[ditsy88]

Usually when my period is near I feel really tired and sick. Then on my first and second day of my period I get really horrible cramp. I feel really weak and light headed. I can't seem to do anything because the pain is really bad. I tried to take pain killer but it doesn't help. Is there a way to help ease the cramp/pain away? Ahhh I feel like I'm dying right now. It hurt so bad.

[shexie STUFF]

use a heating pad on it.
heat helps the cramps calm down.

[empress727]

heating pads will help.

also, as much as those cramps hurt, try not to roll up into a ball and lie in bed. that's going to make the cramps worse because your muscles are being cramped. believe it or not, exercise will help. try going outside for a nice walk.

[manderley_angel]

for pain, ordinary painkillers dont work.... take something that has acetaminophen. & take lots of caffiene, it helps stimulate your nerve receptors for cramps & bloating... drink lots of water to help pee it out...

i'm a student nurse and these are medically advised for dysmenorrhea (painful periods)

[empress727]

i just realized that yesterday's oprah episode had a ob-gyn guest.
this is what she said in reply to a audience member's question about her painful cramps:

Is there any way to decrease the debilitation of cramps?

Some women get such bad cramps that they can hardly do anything but lay on the couch with a heating pad. Is there any way to decrease cramps when they're so debilitating?

"There are a lot of things to do for cramps," Dr. Masterson says. "As a gynecologist, I get asked this question every day. The warm packs are a great thing. The other things you want to concentrate on are diet and exercise. Very simple but it actually helps with cramps. Now the other thing is Motrin, a great pain reliever for cramps. The trick is to take it a day or two before your period actually starts." Dr. Masterson says taking pain relievers and calcium work to help blood vessels in the uterus.

Other ways to control cramps are with acupuncture and contraceptives, she says. "Birth control pills are excellent at taking away cramps because they decrease how much you bleed. And a lot of women take the contraceptives continually so you don't get a period and therefore you don't get the cramps."

[Aznsweetie]

Exercise really helps!

I get really bad cramps to the point where I can't do anything, but I found the times I exercised, I had almost no pain when my period came.

[MaryMagdalin]

get an electrc heat pad
and drink/ eat hot drinks/food


mine is so bad i fainted once and landed on my head
and ended up in the hospital - ___-;;

anyway i`m seeingmy doctor soon and i think ill be on birth control pills
there`s a certain one that helps with cramps
i know a few ppl who used it and says it works

[pussycat]

the pink panadol! it helps.n drink lots of lots of water. or best, go consult a doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!Haix y mus we have periods?

[KoreanFans]

I feel similar too when my period come. I usually take a rest or sleep, hot water bottle, drink warm water and rub chinese vick. If I have to go to work I take pain kill. Some are more effective than other. I find neprogesic more effective than ponstan.

[♥SecretLvr♥]

usually i take ponstan when i have menstrual cramp...

[4ever_sweet]

I take Midol...and it's the only thing that's ever worked for me. My cramps goes away instantly.

[UnfailingLove]

Midol seems to work for me but i never get really bad cramps

[thepianist]

I kinda get the same problem, but for me the cramps really hurt on the first day, then it fades away during the second. I drink lots of hot teas and walk around a bit or take an advil. That's what usually helps for me.

[Nana]

I have the same problem. First day I can't even get out of bed because of the pain. I usually just put up with it and have build up a bit of a tolarance to the pain.

[PrincessBoa]

I suggest you make like a list, of the days whenyou START your period and when you END. Like for example,

1. FEB 1-FEB 10
2. MARCH 28-APRIL 5.

That way, you sort of calculate when your next period is going to begin. It doesn't help detect the EXACT date, but around that day; but sometimes its a little messed especially if your period comes randomly during your first few years of having it. But my periods have been regular, so this list works for me. If you kind of know the date, then you can AVIOD eating cold things. Ice cream, COLD milk, etc. Anything cold, stop eating it a couple of days (1 week is a good too) before your period starts (Thats where the list comes in handy) and you'll have no cramps at all (Like I have). Or your cramps might be less severe. Believe me, I've used this for a while; and it helps. I also take this herbal thing my mom makes for me, 3 cups a day before I start my period, and 3 cups after. Its suppose to help your system or something.

Oh yes, another thing. DON'T eat so many pills, it's not good for your body. If you keep eating pills like this (Even if the pain is UNBEARABLE), the relief it causes for you (Like less pain), your body will be more used to the pills, and your pains will remain the same since you've eaten the pills almost every time you've had your period. If you do have unbearable pain, try NOT to eat pills, and just comfort yourself with a heating pad, and when your pains are less severe, try and get some excerise or do your own things.

This is just from my own experience, and also advice from a doctor.

-PrincessBoa

[xXSJloveXx]

Oooo i HATE when this happens, medicines never work, so I always drink a cup of hot water, it really helps.

Those are the times i scream at ebery BOYS that gets near me, why do us girls suffers T_T

[philophobia.]

midol is it. i don know if i spelt it right.
im just like you.
but i have it worse.
i get stamche cramp and my back aches like crazy. and im crying lying on my hot bed x;

i take 2 midol pills.
it works the wonder.
:]
trust me
-____-x
i know exactly how ur feeling.
i always cant go to school when i have a period.
x; thats how bad it is..

[lynnxkang]

i get REALLY bad cramps too
i used to throw up everytime single time but these days it's gotten a lot better
for a while i used motrin then my mom's friend reccommended midol so i got a pack but eventually i ran out and started using motrin again
it's not as bad once you have motrin/midol and an electric heating pad (:
or try to concentrate on something that you really enjoy doing

[koreanchick1019]

i think its during or before..chocolate helps your cramp
and before you get period exercise around your stomach

[BEBixAMY]

Take a midol or two.

Wear the thermapad things for menstrual cramps

they work wonders!!!!!!