Pain after menstruation

Every girl knows firsthand what pains and unpleasant sensations in the lower abdomen begin and are accompanied by menstruation. According to statistics, every second girl experiences such severe pain on the first day of menstruation that she can not work or study normally on this day. For many girls, it has become habitual to stay home or to leave work in the early days of menstruation. Pain before the months seems quite familiar and does not bother much, but the pain after the menstrual period should pay your close attention.

Symptoms that should be alarming: 

• Skin-like pains in the lower abdomen.
• Pain in the lower abdomen, giving back.
• General weakness, lethargy.
• Nausea, vomiting.
• Temperature rise up to 37 ° С.
• Nervousness, irritability, depression.
• Insomnia.
• Dryness in the mouth, craving for food (especially sweet).
• Edema of hands and feet.
• Sensitivity of mammary glands and nipples (around the nipples appears a brown halo).
• Pain when urinating.
• Pain in intercourse.
• Purulent or spotting from the vagina.

Pain after menstruation has a different nature than pain before menstruation: it is more intense and has an inflammatory beginning. Such pain can be indicative of inflammatory diseases of the female reproductive system, for example, endometriosis, vulvitis, or adnexitis.

If the stomach hurts after a month after a week - 12 days, this may indicate that the woman's body is ovulating: it usually pulls the lower abdomen and a palpable tingling sensation in the lower back. But there is also a positive side to this state: during ovulation, the condition of the woman's skin improves noticeably, she becomes cheerful and sexy. In order to make sure that this is ovulation, rather than the pathology of female genitalia, it is enough to buy a test in the pharmacy for ovulation. If it is positive, then it is not worth worrying, and the painful sensations will soon cease.

Sometimes pains after menstruation can testify to such a disease as inflammation of the ovaries and inflammation of the fallopian tubes. Initially, such diseases proceed unnoticed, and only after some time, when pathogens penetrate into the uterus and fallopian tubes and begin to multiply there, - the disease makes itself felt by pain. Inflammation in the fallopian tubes can lead to abnormal ovarian function and further to infertility, so if pain occurs after the menstrual lower abdomen, which do not pass, but on the contrary - intensify, you should immediately consult a doctor.

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Chest pain after menstruation

Pain in the chest and nipples after menstruation is one of the unfavorable symptoms, which is certainly worth paying attention to. Such pain in the chest is called mastalgia. At a young age (11-17 years), this pain is often caused by the growth of the mammary glands and eventually passes. In this case, do not worry much: the formation of the menstrual cycle, the growth of the skeleton and bone skeleton, hormonal changes in the girl's body - all this contributes to chest pain during this period of the girl's life. But if the pain in the chest after menstruation appears at a more mature age, when the menstrual cycle and the hormonal background are already stable - this may indicate inflammatory processes in the mammary glands or even the presence of tumors.

If after every menses the woman suffers from prolonged pains in the chest and nipples - the hormonal background is broken. One of the causes that cause postmenstrual pain in the chest can be pregnancy, so you need to make a pregnancy test or donate blood to HCG. If pregnancy is excluded, it is worth looking for the cause in the following: 

• Recently transferred operations.
• Injuries of the chest or thoracic region.
• Problems with muscle or bone tissue.
• Acceptance of some sedatives.
• Climax.

Independently determine the cause of pain (except for pregnancy, which is easy to diagnose with a test or a blood test for hCG) is very difficult. That's why if you have the above problems, you should immediately contact your doctor.

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Pain in the uterus after menstruation

During the period of the month, the uterus is constantly shrinking, so the girls are already experiencing the usual pain, low back pain and ovaries. Pain in the uterus after menstruation can be caused by a violation of the hormonal background and an increase in the level of estrogen in the blood (usually in girls after 30 years).

Sometimes the uterus is not positioned correctly, that is located in the abdominal cavity in the wrong place. Where should. This abnormal placement of the uterus will inevitably cause pulling pains after menstruation. The use of an intrauterine contraceptive spiral often causes such pain, because located inside the uterine cavity, it prevents its normal contraction during menstruation. Also, postmenstrual pain in the uterus can be caused by stress, nervous overexertion and insomnia.

If the pain in the uterus stops after 2-3 days after the end of menstruation - do not worry, because the woman's body is unpredictable, and does not always work like a clock. If such pains recur after each menstruation and do not pass within a week or more - it is necessary to consult a doctor to exclude possible uterine pathology.

Pain after sex after menstruation

If you feel uncomfortable after menstruation, this may be due to the fact that in the first couple of days after the menstrual lubrication, the Bartholin gland secretion is worse than in the middle of the cycle. Similarly, it happens a couple of days before the start of menstruation. This fact is explained very simply: in the middle of the menstrual cycle occurs ovulation - the most favorable time for conception, so the lubricant is allocated more actively and more, so that it is better to carry the semen secreted by the man during sex into the genital tract.

If the pain is accompanied by the itching of the genitals, this may indicate a fungal infection of the female genitalia. Vaginal candidiasis or thrush is treated quickly and passes almost immediately, but if you do not pay attention to it and start the disease, then candidiasis will rise higher and cause more serious complications.

Also, pain during sex after menstruation can indicate inflammation of the ureters. Female urinary tracts are extremely short (only 4 cm), so any infection penetrates without problems, causing itching, burning and inflammation. With sex (especially without a condom!), This path is reduced to impossibility.

In all of the above cases, you should consult a doctor: gynecologist and urologist. The doctors will conduct the necessary diagnostics and prescribe the treatment.

Treatment of pain after menstruation

First, it is worth trying non-drug treatment methods, and if they do not help - only then go to "heavy artillery". 

• Yoga will help. To alleviate pain after menstruation, it is necessary to adopt the "cobra" posture. To do this, slowly fall face down to the floor, and then just as slowly raise the head and chest, but without the participation of hands. After continuing to lift the thoracic spine already resorting to the help of hands, until you feel a tingling sensation in your back, while keeping your head back as far as possible. The breathing mode during the exercise: breathing in when lifting the body and exhaling while lowering the body. Repeat the exercise can be no more than 3 times. Perform slowly (so that each exercise took 4-5 minutes). 
• Another pose of yoga called "bow". Taking this position, you need to lie face down, raise your bent knees and squeeze your ankles with your hands. If you are flexible enough, you can afford to roll back and forth, while holding your breath. 
• It's no secret that the orgasm pleasantly relaxes and acts as an analgesic. Therefore, engaging in gentle and slow rhythmic sex will help get rid of pain. You can also resort to masturbation, but do not do this if the pain is too strong.

Painful sensations quickly disappear with regular intake of oral contraceptives (which often have a therapeutic effect). For the correct selection of OK it is necessary to consult a doctor and take the necessary tests.

To eliminate pain after menstruation, antispasmodics and analgesics available in a pharmacy without a prescription (no-shpa, analgin, baralgin, baralgetas, tempalgin, paracetamol and analogues) will help.

A hot herbal tea with valerian soothes and helps to relax. During such pains, it is necessary to stay at home and keep bed rest if possible.