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Period cramp suggestions!?

littlemiss2000

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:43 pm

I get period cramps soooo bad!!

What do you ladies suggest to help?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:22 pm

Eat soft foods and broth so you don't stress your body.
And then a heating bad works really well i think.

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Melena Rai

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:15 pm

midol!

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:02 pm

Midol and also a heating pad really helps; laying with your knees to your chest with teh heating pad on your abdomen helps.
When I was in high school mine got so bad I would have to stay home from school 1-2 days because walking was unbearable. I almost fell down the steps once due to a severe period cramp.
After I had a child, they kind of lightened up a but but I do still get them as well as mood swings, fatigue, drowsiness and severe pain in back and breasts. Sometimes being a woman sucks bad.

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Grin Evilly
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:56 am

All of the above suggestions are great. Another thing I recommend is exercise. I find that always helped me, even if it was just a quick walk.

When you lay down try to not lay in the fetal position. That can make your cramps worse, try to lay down normally.

I've been on Depo-Provera for at least four or five years now so I can't really remember what it's like to have a period anymore. sweatdrop

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:05 pm

I have endometriosis, so I have permanent pelvic pain from it. My periods were severely painful, and super debilitating so I'm not allowed to have them anymore. My best suggestions are a constant flow of naproxen and acetaminophen mix, heating pads, a TENS unit [if you can afford one- they're super useful], and biofreeze / tiger balm / lidocane [numbing topical gels / creams]. That's what I can think of off the top of my head. I'm on a ton of treatment for my pain ranging from drugs to physio to acupuncture to yoga and meditation.

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Amai_Neiko

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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:16 pm

With regular exercise I notice that the pain doesn't last as long or is as intense. Currently going through it right now, so I take two extra strength Tylenol, most Drs would suggest naproxen or something similar. I also drink raspberry leaf tea. I should be drinking it days before when I know it's coming but usually I only drink it during. Supposedly it's supposed to help, I can't tell, maybe it is maybe it isn't but it could also be a mental thing. Anything helps. Coupled with my heating pad it's still painful but better than doing nothing.

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:32 pm

-Exercise... like walking or something light.
-Warm things like a heating lad.
-medicines
-soft foods and no meat... makes your body have to work harder to digest it
-and as odd as it may sound... sex totally works XD (not that I encourage that if your not ready)
But it 100% makes you feel better. Lol

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