According to a study
published in The British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vitamin
E may be helpful to relieve menstrual cramps and decreasing blood loss during
menstruation.
In one hand, we have Vitamin E which
is a group of 8 fat-soluble vitamins which help prevent oxidative stress
to the body, and other vitamins within the body. Dysmenorrhea,
on the other hand, is the term that describes painful menstruations, and they affect
almost 50% of women.
Here is a video that gives more
details about dysmenorrhea:
This pain is usually
located in the lower abdomen area and can radiate to the lower back and inner
thighs. Women with dysmenorrhea may also experience diarrhea, headaches,
nausea, breast tenderness, and bloating.
In the study, pain
was significantly less and of shorter duration among the women in the Vitamin E
group at two and four months than among the women in the placebo group. Women
in the Vitamin E group also lost significantly less blood than women in the
placebo group. There were no significant side effects associated with vitamin E
treatment.
But do you know
what foods are high in Vitamin E? According to Health Aliciousness, some
of them are sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts and dried herbs.
If you are a girl, how have you dealed with menstrual cramps? And after reading about dysmenorrhea and Vitamin E, will you consider the importance of this vitamin in your organism? If you are a boy, would you tell your female friends, mother, sisters, and
others that Vitamin E may relieve their menstrual cramps?
