At GuideTreatments.com we believe that symptomatic treatments should be reserved only for short term. It is vitally important to diagnose the underlying condition with robust assessment and investigations.
Symptomatic treatments:
- Tab. Cyclopam (Dicyclomine 20 mg, Paracetamol 500 mg) 1 tablet 4 times a day
Common conditions to consider:
Condition |
Common clinical presentation along with menstrual problems |
| Dysmenorrhea | Intense pain in lower abdomen during periods for upto 3 days |
| Endometriosis | Intense pain in lower abdomen during periods, heavy menstrual bleeding, frequent bleeding and spotting episodes, infertility, pain during urination and defaecation with relevant ultrasound findings |
| Polymenorrhagia | Increase in frequency of menstrual cycle (less than 21 days). |
| PCOD | Frequency of menstrual cycle more than 35 days |
| Oligomenorrhea | Irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain, hirsutism and relevant radiological evidence |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | Abnormal uterine bleeding, abnormal menstrual cycles, painful intercourse, raised inflammatory markers with additional radiological evidence |
| Hyperthyroidism | Palpitations, excessive sweating, heat intolerance, fatigue, loss of weight |
| Hypothyroidism | Fatigue, weight gain, intolerance to cold, dry skin |
| Obesity | High BMI and no other explainable pathology |
| Crohn’s disease | Diarrhoea, lack of appetite, weight loss and positive laboratory evidence and colonoscopy |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, altered bowel habits but not evidence of infective or inflammatory pathology |
| Tuberculosis | Unexplained weight loss, prolonged cough lack of appetite, night-time fever and positive AFB sputum |
Note: Due to cultural barriers patients often do not present with clear history of menstrual problems. Hence it is important to undertake detailed history, examination and investigations.