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Say Goodbye To Period Pain With These 3 Kitchen Ingredients!

This yummy remedy can make you happy with its taste and its ability to reduce period cramps!

By Chandana Rao

Many women feel that every month Mother Nature is rather brutal on them, if they experience excruciatingly painful period cramps!

If you are someone who can relate to the above sentiment of other women, then you too could be experiencing cramps from hell, right?

Well, worry not, because you are not alone! It is said that at least 60% of women experience period pain, at some point in their lives!

Kitchen Remedy For Period Pain

In cases of a few rather unfortunate women, the menstrual cramps begin right when they start their puberty and stay put until the women reach menopause!

In other women, period pain may begin at any time, between their puberty and menopause.
Also, the intensity of the menstrual pain can vary from woman to woman, depending on their health conditions.

In some women, the menstrual pain could be so intense that they may need strong pain killers, while in a few other women, the pain could be bearable.

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Usually, period cramps start on the first day of the period and may subside by the second; however,many women find that the cramps may remain throughout their periods!

Period pain usually occurs in the lower abdominal region of a woman's body and it can be quite excruciating, preventing her from getting through her daily activities with ease.

Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhoea, is caused by the contraction of the uterine muscles during menstruation.

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The contractions of these muscles cut off the supply of oxygen to the nearby blood vessels at intervals, causing pain.

Although the specific cause of period pain remains unknown, experts say that it could be due to certain hormonal imbalances in the body that could cause the uterine walls to inflame and cause the pain.

Taking painkillers every month to reduce period pain may not be healthy, so here is a home remedy that can help you!

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Ingredients Required:
Banana - 1
Flaxseed - 2 tablespoons
Dark Chocolate Powder - 2 tablespoons

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This natural remedy to reduce period cramps has proven to be effective for many people who have used it on a regular basis.

However, taking this remedy alone may not help ease the pain completely. So, certain lifestyle changes have to be made.

Drinking plenty of water, eating fruits and vegetables, adding leafy greens to your diet, exercising or practicing yoga and avoiding inflammatory foods such as junk food can also improve this remedy's effectiveness.

Banana is rich in potassium content, which can help the uterine muscles relax and lessen the number of contractions, thus reducing the pain.

The antioxidant content in dark chocolate powder can also reduce the inflammation in the uterus to treat period cramps naturally.

Flaxseed is rich in omega-3 fatty acids which again help the uterine muscles to relax, thus adding to this remedy's pain reducing benefit.

Method Of Preparation:
Add the suggested amounts of ingredients in a bowl.
Mix them well to form a paste.
The remedy is ready for consumption.
Start consuming this remedy 10 days before the due date of your period and continue until your period ends.

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 10:37 [IST]
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