Get Rid of Stomach Cramps (Endometrial Pain) with Oats

About 8-12 percent of women are known to suffer from endometrial pain in the form of ‘stomach cramps’, which can cause a lot of discomfort. One of the best ways to get rid of stomach cramps caused due to endometriosis is to have a bowl of oatmeal every day.

Endometriosis occurs when small parts of the uterine lining get detached and begin to grow outside the uterus.According to experts, these migrating cells can cause a lot of pain during menstruation. They sometimes result in so much inflammation, that one suffers from severe stomach cramps during their periods, together with a heavy ache that may last almost the entire month.

Reducing Stomach Cramps with Oats

This may prevent one from doing the things one wants to do and enjoying life as much as one would like to. However, there is no need to worry too much about how to cure it. According to research conducted by scientists, one can get rid of stomach cramps caused by endometriosis by choosing a diet rich in oats. This sort of diet has helped reduce endometrial pain for about 60 percent of women, within a period of six months.

Getting rid of endometrial pain with a bowl of oats

The main reason for this is that oats don’t contain ‘gluten’, a protein that triggers pain and inflammation in many women, and makes stomach cramps during menstruation periods very painful and almost unbearable. I usually have a bowl of oats about three times a week for breakfast, and I can thankfully say that it has brought me relief. Together with getting rid of stomach cramps, oats also have other benefits, such as improving your complexion and keeping you healthy overall.

There are different ways to cook oats. You can have it sweet in the morning with fruits for breakfast, add it to soups to thicken it, or have a savory dish with meat for dinner. If you have decided to go for an oatmeal diet to reduce monthly stomach cramps, then please let me know about your experience and whether you got any relief, by posting a comment below.

Get Rid of Chronic Pain with Turmeric

If you are suffering from chronic pain and are looking to get rid of it, nothing could be more effective than turmeric. Used all over Asia for flavouring food, turmeric (also known as haldi) is a spice that is known to be really useful for easing aches and chronic pain.

Easing Pain With A Sprinkle of Turmuric

According to various studies, turmeric is actually three times more effective at easing pain than allopathic medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen. In addition to this, turmeric is known to relieve chronic pain for about 50 percent of people suffering from pain-intensive health issues like arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Turmuric being grated and powdered

This finding came out of a study conducted by Cornell researchers. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, nutrition researcher, turmeric has an active ingredient known as curcumin, which naturally shuts down cyclooxygenase 2. This is an enzyme that churns out a stream of pain-producing hormones. The dose of turmeric for getting rid of chronic pain recommended by the study is a ‘sprinkle of 1/4 teaspoon daily onto any rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dish’.

In India, we use a little turmeric in almost every dish we prepare for lunch or dinner time. In addition, turmeric is also used as an internal and external medicine. For aches and pains, it is usually mixed in milk and drunk in the night before going to bed. It may also be mixed with milk cream and other ingredients and applied on the face for a beautiful complexion. Tumeric may be bought at any supermarket or Indian specialty store.

If you got relief from using turmeric to get rid of chronic pain, please let others and me know about your experience by posting a comment below.