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J Nurse Midwifery ; If you do find yourself with a sweet craving you can't suppress, opt for dark chocolate with a high percentage of cacao—typically lower in sugar—paired with a potassium-rich banana. Stress can often exacerbate symptoms. Although it is a challenge to reduce daily frustrations and anxiety during hormonal fluctuations and menstrual pain, we suggest taking a breather throughout the day.
Block out some time to do cramp-relieving stretches and relax to an aromatherapy candle as you sip on a hot cup of raspberry leaf tea, which helps to minimize spasms.
To immediately soothe those godforsaken cramps, apply heat directly onto your pelvic area. While heating pads are a classic option, try a water-activated warming body exfoliant in the shower to massage onto the skin to relax those muscles and smooth the skin for a quick much-needed at-home spa treatment. However, a well-respected review of the evidence, conducted by the Cochrane Collaboration , concludes that evening primrose oil is no more effective than placebo at treating eczema, and can produce mild, temporary, mainly gastrointestinal side-effects.
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue characterized by thickening and hardening of various tissues, including the skin and other organs. Evening primrose oil has been investigated as a treatment in a number of studies; however, all the studies so far have been small.
Further research is needed before the oil can be recommended. Herbal remedies tend to be associated with numerous health claims because the regulation of these products is less rigorous than for prescription drugs.
Many conditions are said to be eased by evening primrose oil. The following lack any supporting evidence:. In Britain, evening primrose oil used to be approved for treating eczema and breast pain. However, in , the drug regulator concluded there was not enough evidence of the effectiveness of evening primrose for these uses.
It is possible to be allergic to EPO or its forms. The FDA does not monitor supplements and care should be given to choosing a brand that is know for purity, accuracy of dose, and quality. There is a blood-thinning effect with evening primrose oil, so there is a higher risk of bleeding for people taking the blood thinner warfarin. Therefore, these patients should not use the oil. Other drugs that thin the blood may also be a problem taken alongside the oil, including clopidogrel and aspirin.
People with epilepsy or other seizure disorder should avoid taking evening primrose oil as it may increase the chances of having a seizure. Also, people with schizophrenia treated with certain drugs may be at risk of seizure, so medical advice should be sought. Evening primrose oil should not be taken within 2 weeks of going for a general anesthetic because of the increased seizure risk.
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