Lower back pain in your menstrual phase
Lower back pain is a dull ache or tightness across the lower back, often alongside cramps. In your menstrual phase it tends to flare because the same prostaglandin-driven uterine contractions that cause cramps refer pain into the lower back.
What's happening in your menstrual phase
Estrogen and progesterone are at their lowest. Energy dips and your body wants rest, warmth, and iron-rich, easy-to-digest food.
What to eat
How to move
cat-cow, gentle hip openers, and walking relieve the referred ache.
Quick relief
- Apply heat to the lower back as well as the belly.
- Gentle mobility beats lying completely still.
- Anti-inflammatory food can take the edge off.
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Frequently asked questions
Why do I get lower back pain in my menstrual phase?
In your menstrual phase, the same prostaglandin-driven uterine contractions that cause cramps refer pain into the lower back.
What should I eat for lower back pain?
Foods that help include ginger, salmon, spinach, walnuts.