Sunday, September 11, 2011

How To Reduce Menstrual Cramps The Natural Way

There are many suggestions for how to reduce menstrual cramps out there. Some of them are more invasive than others. For example, the medical community would have you believe that taking aspirin or some sort of NSAID pain reliever is your best option. However, natural methods might be much more effective cramp reducers.

Understanding Your Body:

You see, the best way to treat menstrual cramps is to know what is creating them and then attack that cause at its source. That means that the treatment methods have to be tailored to the cause. For example, your cramps might not be directly caused by your period at all.

Having your period causes a lot of changes within your body. There are hormonal changes, changes in your mood, changes in your diet, changes in your sleeping patterns and even changes in your body shape. When you have your period, you are going to have a tendency to retain some water and gain a little weight. You also may find that blood pooling in your pelvic region puts pressure on certain areas.

Another option is that the blood loss during your period can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It can also contribute a bit to dehydration. When all of those things combine, they can create a lot of medical issues and one of those issues is constipation.

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