Excrutiating cramps . . . any tips?!
Question: Excrutiating cramps !. !. !. any tips!?
I get horrible cramps on the first day of my period!. Right now they are so bad that my right leg, from my inner thigh to my knee, is cramped up too!. That has never happened to me before, although they are always so bad that I usually end up curled up into a ball in tears!. I am at work so I don't have access to heating pads or anything like that!. Does anyone have any tips!? Anyone else ever experience this!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Oh girl, I feel for you!.!.!.your cramps sounds exactly like mine!. I agree with the other ladies on the Aleve--it works better for me than anything else; I would try taking it with a snack if your stomach is empty--I get nauseous from my cramps and the Aleve can upset an empty stomach even more!. Do you have any type of decaf tea available!? A hot cup of chamomile tea can help you relax a little and as a bonus, you can hold the hot mug against your tummy for a makeshift heating pad!.
Hope you feel better soon, I know how nasty cramps can get!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Hope you feel better soon, I know how nasty cramps can get!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You still might want to be evaluated by a gynecologist!.!.!. do you have any other pain, like around ovulation time!?
First get evaluated and at least make sure that you don't have something that could be causing that!.!.!. ie- endometriosis!.!. and if you do, birth control will help curb that substantially usually!.
But for now, Aleve works awesome and use the maximum you can take!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
First get evaluated and at least make sure that you don't have something that could be causing that!.!.!. ie- endometriosis!.!. and if you do, birth control will help curb that substantially usually!.
But for now, Aleve works awesome and use the maximum you can take!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Before I started on birth control I had them really bad, too, and I'll tell you one thing that always helped me: Pamprin!. I dont use that now, but when I do need something, I take 4 ibuprofen (2 doesnt do a thing for me!.) Other than a heating pad, there's not much else you can do if you're at work!. I always just had to curl up in bed and wait for the drugs to kick in!. :(
Good luck and I hope you feel better!
ETA: Susan: Yes, Aleve! I forgot about that!.!.!.I took it for about 2 years and it quit working, so I changed to ibuprofen!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Good luck and I hope you feel better!
ETA: Susan: Yes, Aleve! I forgot about that!.!.!.I took it for about 2 years and it quit working, so I changed to ibuprofen!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I used to have really bad cramps all the time!. During your lunch hour you should go for a walk!. Take some Advil!. Rub your belly!. Personally I think you should tell your boss what's up and just go home and go to bed!. That may seem a little weird, especially if your boss is a man, but I'm sure he/she will be considerate giving it's hard for you to stand up!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Since you are at work, I would suggest taking some Aleve!. At home, I used to lie with my chest on the bed and butt in the air!. Not pretty, but it did help!. Yes, I used to have sever cramps!. They got somewhat better after childbirth!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Midol helps me!. If they get any worse you might want to ask a doctor just in case!. I get cramps but they are not bad!.Www@Answer-Health@Com