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Fish Oil: Help For Teenage Menstrual Cramps From Fish Oil
Menstrual cramps are the most common gynecological complaint of teenage girls and their main reason for missing school.
Wouldn’t it be great to help them find a simple, natural solution?
Well, the University Of Cincinnati Medical Center may have done that. Researchers assert fish oil supplementation helps to significantly reduce menstrual pain in adolescent schoolgirls. (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 174: 1335-38)
To begin with, the researchers started with pretty conclusive evidence that menstrual pain was caused by inflammation of the uterus as a result of a high dietary intake of omega 6 arachidonic acid (AA).
The standard American diet (SAD) is quite high in omega 6 fatty acids, particularly arachidonic acid. AA is found mainly in plant derived corn, soy and canola cooking oils.
The researchers also knew omega 3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), which are found only in fatty fish such as salmon or sardines, were natural anti-inflammatory agents. Many previous studies found these specific fish oil fatty acids helpful in reducing the inflammation associated with heart disease, stroke, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
So the research team set up a clinical trial designed to investigate the relationship of omega 3 DHA and EPA and dysmenorrheal (menstrual cramps). For a period of two months, they studied forty-two girls between the ages of 15 and 18 years of age, all of whom experienced significantly painful menstrual cycles.
Half were put on a placebo. The other half took a daily supplement of 1080 mg of EPA and 720 mg of DHA.
The fish oil group showed a 36.5% decrease menstrual pain and a 50% decrease in the amount of painkiller ibuprofen tablets used during their menstrual periods. The placebo group experienced no change.
The researchers concluded fish oil supplementation is a safer and more natural solution than painkillers for the problem of menstrual cramps and that’s not only for teenage girls but for all women experiencing menstrual cycles.
