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Abdominal pain is a common symptom and affects people of all ages. The causes can be indigestion, menstrual pain, irritable bowel syndrome or even gastritis. Simple home remedies may not cure your condition, but a hot compress will certainly soothe and give you temporary relief.
1. What is hot compress?
Heat is simply something that can be used to warm up an area of the body. Warm compresses encourage blood flow to a specific area by dilating the blood vessels in the area where the heat is applied. Increased blood circulation to tissues helps:
Relieve muscle and tendon pain. Accelerates the healing process by delivering nutrients to the area Relaxing tense muscles.
2. The effect of hot compresses on the abdomen
When applying heat to the abdomen, it has an effect on the circulatory system, causing vasodilation, increasing blood circulation, and increasing body metabolism. For connective tissues, it reduces spasticity of the muscular systems, increases elasticity, relieves pain of soft tissues...
When applying heat in the abdomen, it has the following effects:
The effect of hot compresses on the abdomen on: stimulating the digestive system for the stomach, small intestine; increase the process of absorbing food into the body; Symptoms of flatulence and indigestion are improved. The effect of hot compresses on the lower abdomen: symptoms of diarrhea and constipation are improved, the urinary system and excretion are well circulated.
3. Does hot compress work to melt belly fat?
Belly fat is one of the most stubborn types of fat, melting fat is never an easy task. It takes the longest to burn belly fat and give your abs a desirable shape.
Some heating belts are used by doctors for skin treatment purposes. However, some heat pads or hot packs on the abdomen can help keep your belly fat stable. Also, heat can help with pain, muscle tension, and other problems like menstrual cramps, but it won't help you lose weight.
4. How does hot compress reduce menstrual pain for women?
Primary dysmenorrhea refers to dysmenorrhea in the lower abdomen during menstruation without any obvious pelvic macropathy. It is often associated with other symptoms including sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and tremors before or during the period.
Traditionally, surface heat has been used in various forms (e.g. hot water bags, towels or bottles) to relieve menstrual cramps. Although deep heat, such as shortwave and microwave foaming, treats structures deeper than 2–5 cm, deep heat also induces vascular and metabolic changes in tissues and muscles. deeper insight.
For women with dysmenorrhea, topical heating works to relieve muscle tension and relax abdominal muscles to relieve pain caused by muscle spasms. Heat can also increase pelvic blood circulation to remove localized blood and water retention in the body, reduce congestion and swelling, thus helping to relieve pain caused by digital nerve compression.
If the above methods do not improve your condition, visit a medical facility, the doctor will examine and indicate the most useful treatment for you.
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