menstrual pains and natural ways to treat it

Menstruation as we all know is a monthly tradition exhibited by every woman except those who have reached their menopausal age (usually between the ages of 45-50years). But now a days, due to genetically modified foods, spices and other additives we use in our food preparations, women stop menstruating in their late 30s. 

What is menstruation?

Menstruation is a monthly bleeding that occurs in women. This bleeding occurs when the lining of the womb (uterus) is shed off as a result of un-fertilization of the eggs being released by the female ovaries. Ovulation (the release of the eggs from the ovaries) occurs every month in the life of women. These eggs are been placed in the fallopian tubes, which bring about the development of the uterine linings. If the eggs are fertilized by sperm cells, you will become pregnant and if they are not fertilized, the lining will be shed off as blood. These bloods generally take three to six days, sometimes seven days because it varies in every woman.

Importance of menstruation

• Women menstruate in other to prepare the body for pregnancy
• Menstruation helps women to know whether they are fertile or not
• Menstruation helps women to know whether their hormones are balance or not
• Menstruation helps women to flush out clean their female sex organ from any sensitive harmful microbes.

What cause menstrual pains?

Prostaglandins are responsible for almost all menstrual pains, now estrogen is a female hormone which helps women to build strong bones and also help in the thickening and growing of the womb. Now when it’s time for the eggs to be fertilized and there are no sperm cells available to do that, the uterus contracts to expel its lining. The expelling of the lining brings about the release of a hormone-like substance which is the prostaglandins. This prostaglandin brings about the pain women experience called menstrual pains.

 Other causes might be as a result of medical conditions such as

• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Pelvic inflammation diseases
• Fibroids and
• A condition called adenomyosis where the uterine lining grows into the muscular walls of the womb. And other medical conditions

Symptoms of menstrual pains

Weakness

Nausea

Leg pains

Diarrhea

Vomiting and others

Treatment of menstrual pains

If you know you are a victim of menstrual pain when it’s about one and half weeks for you to have your cycle stop taking a lot of

• Sugary foods
• Foods that contains caffeine
• Chocolates

•  but rather eat foods that are rich in high fiber content
• Beans
• Vegetables
• Those with stomach problems should take smoothies

Again if your menstrual pain is caused by medical conditions like (adenomyosis) and other medical conditions then see your doctor. But if it’s not caused by such medical conditions you can prevent your menstrual pains using drugs that blocks the prostaglandins such

• Ibuprofen
• Aspirins
• Paracetamol to calm the pains down and other anti-inflammatory drugs

Avoid stressing yourself up because when cortisol is produced as a result of you stressing yourself up, there will be hormonal imbalance which might trigger your system to increase the pains more.

Herbal treatment

Things you need

mistletoe it’s also know in akan/twi/Ghanaian language to be (EDUA SEN DUA SO) and

Salt peter also know in akan/twi/Ghanaian language to be (KAWA)

Preparations

Get about a cook able quantity of the mistletoe leaves and dry it for a while add a little salt peter to it and cook.

Drink half a glass trice a day.

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