Patient's question:
Since the first menstrual period, I have had menstrual cramps that have persisted until now. For the first three days of each cycle, the pain is so severe that I can't work, can't stand, and can't sit. Moreover, the menstrual cramps are very serious and irregular, often coming either too early or too late.Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on your condition, it is analyzed that you belong to primary dysmenorrhea. It is recommended that in the 3-5 days before menstruation, your diet should be light and easy to digest. You should eat foods that are easy to digest and absorb, avoid overeating, and especially avoid cold foods, as cold foods can stimulate uterine and fallopian tube contractions, thereby inducing or exacerbating dysmenorrhea. Once menstruation begins, you should avoid all cold and indigestible or irritating foods, such as chili peppers, raw scallions, raw garlic, pepper, and strong alcohol. During this period, patients can appropriately eat some sour foods, such as pickled vegetables and vinegar, as sour foods have a pain-relieving effect. Patients with dysmenorrhea should have a diversified diet and avoid picky eating. They should regularly consume vegetables and fruits that have the effects of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, such as chrysanthemum greens, orchid roots, coriander, carrots, oranges,, and ginger. Those who are physically weak and have insufficient qi and blood should regularly eat foods that replenish qi, blood, and the liver and kidneys, such as chicken, ducks, fish, eggs, milk, animal livers and kidneys, and beans.