New Health Models Q&A Women’s Health Menstrual Health

What to eat to relieve pain during menstruation

Asked by:Beach

Asked on:Apr 01, 2026 05:09 AM

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  • Freyr Freyr

    Apr 01, 2026

      most female On those days of each month, you will feel abdominal pain, backache, etc. This is one of the symptoms of menstrual syndrome. Mild cases are normal, severe cases are called Dysmenorrhea . So what can you eat to relieve pain during menstruation? Generally speaking, dysmenorrhea is divided into two types: primary dysmenorrhea and provocative dysmenorrhea. Targeted conditioning and treatment should be carried out according to different causes of pain.

      Dysmenorrhea is divided into two types: primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea often occurs shortly after menarche, or in unmarried or non-pregnant women. The possible causes are Uterus Caused by increased levels of prostaglandins in the endometrium and blood. Dysmenorrhea caused by lesions of the reproductive organs is called secondary dysmenorrhea.

      Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual diseases are related to kidney function, spleen, liver, qi and blood, uterus, etc., and dysmenorrhea can be divided into cold, heat, deficiency and excess, and can be classified by pain. If the pain is weakened by drinking hot drinks, it is cold, and if the pain is aggravated, it is hot. If you like to press and rub, you are weak. If you press and the pain becomes more severe, it is hot. People with dysmenorrhea should avoid eating raw, cold, sour and spicy foods. It is better to eat light and easy-to-digest foods. Here are some dietary remedies for dysmenorrhea:

      1. For qi stagnation and blood stasis type, boil motherwort egg : Motherwort 30 grams, two eggs, add water and cook until the eggs are cooked, then cook for a while, eat the eggs and drink the soup.

      2. For those with liver and kidney deficiency, cook eggs with Chuanxiong and Salvia miltiorrhiza: 6 grams of Chuanxiong root, 12 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, two eggs, add water and cook until the eggs are cooked, then remove the shells and cook for a while, then eat the eggs and drink the soup.

      3. Cold coagulation and blood stasis type, ginger and brown sugar water: 15 grams of ginger, appropriate amount of brown sugar, boiled water and brewed as tea.

      4. For those with weak qi and blood, mutton stewed with angelica and astragalus: 50 grams of angelica, 500 grams of mutton, 30 grams of astragalus, eat the meat and drink the soup.

      5. Damp-heat type, luffa and brown sugar soup: wash and chop 250 grams of old luffa, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, decoct the soup and drink it while it's hot.