Menstural Cramps

Login to find out (July 11, 2005 at 10:15pm)

THERMACARE PATCHES...just put one on as soon as it starts, pain or not. Also you can take IBUPROFEN (Advil, Motrin, etc) in advance to block the prostaglandins which cause the cramps.

Login to find out (July 11, 2005 at 7:20pm)

Salaam! Try boosting your dietary calcium intake a week or so before you're due - Your symptoms should go down. Also, chamomile tea helps to relax the mind and muscles... :)

Login to find out (July 9, 2005 at 11:33pm)

work out during period

Login to find out (July 8, 2005 at 8:04pm)

lol snakes..i think she means late for posting in the journal..lol and i agree water does help..i work out like a madwoman and try to keep myself hydrated so when i do get my period i dont notice..

Login to find out (July 8, 2005 at 2:25pm)

Yipessss..two months late for what!!!

Login to find out (July 8, 2005 at 2:09pm)

Here's what I have tried...I know I'm 2 months late for this JE but oh well. I noticed that ever since I have started to drink 6-8 glasses a day my cramps have decreased. It was scary last month, I didn't even know I had gotten my period. Drinking lots of water helps for sure!!

Login to find out (June 3, 2005 at 6:15am)

take a spoon of DESI GHEE and heat it,then add a pinch of termeric in it n heat a lil more....then add this in hot milk....and drink...it ll help alot n help yr skin too...

Login to find out (June 3, 2005 at 3:39am)

Also, I have noticed that after becoming sexually active my period cramps are much less then before. Before I use to turn pale white and would be throwing up it was that bad. Yes yes I am married...

Login to find out (June 2, 2005 at 10:00pm)

When I eat anything cold the cramps get worse. Thermacare and 800 mg motrin work the best.

Login to find out (June 1, 2005 at 11:36pm)

i dont get much pain mashallah se(knock wood) BUT mostly i am uncomfortable, cranky and darn lazy!!!!! whys that!?!?! any ideas....

Login to find out (June 1, 2005 at 3:36pm)

I used to get them a lot and got on Birth Control and that really helped. I was on them for a year or so and now I barely get cramps. But when I do, I just rest and take Advil or Midol and that takes care of it. If you have severe pains all the time, I would recommend to get on BC

Login to find out (May 31, 2005 at 9:16am)

i think chocolate and coffee are supposed to make u bloat up..but thats my indicator of when im getting my period..if i start craving it more than usual i start getting prepared..lol..two thumbs up for thermcare!

Login to find out (May 30, 2005 at 9:57pm)

thermacare heating pads are the only way i make it during that time! playtex makes some too. they are wonderful--they last 12 hours so you get thru the whole day almost cramp-free. but be careful to wear loose fitting clothes with them--i once wore some snug-fitting pants and burned my skin on my abdomen because the heating pad was pressed up on my skin too much...but other than that, they are wonderful.

Login to find out (May 23, 2005 at 7:07am)

I 2nd what Hinaz said :) I started tracking my period/pms symptoms, so I could have an idea of when it would start - when it gets to be close to that time, I pop some Advil in - it helps more before than during. PS: omg avoiding chocolate? I could NEVER do that - maybe I wouldn't have cramps - but I'd be having homicidal tendancies j/k :P

Login to find out (May 22, 2005 at 9:38pm)

Anti-inflammatory drugs like Apo-naproxen have magical effect on menstrual cramps. Its truly a blessing for ppl like me who cant move an inch durin those three days. I used to take advil but over time (8 yrs) my sys became immune to it. Two a day would do the trick at first but as time passed even 6 a day wudnt help. Unlike these pain killers, apo naproxen doesnt just numb ur sys but also helps with the contractions that cause the pain. One pill works for 12 hrs or more and it works so good that sometimes u dont even remember ur in ur period..which i neva thought was possible. You don't get it off the counter but I'm sure your doc will prescribe it to u if u suggested it.

Login to find out (May 22, 2005 at 7:36am)

I dunno about coffee. But chocolate reeeeaaally helps.

Login to find out (May 22, 2005 at 4:08am)

I have also tried the thermacare heat pads and they help relieve the cramps.

Login to find out (May 20, 2005 at 4:55pm)

a gori said going on the pill helps a lot.....i obviously didnt do this.....as its such a long term thing and i think i'd rather take a few days of intense suicidal pain! anyone else heard this?

Login to find out (May 20, 2005 at 4:14pm)

What really helps is taking advil one or two days ahead of when you expect to get your period -- it blocks all your pain receptors ahead of time so you don't feel the cramps as much to begin with. hope that helps!

Login to find out (May 20, 2005 at 10:43am)

i stick to midol..i pop two in and im all set to go..also those thermacare patches really help me when im at the gym..heat is my new best friend..lolz

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