[wakeywakey]

OMG I was sitting in physics class today, writing a quiz and then all of a sudden i feel pain..dang those cramps and so i couldn't sit still for the entire class..thank god it was last period..
And I swear walking home has never been so hard!
i'm not even on my period or anything!

gosh
what suggestions do you have to relieve cramps?

i know many girls like to take Advil, Motrin, Aspirin, Ibruprofen..etc..etc
others put on a heated pad at home..

for myself, my aunt showed me this. there are these pads..more like stickers..but anyways you stick them on wherever it hurts..its for your muscles..and it helps..they're called Salonpas..but at school..i dont have any of these things and it was so hard to keep in the pain

[chriquen]

i'm not sure if i understand. you're experiencing abdominal cramps but not due to your period? that doesn't sound normal to me..

[stellarnina]

i take midol. but the healthier way is to drink lots of water and just walk it out. =)

[Carmen.]

I take some Tylenol and either take a warm bath or use a hot water bag on my stomach.

[chubzzy]

i usually just take panadol menstrual. it helps.

[malevolent.]

Oooh, my mom uses salonpas. Idk if it helps though.

[M$]

I take some Tylenol and either take a warm bath or use a hot water bag on my stomach.

Yeah, take a warm bath, it really helps.

[<3goesDOKIDOKI]

salonpas is like icy hot.
you can buy salonpas patches or icy hot patches and put them on wherever you have a cramp and underneath your clothes.
you can just bring the box of patches to school in your bag.
altho i have to say when i have a muscle cramp icy hot isnt really that great.
i think for menstrual cramps you should simply use heat pads. they sell em at a market.

um if you mean like regular cramps
you shouldnt get random severe cramps outta no where where u cant even walk, that sounds quite serious
see a doctor.


IF its like a charlie horse, severe muscle cramp in your leg?
thats normally caused by dehydration, mineral deficiency (potassium or magnesium), also calcium.
although it normally doesnt happen when you're awake. it normally happens when you're sleeping
normally the pain of the cramp is so severe it'll hurt for a few days to even wks afterwards.
i used to get em all the time while i was sleeping.
waking up screaming bloody murder and clutching your leg is not good.
you can drink water, gatorade, milk things to "restore" those minerals and ions into your body

[soyeongongjoo]

tylenol doesnt work for me ;;
i have to take like super strong pain killers hahaha

[`LANE]

me... i use salonpas ;_; i stick it wherever the hell it hurts and it feels gooooooooood! man oh man. but.. if u must.. i'd advise u to just.. pull it off slowly not fast because i did it twice to show no pain but omfg.. it left black marks on my back.. well squares ;_;

if u dun have the salonpas stuff.. i can sell u a box of 20 patches for like $3 & 2 stamps? o.o

[truestar]

I either deal with it, take painkillers or take a nap

[wakeywakey]

thanks for sharing everyone!

[ANJEE<3]

i have the worst luck seriously with cramps.. they come in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!! ><"!! and i'm usually dead tired because i can only fall asleep when i'm passed out tired

i remember once.. i was lying in the living room at like 6am.. having already taken advil.. but still it hurt enough so that i couldn't sleep.. my mom brings me a hot water thingy.. instantly falls asleep... lol



but yeah.. usually 2 advils and i'm good XD but nothing relieves it like a heat pack.. haha

[beckii]

i take advil nd try not to move ard as much as possible=P

[itrayya]

i'm not sure if i understand. you're experiencing abdominal cramps but not due to your period? that doesn't sound normal to me..

^^ that can mean that she'll be starting her period soon. maybe.

i put a warm patch on my tummy.
if you dont have a warm patch, fill a water bottle up with warm water and put it
on your tummy. that helps me.

sometimes those meds dont work on me and i just suffer.....
but it helps my state of mind. i guess.

dont drink caffeine. drink water so your body washes out good.
and doing set ups before a period helps your tummy get use to the cramps.

[iamstellar!]

heating pad + midol + lots of water relieves the pain..for me

[chineseduckling]

right after i find out im on my period i take some midol. because it usually takes an hour for the cramps to come and it usually takes an hour for the pill to actually stop the pain. so yeah that works out pretty well, but even if it doesnt hurt like cramp, i can still feel it stuff so i like to drink hot stuff or heated pads.

[LovexPoison]

I don't use Salonpas for cramps.. I usually use those for sore muscles.

Anyway, I used to struggle with REALLY bad cramps before. I had them to the point where I couldn't even get out of bed because my entire body was concentrated on that one pain. I researched a bit and learned that exercising (especially doing yoga), drinking lots of water, and getting a good amount of sleep help. Aside from that, I also learned that cramps lessen as you get older. These days, I still get cramps... but they're not half as bad. I just pop in an Aleve and do a bit of dancing/exercise to relieve the pain. I also hear that heating pads and warm baths work well too, but I've never really tried. I found my relief, I guess :]

[jvchou1316]

sorry;i don't know any methods of .. relief. but hey.
I feel ur pain!!!
i just wait through it. the best timing is when it starts before i go to sleep and ends in the morning... then i don't feel it.
but then- we can't time the biological clock. ugh. =/

[je_amourx]

I usually take Aleve or Advil , but my mom said its not good for you.

But here are some tips:

Heating Pads ( they work well )
Avoid eating/drinking sour and cold things
Take warm baths
If nothing works, I say make yourself fall asleep .... agaga