Nutrimed Labs: DYSMENORRHEA

Condition: DYSMENORRHEA

SUGGESTED NUTRITION:

Trace-Min Plus #423
2 tabs per hour until cramps cease then 2 in a.m. and 2 in p.m. Each tablet contains 125 mgs of calcium and 200 units of vitamin D as well as other essential trace elements.

EFA Complex #494
2 per day. Essential fatty acids help normalize prostaglandin synthesis.

Procosnaol #962
3 per day. Contains smooth muscle relaxants.

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PATHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Painful or difficult menstruation is characterized as primary when it occurs at the time of the menarche or secondary when it occurs later in life. The etiology of primary dysmenorrhea is unknown. There is usually no evidence of organic pelvic disease but the condition occurs routinely with ovulatory cycling. Secondary or acquired dysmenorrhea is the result of some physical or psychic disorder which can occur at any time between menarche and menopause.

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The pain of primary dysmenorrhea is either sharp and cramp-like or a steady dull ache and it appears 24 to 43 hours before the menstrual flow and persists for a variable time. Premenstrual tension, irritability and depression, as well as painful breasts, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting are often part of the total picture. In secondary dysmenorrhea, symptoms tend to increase in severity during the menstrual period and the pain is usually a bearing- down type which spreads to the back and thighs.

TREATMENT:

The premenstrual tension which precedes the painful menstrual period is invariably involved with calcium metabolism. Studies reveal a gradual but steady drop in serum calcium starting about ten days before the menstrual flow. This calcium deficiency is a stress condition and the adrenals are affected in a manner that causes retention of salt and water in the body with resulting headache, depression and edema in various parts of the body. When the menstrual flow occurs, the serum calcium drops still further causing uterine cramps and muscular cramps elsewhere in the body. Convulsions may result if the calcium drops markedly low. However, if adequate calcium is supplied and properly utilized both premenstrual tension and menstrual cramps can be prevented. General malnutrition may involve the production of ovarian and pituitary hormones as well as thyroxin. If the diet is adequate, these hormones are produced in normal amounts and menstrual difficulties may be avoided.