What causes cramps during your period?!


Question: What causes cramps during your period!?
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Women who suffer from cramps seem to produce greater amounts of prostaglandins, which are hormones secreted by the uterine lining, than other women do!. These hormones affect the smooth muscle of the uterus, causing an increase in uterine contractions!. The contractions interfere with blood flow, reducing the amount of oxygen reaching the uterus and resulting in pain!. A large increase in prostaglandins can also cause strong gastrointestinal contractions, which may be responsible for the diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting associated with severe menstrual cramps!.

Most women find the pain usually comes on a few hours before their periods start and begins to ease once the flow begins!. But in a few, pain continues into the second and even the third day of their period!.

If this happens to you I would recommend that you go and see your doctor/gynaecologist for further evaluation!.

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best way it's been described to me is it's like your uterus is like a wet towel and someone is wringing it out!.!.!. your endometreum breaks down when a fertilised egg doesn't implant and sheds!. your body produces hormones called prostoglandins during your period and sometimes you can be overly sensitive to these and they can increase contractions of the uterine muscles, thus the cramping!. Any over the counter pain killers help because they help the body to release endorphins which get rid of pain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

your uterus contracting to push the crap outWww@Answer-Health@Com





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