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Im not sure if this is the right post to thread, but anyway - ladies - for those who have their periods: how the flip do you deal with light to medium cramps (especially the first and second day) without having any pain pills? What other alternatives do you use until you're able to purchase pain relievers? Hot water bottle, heating pads, excerise?

I know banana's can work, but I have no bananas to eat.

Second, what type of pain meds do you use to help with cramps? I use Ibuprofen.
I hate when pills takes forever to kick in.

Third, And do you have a boyfriend/husband/male friend who is fine with taking care of you when its that time? Or does he stay away?

Fourth, how long is your period?
Mine is normally 4 days but likes to linger to 5. I don't think I can deal with periods longer than the days I deal with mine like some girls who have a whole week or longer on their monthlies.


Last but not least, if you're on birth control - how does that impact your periods? Do you have lighter, heavier, shorter or longer periods? What type of birth control do you use?
I'm planning eventually on getting the arm implant type of birth control because Ill forget to take the pill and have the Mirena looks and seems painful.

I like to laze around on my period especially on the first two days when Im crampy and stuff, hell, Im lazy throughut my period all the time. I really dont like moving around when its that time unless its being nice.

I hate how our uterus plants revenge every month for not giving it a baby.

Wouldn't recommend posting in LD, Post in "LI" sub-forum.

Too many trolls in LD

When I had them, they were god awful. Nothing really helped.
I got the implanon (now called the nexplanon) and have not had one since. It lasts for 3 years. I can't take the pill due to a Protein deficiency but would choose the nexplanon over it.

If you can handle the idea of having an insertion in your arm I would do it. You dont have to worry about forgetting to take something and, although its different between people, it has helped a lot.

Talk to your doctor, too many trolls on here.

Suck it up.

I rarely take anything for my cramps. If they're super bad I'll take an advil liquigel, but that doesn't happen often. I think I have a high pain tolerance in general.

Exercise helps a lot for me. I do kickboxing. Never feel like I want to exercise beforehand, but after I do I feel way better.

I've never heard the thing about bananas. O_o.

My period is 3-4 days too.

My doctor won't let me take BC and I'm okay with that. My sister can't either, but she gets depo shots. I don't feel the need. I've been fine the last eight years with condoms.. and if I so happen to get preggers, that would be okay at this point anyway.

I don't need my boyfriend to take care of me. =P