Lower back pain in your ovulatory phase
Lower back pain is a dull ache or tightness across the lower back, often alongside cramps. In your ovulatory phase it tends to flare because estrogen and testosterone peak and then drop sharply after the egg releases, which can bring on lower back pain.
What's happening in your ovulatory phase
Estrogen and testosterone peak around ovulation. Confidence, libido, and verbal energy are highest, and skin often looks its best.
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 ovulatory phase?
In your ovulatory phase, estrogen and testosterone peak and then drop sharply after the egg releases, which can bring on lower back pain.
What should I eat for lower back pain?
Foods that help include ginger, salmon, spinach, walnuts.