What are the contraindications of taking Chinese medicine for dysmenorrhea?

The physical fitness of women during menstruation is worse than usual. Some people don’t eat because of dysmenorrhea. But for us, during dysmenorrhea, even if our lower abdomen feels very uncomfortable, we should eat on time. So what are the contraindications of taking Chinese medicine for dysmenorrhea? First of all, it must be the Chinese medicine that is suitable for you. What other issues should you pay attention to? Let’s take a look at it together, especially for women who are prone to dysmenorrhea.

1. When choosing traditional Chinese medicine to treat dysmenorrhea, you need to start taking the medicine one week before your period. This will help to fully utilize the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and improve the treatment effect. Therefore, patients who choose to take Chinese medicine to treat dysmenorrhea are advised to go to the hospital to see a doctor 7 to 8 days after the menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine says "treat the symptoms in an emergency and treat the root cause in a non-invasive manner". If dysmenorrhea has already occurred and Chinese medicine cannot relieve the pain immediately, in addition to using painkillers, you can choose acupuncture or Chinese medicine patches for treatment.

2. The therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal decoctions is better than that of Chinese patent medicines. Because Chinese herbal decoctions are prescribed by doctors based on the patient's specific condition, and the prescription can be adjusted at any time according to the patient's condition, the medication is highly targeted.

Taboos of taking Chinese medicine for dysmenorrhea

Taboo 1. Avoid eating sour and astringent foods. Acidic foods are sour and cold in nature, and have astringent effects, causing blood vessels to contract and blood to stagnate, which is not conducive to the smooth flow and discharge of menstrual blood. Therefore, people with dysmenorrhea should avoid eating such foods. Acidic foods include rice vinegar, hot and sour vegetables, pickles, pomegranates, green plums, bayberries, strawberries, star fruits, cherries, sour dates, mangoes, apricots, plums, lemons, etc.

Taboo 2: When taking Chinese medicine, pay attention to adjusting your diet according to your own condition. Only a moderate and reasonable diet can help treat dysmenorrhea.

Contraindication 3: The therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal decoction is better than that of Chinese patent medicine. Because Chinese herbal decoctions are prescribed by doctors based on the patient's specific condition, and the prescription can be adjusted at any time according to the patient's condition, the medication is highly targeted.

Contraindication 4: When choosing Chinese medicine to treat dysmenorrhea, you need to start taking the medicine one week before your period. This will help to fully utilize the efficacy of Chinese medicine and improve the treatment effect. Therefore, patients who choose to take Chinese medicine to treat dysmenorrhea are advised to go to the hospital to see a doctor 7-8 days after the menstruation.

Taboo 5: Avoid eating cheese and high-fat foods. Cheese is the root cause of dysmenorrhea. Foods such as milk, cheese, cream, yeast milk, eggs, etc. will destroy the absorption of magnesium and cause dysmenorrhea.

The above answers the question of the taboos of taking traditional Chinese medicine for dysmenorrhea. We can see that during menstruation we should not only pay more attention to diet, but also keep warm. Of course, we must not eat spicy, sour, cold and some irritating foods, otherwise our lower abdomen will feel more uncomfortable and amenorrhea may occur.