Criteria for Combining Herbal Medicine Treatment When Painkillers Work but Menstrual Pain Worsens Monthly

Just because painkillers work does not mean the cause of menstrual pain has been resolved.

It is a significant help when pain decreases within two to three hours of taking medication. However, if the pain starts earlier with each subsequent period, the frequency of dosage increases, or the pain returns immediately after the medication wears off, the underlying cause of the pain may still remain.

Baekrokdam does not ask you to endure the pain without painkillers. While managing immediate pain with necessary medication, we target the reasons for excessive contraction and blocked circulation during menstruation, as well as recurring cold sensations, blood clots, edema, and digestive discomfort, for Korean herbal medicine treatment.

When pain during bowel movements, pain during intercourse, or excessive bleeding overlap, we do not group them under the single term 'menstrual pain'.

If deep stabbing pain during bowel movements during menstruation, pelvic pain after intercourse, large blood clots, and heavy bleeding overlap, comparing only the response to painkillers is insufficient. We must identify the cause of the pain and Anemiaaddress excessive fatigue and pelvic discomfort together.

Korean herbal medicine is prescribed differently depending on the goal: helping menstrual blood discharge smoothly and resolving lower abdominal stiffness caused by coldness and blood stasis-related pain, or focusing on recovery in cases of heavy bleeding and significant loss of energy. Acupuncture treatment is used in conjunction to reduce tension in the lower back and pelvis, making movement more comfortable during menstruation.

The goal of Korean medicine treatment is to make you less fearful of your next period.

Treatment for menstrual pain does not end with temporarily masking this month's pain. The point at which pain begins should be delayed, the peak intensity should decrease, and days when you could not go to work even after taking painkillers should become days when you can function again.

If you are preparing for pregnancy, we adjust the prescription to reflect your current medications and plans. Rather than separating menstruation and pregnancy preparation into different treatments, Baekrokdam ovulation·adjusts the intensity and timing of Korean herbal medicine treatment so that menstrual and pelvic recovery lead naturally into one another.

Even if you do not have immediate plans for pregnancy, there is no reason to leave pain that makes daily life impossible without painkillers every month untreated for long. Lifestyle management, such as keeping the lower abdomen warm before menstruation and reducing overwork, supports the changes created by the prescription, but we do not expect you to endure the pain through lifestyle management alone.

We determine the next prescription by distinguishing between the pain that has improved and the discomfort that still remains.

Pain on the first day may have decreased, but swelling and lower back pain before menstruation may remain; or the amount of bleeding may have improved, but pain during bowel movements may recover more slowly. While maintaining the parts that responded first, we shift the focus of the prescription to address the remaining issues.

The final goal is not simply to reduce the number of times you take painkillers. True recovery, as viewed by Baekrokdam, is a state where your sleep, diet, daily routine, and exercise remain stable during menstruation, and fatigue does not carry over into the next cycle.

Even if the pain decreases, recovery is not yet complete if you feel completely drained of energy or are unable to eat due to digestive discomfort for three days after menstruation. In the next prescription, while maintaining the direction of reducing pain, we will also address the recovery of Qi and blood after bleeding and the speed at which digestion returns to normal.