CBD for menstrual cramps

Given its widely acclaimed benefits for pain and inflammation relief, it comes as no surprise that CBD has been widely studied and suggested to alleviate more specific conditions such as menstrual cramps. Many women have reported the benefits of using CBD for menstrual cramps. At Vermont Hemp Health, our whole flower CBD products are best equipped to provide the relief you want and need by diminishing menstrual pain and discomfort.

CBD has an impressive list of benefits that combine to create the perfect remedy for menstrual pain:

CBD has potent analgesic benefits and reduces the severity of painful sensations.
CBD is an anti-inflammatory compound that alleviates the internal inflammation associated with menstrual pain and cramping
CBD promotes hormonal balance and inhibits hormones responsible for the contractions that cause cramps.
As an antispasmodic and muscle relaxant, CBD prevents the contractions that cause cramps. As a muscle relaxant, CBD causes tension to disappear, soothing the muscles that might otherwise contract and cause menstrual cramps.

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The Benefits of CBD Oil, Topicals, Flower, and Capsules for Menstrual Pain

CBD topicals such as our CBD Organic Coconut Lotion can be applied to the lower abdomen to relax muscles and soothe inflammation from the surface. Meanwhile, our CBD oils and capsules can prevent and manage menstrual cramps all day long as our longest lasting products. All of our products can help reduce menstrual pain effectively, and differ only in their duration and route of ingestion.

How CBD Works in Your Brain and Body to Provide Relief from Menstrual Pain

Through a lock-and-key mechanism of action, CBD binds to cannabinoid receptors responsible for any given bodily system and signals whether or not there is dysfunction – if there is, it generates the release of neurotransmitters necessary to promote recovery from any underlying symptoms of physiological imbalance. These include pain, mood, appetite, anxiety, stress, inflammation, cramps, sleep, hormonal balance, and nearly any other physiological system or bodily function that you can imagine. Recent studies have found that CBD relieves menstrual pain by inhibiting the overproduction of inflammatory chemicals called prostaglandins, which reach peak levels during menstruation and can lead to pain sensitization, inflammation, uterine contractions, digestive problems, and generally higher pain and discomfort levels during menstruation. CBD has been scientifically shown to increase levels of anandamide, which is a main cannabinoid neurotransmitter that is produced by the human body. Increased levels of anandamide have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation, and also lead to higher levels of adenosine, another neurotransmitter essential to inflammation management.

Prostaglandin Reduction and Menstrual Pain Relief

CBD reduces prostaglandin production during menstruation by binding to cannabinoid receptors in the system responsible for the production of this inflammatory compound, thereby exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects with specific benefits for menstrual pain. In doing so, it prevents the contractions caused by high prostaglandin levels that lead to menstrual cramps. Thus, CBD works for menstrual pain both preventatively and on an as-needed basis.

CBD’s Prostaglandin-Reducing Abilities is a Major Advantage in Treating Menstrual Pain

In this respect, CBD is unrivaled by any extant treatment available for menstrual cramps. Over the counter medications and NSAIDs cannot impact prostaglandin production, and therefore cannot inhibit the cramps themselves that become the cause of menstrual pain – they can only slightly reduce the pain itself when ingested if they are effective at all. In a recent interview, women’s health expert Dr. Mary Clifton highlighted CBD’s prostaglandin-reducing abilities as a major advantage in treating menstrual pain: “Prostaglandin are breakdown products of arachidonic acid. So, when you take a Motrin you block that breakdown of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin and so it isn’t terribly responsive to narcotic pain management.” Studies have shown that treatments capable of reducing prostaglandin levels are by far superior, if not the best available, treatment options for reducing menstrual pain.

Whole-Flower CBD: Pain Relief, Anti-Cramping, Anti-Inflammatory Benefits for Menstrual Cramps

CBD is known for its relaxing, analgesic properties. Its antispasmodic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties also contribute to its effectiveness for menstrual pain. CBD reduces pain in a variety of ways: cannabinoids bind to receptors responsible for pain management to decrease overactivity and produce analgesic effects. Also, they inhibit the severity of painful sensations by reducing the body’s response to pain itself. Inflammation plays a central role in menstrual pain, which CBD is a highly effective treatment for cramps. CBD works through your skin, immune system, internal organs, brain, and peripheral tissues to strengthen your bodies’ defense against inflammation, while compounds in our whole flower formula offer localized relief to inflamed areas, reducing the severity of inflammation-related pain while inhibiting inflammation itself.

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CBD is also a widely celebrated muscle relaxant and antispasmodic. At Vermont Hemp Health, our potent whole-flower CBD formula, accompanied by additional cannabinoids and terpenes, prevents spasms – inhibiting the painful contractions in the internal organs that are responsible for cramping. Also, CBD and many of the dominant terpenes in our formula act as muscle relaxants. The internal contractions that cause cramps are often exacerbated by contractions of the muscles that line the internal organs and contribute to severe menstrual cramps. Cannabinoids relax these muscles to prevent these painful contractions, thereby eliminating menstrual pain at its roots. Relieve yourself from menstrual pain and use our remarkable whole-flower CBD products today!

CBD for menstrual cramps