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  • MENSTRUAL CRAMPS (DYSMENORRHOEA)
    By: DR.JENNY HOBSON

    MENSTRUAL CRAMPS Also known as dysmenorrhoea, and it can affect as many as eight out of ten women at some point in their lives. Though until recently, the medical community thereby has considered this as a 'minor' complaint, saying it was' just all in a woman's head', new thinking takes menstrual cramps very seriously. And in the terms of hormones, medical science then proposes that primary dysmenorrhoea is basically caused by the excess production of prostaglandins (hormone¬like chemicals that controls uterine contractions) following a decline in the progesterone levels.

    Excess estrogen, which in fact boosts fluid and salt retention, can primarily worsen the situation. At least by 10 per cent of young women have the symptoms that are so severe, that they cannot be participate in normal activities. Besides lower abdominal pain, cramp to sufferers may also experience backache, pinching, and pain sensations in the inner thighs and mood swings.

    SELF-HELP GUIDELINES •Avoid fried food, pulses, and sour food items; avoid foods that will basically cause constipation, especially during the last week of the menstrual cycle.

    •Avoid potato, yellow pumpkin, and brinjaL just Instead you can have white pumpkin, papaya, drumstick, snake gourd, bitter gourd, and some cucumber.

    •Garlic is particularly well recommended. Take just five to seven garlic pods per day after removing the outer covering. You can now reduce the pungent smell, by taking along with buttermilk or lemon juice.

    •According to Ayurveda, impairment of apaana vaayu is widely responsible for menstrual cramps. Its normal course is to be downwards and if it does not move just because of hormonal imbalance, constipation, or any other factors, then to add one teaspoon of asafoetida, in powder form to your food or butterJ!lilk. You have to use it after frying with ghee . • Before the onset of the period, start just by doing the following mild exercises two to three times a day. However, during the period of menstruation, Try to avoid sleep during daytime and take plenty of bed rest. 1?Lie face up with legs and knees bent; perform abdominal breathing about to 10 times. 2?Stand holding back of the chair; then lift one heel off the floor, then the other; repeat 20 times. 3?Stand holding back of the chair, then just do five deep-knee bends. 4?While lying on your back, lift and bring your knees to touch your chin 10 times. AYURVEDIC REMEDIES •Kumaari or Aloe Vera is a powerful stimulant to the uterus and has long been used as a household remedy to endorse menstruation and relieve muscle spasms. Extract juice from its pulp and take it to one teaspoonful of it internally. Kumaari-aasava is the famous medicine used to treat this condition. Its usual dose is six teaspoonfuls, taken just twice daily after food, with equal quantity of water. Rajah pravartani vati, that contains borax in bhasma form, asafoetida and aloe, is next another effective medicine. Its dose is two pills, and taken twice a day for about seven days, just before the due date.

    More on Irregular Menstruation Treatment and Leucorrhea : Femi Forteat Herbalcureindia

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