Can sitting on a hot stone block cure menstrual cramps? According to the doctor...

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A stone pillar from Xi'an became an Internet sensation

A female netizen claimed that she had been suffering from dysmenorrhea for more than ten years

After sitting on the hot stone pier for a few minutes

Immediate pain relief

And it has a "pain-relieving" effect until the next day

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Guangdong Public DV Scene

For a while, the comment section was "blown up"

Netizens have empathy and pain relief experience

There are still many eager to try

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Why can stone pillars “cure” dysmenorrhea?

Is this safe?

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Guo Hongyu, director of the Department of Gynecology at Xi'an International Medical Center, said that if dysmenorrhea is caused by uterine cold, this method can relieve it, but if it is caused by some organic lesions, it may sometimes have the opposite effect. Doctors suggest that women with dysmenorrhea should first go to the hospital to determine what type of dysmenorrhea it is, and then treat it according to different treatment methods.

Liu Fang, director of the Department of Gynecology at the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, said: If you want to solve the problem of dysmenorrhea, you must first understand the types and causes of dysmenorrhea.

Stone blocks can relieve dysmenorrhea.

But hot water bottles can also

Liu Fang explained that dysmenorrhea is divided into primary and secondary dysmenorrhea:

Primary dysmenorrhea is pain felt when menstruation comes. The symptoms of long-term dysmenorrhea are basically fixed and consistent. It is related to genetics, diet, emotions, etc., but the pathogenesis is mainly related to the increase of prostaglandins in the endometrium.

Secondary dysmenorrhea refers to dysmenorrhea that gradually occurs several years after the onset of menstruation. This type of dysmenorrhea is related to pathological factors, such as pelvic inflammation, endometriosis, etc. The symptoms of dysmenorrhea may be aggravated by the disease and require medication or surgical treatment.

When many girls experience dysmenorrhea, their mothers usually hand them a cup of warm brown sugar water or a hot water bottle. The reason why stone blocks can relieve dysmenorrhea under high temperatures is inseparable from the word "heat".

Liu Fang introduced that during dysmenorrhea, the smooth muscles and blood vessels of the uterus are in a state of contraction and spasm, which will cause pain. Whether it is applying a heating pad, drinking hot water, or sitting on a stone pier under the scorching sun, the temperature is used to dilate the local blood vessels of the uterus, promote blood flow, and relieve the ischemia and hypoxia in the uterus, thus achieving a pain-relieving effect.

Nowadays, it is popular on the Internet to relieve dysmenorrhea by sitting on stone pillars, but Liu Fang thinks there is no need to try it. Under high temperature, the surface temperature of stone pillars can reach 60 to 70 degrees Celsius, and women in summer tend to wear thin clothes. The heat of stone pillars may have a therapeutic effect on dysmenorrhea, but it may also cause burns, which is not worth the loss.

Actually, it's not that magical

It's just like the principle of a "hot water bag"

And not every woman is suitable for this approach.

If you feel uncomfortable, you should see a doctor

Treat the symptoms~

Source: Science Popularization China WeChat Official Account