Besides exercise...any other remedies?
2006-09-03 16:08:06 · 20 answers · asked by *_Eyez Like Yourz_* 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
As others have said, yep, hot water. Draw a nice, hot bath and relax in it for a while. Chocolate also helps. Seriously. There are chemicals in chocolate which relieve pain and help elevate your mood. There's a reason why so many women crave chocolate during their period! :)
*Eyes up the answers* Menstrual cramps are psychological? WTF? Yes, the fact a woman's uterus spasming to push out blood and tissue is purely imaginary, I'm sure. Jackass.
2006-09-03 16:25:01 · answer #1 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gottlieb's Alternative Cures recommends:
Motherwort (an herbal remedy); omega fatty acids; Vitamin B6; niacin; vitamins C and E; Calcium and magnesium.
I suggest 1) A good multivitamin formulated for women; 2) an essential fatty acid oil supplement; 3) calcium-magnesium-zinc tablets 3 times daily (1 or 2 daily on non cramping days); and 4) A good antioxidant formula.5) B50 complex during the period.
Other herbalists suggest ginger, valerian, and black haw as helpful.
2006-09-04 00:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you "knead" your stomach or use a circular motion with both hands on your stomach where it hurts for a few minutes, this will often stop the pain for awhile.
Heat is good too. A heating pad or those stick on ones that basically act as a traveling heating pad work well.
2006-09-03 23:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by IAskUAnswer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make yourself a cup of Chamomile tea. It helps ease the cramps and also good for an upset stomach. You can also try spearmint tea. Good teas for women's menstrual problems.
2006-09-04 00:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by JUSTME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink some hot tea. And eat chocolate! Hey it works for me. On a serious note anything warm helps. Cold drinks are not recommended because they cause you have blood clots, thus causing you to cramp.
2006-09-04 01:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by hotpink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a hot bath and lie on a heating pad or put it on top of your cramping area and relax.
2006-09-03 23:27:37 · answer #6 · answered by LaJoya S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heating pad works wonders.
2006-09-04 00:35:55 · answer #7 · answered by country nana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found if you are a smoker try not to smoke as much and stand as much as possiable. Walking helps to or online shopping lol something to get your mind off of it. Otherwise I like my MIDOL and thats not illegal lol
2006-09-03 23:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by busy_beaver_6979 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get one of those thermous bottles, fill it up with hot water and keep it on your stomach when you lay down, or if you have school or work get the, i think it's called something like therma care? it's a sticky heat patch, there's ones for your stomach, they really help me out, hope it helps you.
2006-09-03 23:11:05 · answer #9 · answered by ioanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heating pad!
2006-09-04 00:23:06 · answer #10 · answered by Charlie C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋