A headache when you get your period? Don't put up with it, teach you 2 small tricks to easily relieve

01 What is meant by a menstrual headache?

Clinically, the headache that occurs before, during, and after menstruation is called a menstrual headache, i.e.: a migraine that occurs during menstruation.

It usually lasts from a few minutes to an hour, with throbbing pain on one side of the head, which may also gradually intensify, or with nausea or vomiting, etc. The headache is often relieved gradually after quiet rest, in a dark environment, or after sleep. The headache may also be accompanied by neurological and mental dysfunction before or during the onset of the headache.

02 What is the etiology and mechanism of menstrual headache?

In terms of modern medicine.

The decrease of estrogen during menstruation causes the blood vessels inside and outside the head and the uterus to be more sensitive to certain factors such as 5-hydroxytryptamine and other substances, resulting in changes in vascular tone, and some women will have headache symptoms. There are also cases of excessive work stress or insufficient rest during menstruation, staying up late and losing sleep, and catching a cold, which can also cause or aggravate menstrual headaches.

In terms of Chinese medicine.

Menstrual headache belongs to the category of gynecological diseases, mainly due to the disease of qi and blood. If blood is deficient in the body, the blood is not glorified during menstruation, or the blood stasis is obstructed and the blood vessels are blocked, or the qi is depressed and fire is caused by the internal injury of lingzhi.

"If the liver does not respond to the desire of the menstrual flow, then the pain will be caused by the flickering of the qi."

-- Fu Qingzhu Women's Medicine

03 How to relieve menstrual headaches?

Women with menstrual headaches should try to keep their emotions stable and rest properly; they can also do exercises to enhance their physical fitness and release stress; they should also pay attention to avoid the intake of foods high in sugar and greasy and spicy foods during their periods. To share a few tips for women to quickly relieve menstrual headaches.

Dissipate cold and heat compress method.

First, soak your hands in a basin of warm water until your palms are warm, then use a hot towel on your head and face (focusing on the solar plexus and Baihui points) for about 10 minutes, and finally on the shoulder and neck (focusing on the Fengchi points) pad a dry towel to protect the local skin, home hair dryer warm air blowing neck pillow and head for 3-5 minutes (the temperature should not be too high).

Local tui-na method.

"The essence of the five organs and six internal organs, all rise in the head", using a round-headed comb that is not easy to hurt the scalp massage the scalp, comb the hair, by dredging the head meridian points, improve blood circulation in the head, dredge the meridians.

Special tips.

1. The menstrual headache mentioned in this article has time characteristics: the headache recurs with the menstrual cycle and gradually subsides after the period. The diagnosis and treatment of headaches outside the menstrual cycle should be discussed separately.

2. Menstrual headache should be distinguished from extrasensory headache. External headache has symptoms such as ear blockage, sore throat, chill, fever, etc., so it should be treated according to the symptoms of external headache.

3. Pay attention to the differentiation with other headaches. Such as neurasthenia, anxiety disorders, migraine, post-epileptic headache, brain diseases, diseases of the five senses and cardiovascular system (such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis), anemia, insomnia, and other headaches. Such cases need to be treated by a specialist in a regular medical institution.