What helps with menstrual cycle cramps

What helps with menstrual cycle cramps

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Lie down if possible and place a warm heating pad on your abdomen. A warm bath may also help as will some OTC painkillers MORE?

What causes cramps during the menstrual cycle?

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the reason you have cramps is because your virgina is getting read of the lining of your vigina. this is what the red little clumps are.

Does pop make cramps worse on your first menstrual cycle??

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Caffeine will make cramping worse but pop at least once a day won’t hurt a thing. Now since you are going through puberty you should limit sugars to an extent but don’t stop them entirely.

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What can you do naturally for very severe menstrual cramps?

Q: I have had very painful cramps since i started my cycle.About every 2-3 months, I would have actual labor contractions either on the first or second day of my cycle.Very horrible.They would last about 3-5 hours.So at the age of 17 I took my doctors advice and use birth control pills to regulate and take away the pain.I never had the contractions again, but my cycle was still painful and I bled like crazy, my hair even started to come out alot and I gained weight.I stopped taking the pill at the age of 21 and I got pregnant soon after with my daughter.I was sick my entire pregnancy(vomited every day).My labor with her was the exact same pain I had when I would have horrible periods before the birth control pill.I just wanted to know if anyone had any answers or solutions.After I had my daughter, I got on the pill with no estrogen b/c I was breastfeeding my daughter.The same symptoms followd with the hair breakage and weight gain, and still bad cramps.I stopped those also. Can you help

A: My sister had the same problem, although without the birth control pill or anything. First of all, I’d like to suggest a menstrual massage by a professional, because your severe cramps could be caused by abnormal positioning of your uterus. If you don’t want to get that or don’t know where to find it, just try making a tea of chamomile, fennel seeds, organic honey, and oregano. It won’t taste so great (believe me, I tasted it) but it actually works- my sister’s cramp severity went down in about 15 minutes to a half an hour.

Is it possible to get a hysterectomy at the age of 21, because menstrual cramps are so painful?

Q: I am 21 years old and I have two children. Before I had children my menstrual cramps were already very painful. Could my cramps be painful from starting my menstrual cycle at the age of 10? So painful that I was in fetal position crying. Now that I have had children, it hasn’t gotten any better. It is more of a challenge now that I have children, I can’t just lay there and cry. They stare and wonder what’s wrong. And now that I know what contractions feel like I would say that my cramps feel like a bad contraction in my lower stomach and my entire back (upper and lower). But mostly lower. My question is do you think I could get a hysterectomy for that, since I am 21? Do you even think I could get a hysterectomy because of my cramps and how painful they are? I will be getting a tubal-ligation (tubes tied) at the beginning of next month. Should that help any with the pain from my cramps or make them worse?

A: Having your tubes tied will not make any difference to your menstrual cramps, i went through the exact same thing , i begged my OB/GYN to give me a Hysterectomy, but he refused and convinced me to use a MIRENA…its a IUD and is placed in the cervix, lasts for 5 years and reduces the pain, (i have no pain) and bleeding to spotting, please consider it. It changed my life.

Does anyone experience the worst kind of menstrual cramps?

Q: My daughter is sixteen, she got her period at twelve, since then the periods have been horrible. I feel so bad. I myself have never had this. I have actually found her doubled over on the floor in pain, crying. From day one her period was so heavy she was actually saturating 1-2 pads an hour. Doctor said it would regulate itself. After about a year it is a normal amount of blood. The doctor prescribed prescription strength naproxen soduim and she takes pamprin also. I worry about her taking so much meds. Anyway, if she is caught offguard as she frequently is because she does not have regular 28-30 day cycle. It is all over the place. I dont know what to make of this, doctor only gave two options naproxen or birth control. Birth control has its own set of side effects and I never had good luck with any. Any one have any suggestions. It hurts to bad for her to excersize as she is doubled over in pain or just plain miserable. Please help.

A: I can DEFINTELY sympathize…i suffer from really bad cramps (hands cramp and shake, vomiting, pale, etc) and I have suffered from this for about 8 years (i am now 23). I am on perscription anaprox which i think is the same as naproxen and it is heaven!!!! however it is a very time specific pill and needs to be taken right at the onset of symptoms but it is GREAT!!!!!!!!! i have also had good experiences with Motrin..extra strength!. Since your daughter is only 16..i would delay birth control a while and let her body continue to stabilize. I am currently 23 and about to enter the workforce and am seriously considering birth control now because it is such a deterrent in my life. Also hot water is amazing for cramps. Placing a hot water bottle (you can buy the rubber kind) on the stomach.abdomen is amazing or you can buy warming hot patches (look like nicotine patches) and have your daughter stick them on the area since hotness to that area makes the blood flow more easily.