Menstruation Reliever Affects on Pregnancy? This is the Explanations

TRIBUNBATAM.id - An upload contains information that states that menstrual pain relievers or herbs taken during menstruation can have an impact on pregnancy. 

The information is circulating on Facebook social media on May 26 2017. But until now there has been no further explanation from a medical perspective. 

Previously, one of the citizens, YMI, wrote in the DR OZ Indonesia forum that she claimed to have an stomach pain and had to take one of the herbs to relieve the menstrual pain in every month. 

Responding to this, obstetrics & gynecology specialist, Dinda Derdameisya, SpOG, FFAG revealed that there was no connection or effect between consuming menstrual pain relievers with labor.

"There is no relationship between consuming herbal medicine with menstruation, so it's okay to drink, and it's not true if it affects to the birth process," Dinda said when contacted by Kompas.com on Wednesday (09/10/2019).

Judging from the effects of reduced pain felt for people who experience menstruation while consuming herbal medicine, Dinda explained that there is a content of pain relievers in herbal medicine.

According to her, drinking pain-reducing drinks that usually contains of herbs or certain herbs that function to relieve the pain during menstruation. 

In addition, Dinda said that in general, substances contained in herbal medicine for menstrual pain relievers are turmeric acid. 

The sour turmeric is believed to be hereditary, efficacious to relieve menstrual pain since ancient times.

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"So, there is no harm in using the herbal medicine," said Dinda. 

However, Dinda appealed to the public to pay attention to the dose of consuming herbal medicine for pain relief.

She said that, although the content of acid turmeric can help relieve menstrual pain, the ingredient also indicates irritation to the stomach.

Thus, patients with ulcer or have a history of high stomach acid, you should limit to consume this herbal medicine during menstruation. 

Related to the correlation between the consumption of pain relievers with the return of pain when it comes to menstruation, Dinda explained that the herbs were allowed to be consumed until the second day of menstruation or when pain came. 

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Regarding the monthly routine by consuming this pain reliever, she said that at present there were no side effects from the consumption of herbal medicine in each month.