Help Me Please! (Girls only)?!
Question: I have my period and have been having cramps all weekend. Like really really really bad cramps. Tomorrow I go back to school. I'm afraid I'll get these cramps. What do I do?
Answers: I have my period and have been having cramps all weekend. Like really really really bad cramps. Tomorrow I go back to school. I'm afraid I'll get these cramps. What do I do?
Take one- two Ibproufen before school (if you're not allergic, even if you have no pain)... bring some chocolate to sneak munch on...dark chocolate is the best.
buy some Midol
There's not an awful lot you can do.
Take some paracetamol or asprin to help with the pain.
Best Wishes
Kez x
Taking Ibuprofen may also be of help, but check with your mom as well to see what she says.
I get bad cramps just like you.
What I do is take Midol.
And then I relax the whole day and put a cold rag on my stomachh area.
I also take naps too.
And then the morning I have school I take Midol again.
Just try to relax when you have cramps and take Midol or Pamprin
take some tablets like paracetamol or something have a rest tell your doctor
hope you get better very soon good luck
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.I have found the best thing for me is heat patches. I buy the ones by Thermacare and Always. It lasts up to 8 hours and I don't have to take anything unless it's really bad I'll take Tylenol
Midol, Tylenol, or ibuprofen should help (only one at a time).
Exercise helps as does a heating pad on the tummy. If you get them at school, do some exercises (if you can find a private spot).
Search Yahoo!Answers for questions on preventing PMS so that next month won't be so bad.
Use ibuprofin. It's the main drug in motrin, but if you just get the generic kind from walgreens or target, it's a lot less and it works the exact same. It works for me. Take 2 or 3, and when you start to feel them again, take 2 more. Sorry! I know how you feel! :(
With me, i just take a midol when i wake up before i go to school, and it usually helps throughout the whole day, or at least until i get home.
i try to ignore it though, because i know that when i have to go through labor it's going to hurt a lottt more.
Good luck :]
yah midol is good but if you have this crams every now and then its better u consult ur doctor ive heard from a lot of women that if you KEEP on taking midol you might lose the chance to get pregnant and that is not gud... sometimes they also the doctor will give u a prescription of birth control in which many women are doing it and the outcoem is gud,,,, but the best is go to doctor u might dont know that u have (God forbid) aproblem in ur ovary.. so gudluck..
I'm afraid this is part and parcel of being a woman! I can get really really really bad cramps too (especially when I was younger). I just take paracetamol or pain killers every four hours and if the pain doesn't disappear then it definitely is lessened. If you can tolerate pain killers that is what I would advise.
Good luck, hope you feel better soon
Oh and if these cramps continue for longer than a week - 10 days you should probably go to your doctor, but I'm pretty sure you are just having normal period pains.
This is not part and parcel of being a woman - periods are only as good or as bad as you make them - girls and women do not have to suffer from period pains, most women can avoid them all together if they only knew how by learning more about their body.
As a side note, how you deal with them is not to take painkillers, this just covers up the problem rather than dealing with the problem - pain is your bodies way of telling you that something is wrong, don't just hush it up with painkillers. There are plenty of better short-term options than painkillers, such as clary sage or other herbal methods.
First of all try treating the problem yourself but if the pain continues to be a problem for you then go to the doctor to see if there is a bigger problem involved - although be careful as many doctors use hormonal birth control as a quick-fix rather than try to find and treat the problem, unfortunately many women don't realize this happens until they come off hormonal birth control to have children and find the problem reoccurs often as a result of fertility problems that could have been treat decades earlier.
If your doctor does think it is a more serious problem then I'd suggest trying simple tracking your menstrual cycle with something like Fertility Awareness Method [FAM] would easily show up any possible problems rather than going straight for testing - FAM http://www.tcoyf.com
I'd suggest you look around yourself both online and in your local library for method to prevent menstrual cramps, as the more methods you look into the more you will find something that helps you now, or that could help you in the future.
I'll give you few simple suggestions for you to try for both prevention and treatment;
? Clary Sage - Cure.
Clary sage essential oil, this is something you can find in any speciality store that sells essential oils. It naturally supports estrogen production and acting on the pituitary gland helps to regulate menstrual disorders and is useful during menopause, so it is good for PMS, menstrual pain, regulating menstruation, and well also sooth swollen breasts.
Usually when used for painful periods you use the essential oil of clary sage applied neat to your abdomen and gently massaged in, if it's too strong for you neat, dilute it a little bit with some vegetable oil.
? Cell-salts - pevention and cure.
Cell-salts are a natural mineral that your body needs for basic functioning, if you are lacking in these then this can affect all sorts of things in your body, you can take these daily to help prevent menstrual cramps all together or you can take them when you get cramps upping the does every 5-10 minutes until the pain goes away. Wikipedia explains cell salts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemic_c...
? Herbal teas - prevention and cure.
Herbal methods have been used for a very long time and are still popular, as well as dealing with menstrual pains they can also be used for other menstrual problem such as PMS, reducing menstrual flow, inducing your periods, reducing bloating and regulating your menstrual cycle, most herbs used for menstrual problems can help with general menstrual health that will in turn also help your menstrual cramps.
Most of these can be bought in tea-bag form from health stores and supermarkets, some stores also stock 'women's blends' that are good for all around women's health, although fresh is best it can sometimes mean having to check how to best prepare the herb, it should also be noted that herbal teas should never be boiled as this affects the potency of the herb.
Herbs to use for menstrual cramps;
- Rasberry leaf
- Yarrow
- Lemon balm
- Black Haw
- Blessed thistle
- Camomile
- Wild marjoram
- Red raspberry
- Wild strawberry
- Valerian
- Blue cohosh
- Dong quai
Another herbal treatment which is very much recomended would be evening primrose oil, most health stores and supermarkets stock this as it is a good all-round women's health suppliment. Evening primrose oil helps to regulate hormones meaning that it can help to prevent menstrual cramps as well as other menstrual problems such as PMS. As you are in school I assume you're in your teens, in which case menstrual cramps are quite common as your hormones are all over the place due to your body developing. Cramps should ease off as you get older and using something like evening primrose oil can help regulate your hormones to prevent problems like this.
More information on herbal treatments for menstrual problems - http://www.sisterzeus.com
? Don't use tampons - prevention and cure.
Tampons are very bad for vaginal health in that they prevent normal vaginal cleaning, cause vaginal splitting and give bacteria the perfect place to multiply, as well as this commercial brands contain chemicals that can interfear with vaginal pH, bad vaginal health can lead to problems such as menstrual cramps. As well as this tampons expand that can increase bloating that contributes to menstrual pains, many brands will also expand lengthways into your cervix adding to cramping.
Information on tampon health issues from Spotsite - http://www.spotsite.org
Instead of using tampons switch to menstrual cups, as well as there other benifits over tampons menstrual cups are far safer than tampons and don't cause cramping - most women who switch from tampons to cups find menstrual cramps and menstrual flow reduce - http://www.menstrualcups.org
If you do wish to use tampons then use safer options such as organic cotton tampons Natracare http://www.natracare.com or sponge tampons like Jade&Pearl http://jadeandpearl.com as these are made out of natural materials and do not contain chemicals so better for vaginal health.
If you use pads then I'd suggest switching to organic cotton pads such as Natracare or Lunapads http://www.lunapads.com as although this will not help with menstrual cramps because they are natural and do not contain chemicals it means that they are far more comfortable so can make a huge difference for women with menstrual problems such as menstrual cramps.
? Diet - prevention.
Avoid salty foods and alcohol as these can increase boating by retaining water as well as making you feel sluggish that can make period pains worse, drinking a lot of water can help you avoid bloating as well as helps with migraines and headaches brought on by menstruation - adding lemon juice to the water will also help as this is a natural diuretic.
Eat a lot of greens this will help improve general health as well as give you a pick-me-up during menstruation.
Avoid foods such as dairy and caffeine as these can cause a lot of problems for people particularly during menstruation when they can increase menstrual cramps for a lot of people - soy is also one that you should avoid as this is notorious for causing menstrual pains.
It may be worth taking a food alergy test/food intolerance test because any foods causing problems with your body on the whole can in turn affect menstruation and your menstrual cycle - this can be expensive, but keep an eye out for some health stores that will from time to time offer free testing.
Increase your intake of magnesium, calcium, and potassium, also couple with zinc to help your body absorb these easier - these are all things needed by your body to help the uterus lining shed - also Omega 3 & 6, Multi B with high B6 and B13, vitamin E is also a good anti-inflammatory.
? Take up yoga - cure.
Yoga is a very good exercise tip because as well as being gentle exercise it also has stretching that can help even further, yoga poses that stretch the abdomen - like upward dog are of great help.
Breathing exercises are also part of yoga and good as a general idea to help with menstrual cramps, some people find this a little strange, that breathing is something we do naturally anyway, however we often get out of practice and taking the time to understand how your body moves as you breath and mental exercise can help calm you down.
Try the book 'Yoga for a health menstrual cycle' by Linda Sparrowe and Patricia Walden, or there are a lot of online information about yoga and menstrual cramps, for example this video with postures that would help you - http://www.videojug.com/film/yoga-postur... - general stretching of your abdomen will help you a lot too.
? Take a bath - cure.
It's simple enough, a bath will help to relax you as well as give you some warmth that will help ease off your menstrual pains, taking a warm bath can also help increase menstruation or induce menstruation if you find yourself with menstrual cramps but a stubbon period that won't show itself.
Avoid things that can harm your vagina like bubble bath, instead try some nice plain bath salts and/or essential oils - I recomend lavender oil or try for some relaxation blends.
You can have baths with tampons, sponges or cups in, or of course
The answers telling you to use Midol or ibuprofen are good advice. Also, at Wal-mart (where I bought them, probably sold elsewhere too) they have these pads that you stick to the outside of your underwear that heat up. They last up to 12 hours, and really help me when I'm crampy. I can't remember the name, I think it was "Thermacare" or something like that.
I hope it helps :( Periods can be so unpleasant!
Midol, ibuprofen, Advil, Tylenol, all of these are good about every 4 to 6 hours (1 to 2 depending on your age, my daughter is 14-1/2 and takes 2). Drinking plenty of fluids (water) will help as well as a heating pad on your abdomin while you are home today and before you sleep (don't sleep with it on, you might get burned by the pad). Warm/hot shower, and believe it or not, exercise is good to help relieve the cramping as well.
If you feel bloated, flaxseed oil is good during your period. 1 pill with breakfast and 1 with lunch every day during your period (it works, I use it as well as my daughter, but only during your period. When I get symptoms that I'm about to have my period I will start taking the flaxseed oil, usually about 2 days before I start - it really helps.).
Another thing that I swear by is taking Evening Primrose Oil tablets every day. This has reduced my cramps down to a minimal. Once in a while I'll have some pain but it's not very often. I take 1300mg of Evening Primrose Oil everyday religiously and I'm 45.
Best of luck to you!
I wouldn't recommend Midol as it tend to make some people loopy. I would however take one Tylenol and one Advil. You don't have to take the brand name however for it to work. As long as one is an acetaminophen and one is an ibuprofen. I would try regular strength first before going to extra strength unless you know what dosage normally works best for you. I would also recommend liquid capsules as they work a lot faster than the regular type pills. I am speaking from experience here as well as from advice from my mum who is a nurse. She is the one who recommended the two meds and it works! I would take them every 4- 6 hours or whatever the bottle says. So take a supply with you to school if your school allows it. If not then I'm sure your school nurse can dispense them to you. I hope this helps and that your cramps get better :)
kierarox, since I can't take NSAIDs for cramps, I take vitamin E, and it works wonders. (See URL below.) It also helps with the flow.
Good luck, sweetie!
Ask your mom for some midol or advil. Or you can stay home from school.
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