How to Relieve Dysmenorrhea Naturally and Effectively

By Kyle J. Norton

Dysmenorrhea is a painful period during menstruation, affecting many women in their reproductive years.

There are 2 types of dysmenorrhea

* Primary dysmenorrhea is a condition with no underlying cause for menstrual cramps or difficult menstruation occurring just before or during menstruation. The condition affects 90% in the girls in the first 2 years of menstruation caused immature of the reproductive organs. 

* Secondary dysmenorrhea is a medical condition characterized by gynecological diseases, including hormone imbalance, endometriosis, fibromas, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. 

Conventionally, most cases of primary dysmenorrhea are treated with NSAIDs nonsteroid anti-inflammatory medicine or birth control pill with an aim to reduce pain without affecting daily activity.

However, the intake of such medicines often cause some side effects. Therefore, if you are currently taking one of the aforementioned drugs, please make sure you know all the side effects for preventive measure.

According to the study, approximately, 43% of premenopausal women in the US have painful menstruation in every menstrual period, and 41% have pain in some periods.

However, by evaluating the characteristics of dysmenorrhea the prevalence rate is actually 25%.

Dr. Giovanni Grandi, the lead scientists in the analysis of the prevalence of menstrual pain in young women said, "Menstrual pain is a very common problem, but the need for medication and the inability to function normally occurs less frequently. Nevertheless, at least one in four women experiences distressing menstrual pain characterized by a need for medication and absenteeism from study or social activities".

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) or ginger root, the second superfood used for thousands of years by mankind, is the genus Zingiber, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to Tamil.

The root has been used in traditional and Chinese medicine for the treatment of dyspepsia, gastroparesis, constipation, edema, difficult urination, colic, etc.

Researchers on finding a natural compound for the treatment of painful period with no side effects examined the comparative efficacy of ginger on progressive muscle relaxation and symptoms of dysmenorrhoea among nursing students of Pune, Maharashtra

The study included 75 nursing students divided into three groups, two experimental and one control.

Ginger powder 1 gm per dose was administered twice a day with warm water after a meal to the second experimental group during the first three days of their menstruation.

According to the 5-point Likert Scale used to assess the severity of selected symptoms of dysmenorrhoea, ginger powder group showed a significant reduction of symptoms of dysmenorrhoea, particularly in progressive muscle relaxation.

Furthermore, in order to reveal more information about ginger anti painful period activity, researchers compared the effect of mefenamic acid and ginger on pain management in primary dysmenorrhea.

This randomized clinical trial included 122 female students with moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea randomly allocated to the ginger and mefenamic groups

The mefenamic group received 250 mg capsules every 8 h, and the ginger group received 250 mg capsules every 6 h from the onset of menstruation until pain relief lasted 2 cycles.

According to the results, both mefenamic and ginger group exerted similar effects in reducing symptoms of pain in the second month.

The severity of dysmenorrhea, pain duration, cycle duration, and bleeding volume was not significantly different between groups during the study. 

However, the menstrual days were more in the ginger group in the first and second cycle.

Based on the findings, researchers wrote, "Ginger is as effective as mefenamic acid on pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea. Ginger does not have adverse effects and is an alternative treatment for primary dysmenorrhea".

Take all together, ginger may be considered a functional alternative for the prevention and treatment of dysmenorrhea, pending to larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) The effect of mefenamic acid and ginger on pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized clinical trial by Shirvani MA1, Motahari-Tabari N, Alipour A. (PubMed)
(2) Effect of progressive muscle relaxation versus intake of ginger powder on dysmenorrhoea amongst the nursing students in Pune by Halder A. (PubMed)
(2) Effect of Zingiber officinale R. rhizomes (ginger) on pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea: a placebo randomized trial by Rahnama P1, Montazeri A, Huseini HF, Kianbakht S, Naseri M.(PubMed)
(3) Prevalence of menstrual pain in young women: what is dysmenorrhea? by Giovanni Grandi, Serena Ferrari, Anjeza Xholli, Marianna Cannoletta, Federica Palma, Cecilia Romani, Annibale Volpe, and Angelo Cagnacci. (PMC)