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Various methods reduce menstrual pain may never tried, but have not found a powerful way to relieve the pain of this month.
Indeed, the pain that comes when menstruation is very disturbing. Especially when you're faced with a series of activities that can not be abandoned. Instead of the maximum activity, complaints such as weakness, difficulty concentrating, emotional instability until it makes productivity fell sharply.
Menstruation or commonly known as menstruation is a woman's monthly cycle that occurs due to physiological changes in the body.
"This cycle is characterized by bleeding from the uterus due to uterine lining luruhnya alias part in the endometrium. It is part of the body that contain many blood vessels, "said Dr. dr. Inge Permadhi, MS, Sp.GK, physician nutrition specialist at MRCCC Siloam Hospital.
Furthermore, he explained, the average amount of blood and fluid released during menstruation is 35-50 milliliters. In the case of women who have hypomenorrhea, the amount of fluid that is issued only 10 milliliters, while on the experience hypermenorrhea to 80 milliliters of fluid.
Keep in mind, the loss of supply of red blood cells during menstruation impact the decrease in iron levels in the female body. This is one of the factors causing PMS during menstruation. Because, Inge said, iron is found in hemoglobin in red blood cells.
Decay occurs when the uterine wall, too, automatic iron is released from the body. "At every thirty cc of blood and fluid that comes out during menstruation, then 135 thousand million red blood cells and thirty milligrams of iron go missing," he said.
In fact, according to the Nutrition Adequacy Score (AKG) 2014, the amount of iron needed by women in the age range 19-49 years is as much as 26 mg per day. Reproductive function is the reason that makes these figures are far above the need of iron in men in the same age range, which is only 13 mg per day.
Although adequacy rate of iron in the body relatively small, iron loss can actually have a major impact on the stability of the body and could be a factor PMS during menstruation.
The reason, explains Inge, iron is an essential nutrient. He needed as co-enzymes in the reduction of oxidation in the cell. In principle, the blood cells can not carry oxygen when not have iron. Ketidaklancaran further circulation of oxygen makes the process of metabolism was disrupted. Not only that, the iron was instrumental in the formation of amino acids, collagen, hormones and neurotransmitters.
"So when there is a shortage, in addition to the circulation of oxygen in the body is not optimal, the body feels fatigue, and impaired physical performance, it can affect the emotional aspect. As a result, when the iron deficiency women prone to mood swings and more sensitive. Furthermore, this could have an impact on anemia, "said Inge explain the causes of PMS during menstruation.
Researchers dariUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health found new facts related to the consumption of iron during the menstrual cycle. Research dipublikasikanAmerican Journal of Epidemiology followed by 3,000 women. Of the entire population, found as many as 1,057 women suffering from PMS, while the rest are not.
"The results showed that women with substance consumption besinon-heme or which can be obtained from vegetable protein, decreased risk of PMS by 30-40 per cent if they consume more than 20 mg of iron per day," said Inge.
Thus, it can be concluded that one way to reduce menstrual pain in women is by watching the intake of nutrients, which consume foods that contain iron deficiency can be prevented.
"Especially when entering the menstrual cycle. Expand also the consumption of folic acid that serves to produce red blood cells. Because, at this time, women lose a lot of iron, "he said about how to reduce menstrual pain.
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