Severe cramping please help?

Question

I get severe cramps with my period. They get worse each month. At times they are so bad that I can hardly get out of bed. I have no medical insurance and the health department clinic won't do the proper testing to see what the problem is. It's total agony. What could it possibly be?

Also what can I do to relieve the pain. Tylenol, motrin, midol, nothing helps even the slightest bit. I have even tried vicodin and it hardly helps.

Tried birth control, had a bad reaction

Answer 1

I am sorry to tell you this, but there is no cure to this. I learned it in my pharmacology class, this is something that you cannot cure. It happens because there is a lack of oxygen to the uterus. I get the same feeling, I cannot go to school sometimes either. The best thing you can do is use therma care it is a heating pad you can put around your abdomen. You can also take some Pamprin or Midol, vicodin is not helpful (by the way how did you get an RX for vicodin if you do not have insurance?) If nothing helps ask your doctor to put you on some birth control pills, this will help a lot.

Answer 2

You may have Endometriosis. Unfortunately, as you said, you can't get the proper diagnosis, which involves surgery that can also treat the disease at the same time. Try some of the following until you can get the help you need from a local GYN:

Non-Steroidal Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin or ibuprofen may be recommended to help with cramping, and more recently, COX-2 inhibitors have also been approved for treatment of dysmenorrhea. Prescription painkillers may also be recommended where appropriate. Combination (ethynylestradiol and progestin) oral contraceptives can also help reduce prostaglandin production, thereby alleviating the cramps. Heating pads can also offer temporary resolve of the pain. Avoidance of smoking (which has been shown increase cramps) and reduced intake or total avoidance of salt, sugar, high fat and dairy products, alcohol and caffeine can also afford relief, as can increasing the intake of fiber, calcium and complex carbohydrates. Recent studies also indicate that Vitamin B6 complex, calcium and magnesium supplements, and Omega III fatty acids (fish oil supplements) also may help relieve cramping. Pelvic massage, exercise (which releases endorphins, the body’s own natural painkillers), Yoga (the cat stretch and the pelvic tilt), visualization techniques, aromatherapy, acupuncture and herbs like Dong Quai, Ginseng, Stragalus root, Ligusticum root and White Peony root are also said to be helpful alternative techniques for managing the pain.

Answer 3

Try peppermint tea or peppermint candy/gum when you start feeling pain and during. Also, something warm (like a warm water bag or those warm patches) for your abdomen area. You should chart your periods, btw. When you know it's about to come, try laying off the cold stuff like ice cream, watermelons, iced coffee, etc.
But best is to get it checked out by a medical profession because you could have something much more serious than just "bad cramps".

Answer 4

sorry to hear that you along with thousands of others do no have insurance in this the land of milk and honey.

with that said, i too had really horrible cramping with my periods. once i could not move and was so freaked out that i called my hubbie at work and had him come get me, take me to the gyno, and carry me in. nurse preped me, and the next thing ya know, i am sitting in a puddle, literally a puddle. the oneset of that cycle was the worst!!! after that i found that two Aleve worked wonders!!!! it is a non prescription form of naproxen/naprocene

anyway - i have found that since i have changed my diet severly - i am no longer cramping like that, it started with a homeopath talking to me about the foods i was eating and how they affect my bodily functions, at first i cut out all the junk food, mcdonalds taco bell all that stuff. (ok i would still eat it once while in my cycle to kill the craving) and once i cut that stuff out along with the soda, dr pepper is the nectar of the gods!!!, i was back to having what would be considered normal cramping. then i went way crazy and really started looking at my diet, for other reasons, and now i find that if i am not careful about really tracking it, i'll be sitting at work and all of a sudden feel that warm feeling down yonder.

ONE LAST THING DO NOT USE TAMPONS UNLESS THEY ARE 100% NATURAL NON CHLORINE-BLEACHED COTTON!!! THE CASUE US TO BLEED MORE AND TO BE A GREATER RISK OF DISEASE IN THE REPRODUCTIVE AREAS.

I did not use them for years and have found a product that i really love and trust. Natracare organic all cotton tampons.

www.whyorganictampons.com and no i am not affiliated with them at all. i just love the product

Answer 5

Honey.... baby...... Don't you know ? How many times do I gotta tell you ? You need to STRETCH, before you menstruate. You won't cramp up if you are , loosened up. Plus, if that doesn't work and you can't afford a doctor's opinion. Insertion, will ease, some of your cramping. I know I sound like a perv.. But it is true. I dunno about those cysts. So I'm stick'n with a couple of fingers or what ever you wanna use. Good luck

Answer 6

They have disposable heating pads at walmart I think playtex makes them try that and try not drinking anything with caffeine in it for the first couple of days of your period.

Answer 7

my aunt had the same problem and had cysts on her overies and in her uterus, she lost alot of blood and had to get a hysterectomy. if you lived in southeast texas you could go to UTMB and the would run all the tests that you need

Answer 8

Nothin but motrin grl.... its the only thing that works trust me.

Answer 9

heating pads work great also hot baths..you prob have cysts on your ovaries..I have the same problem.

Answer 10

It could also be endometriosis.
Google it.