It is that time of the month again, and if you are looking for natural remedies to ease menstrual pain, you came to the right place. Taking pill after pill to ease the pain of a biological process that occurs monthly might work, but it is no solution to rely on. In a perfect world, eating healthy foods, getting a lot of sleep, and practicing yoga would be appropriate, but there are a lot of variables in life, and this article accounts for them.
Ease Menstrual Pain Naturally Using Heat
A hot water bottle is an essential for every woman because it helps to loosen up cramps. After filling it with hot water, place it on your lower abdomen. A lot of women swear by a heat patch, so you should definitely give it a try before moving on to more drastic measures of easing menstrual pains.
If you don’t have a hot water bottle, use a hot towel, or simply take a warm bath.
Take some good old Herbal tea
Drinking tea will keep you hydrated as well as loosen up menstrual cramps, but what types of tea should you drink?
It seems a big contradictory to have to avoid caffeine and yet still have to drink tea. Well, caffeine free teas do exist.
Ginger tea is my all-time favorite, but you can try raspberry leaf tea. You can also squeeze some lemon in hot water and drink that.
The trick here is to start o the tea before you start your periods (take one cup daily for a week) and keep it up through the menstrual cramps.
Essential Oils for Menstrual Pain Relief
A 2012 study in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research shows essential oils like clary sage, lavender and marjoram can act as natural remedies to ease menstrual cramps. Make sure to dilute pure essential oils into lotions or other creams before using them to massage your lower abdomen.
Diet and Exercise as Natural Remedies for Menstrual Cramps
I know what you are thinking, that it is crazy to think about exercise when you can barely sit up straight when having menstrual cramps.
Nonetheless, research shows that even moderate activity can benefit you, so if you can, try walking around and get the endorphins flowing. Exercise has been known to reduce the need for pain medication greatly, and it might be hard at first, but once you start on it, the results will be clear.
Diet and exercise may not bring you immediate relief, but consuming organic foods that are rich in fiber and maintaining a physically active lifestyle will help ease menstrual cramps.
What you Should not do
You want to stay away from foods that can cause you to be bloated. This means cutting down on fatty foods, alcoholic and carbonated beverages, and caffeine. You should also reduce the amount of salty foods you eat.
This is yet another contradictory statement, but drinking lots of water will prevent your body from retaining water and thus save you from some uncomfortable bloating during your periods. Do not assume that avoiding foods and drinks that can cause you to be bloated also means avoiding water; it is the complete opposite.
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