When i am on my periods i can really bad cramps which about bend me double, and i end up staying in bed and have to have time off work. What can you suggest to help?
2006-09-07 23:20:41 · 21 answers · asked by soapsstarsfan 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
My miracle product is Boots paracetamol with codeine tablets. I've never really found painkiller much use but these make a very noticeable difference!
2006-09-07 23:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by - 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'll tell you what I did this morning since I'm doubled over right now! :) But, the key is that I was able to make it to work so I've won half the battle. Anyway, what I do is take a very hot shower, with the water resting on my lower back, usually for about 15 or 20 mins. And when I'm out of my prescription meds (Naproxen), I take MIDOL Maximum Strength (I need to take 2 at once). I also drink Schweppes ginger ale (since the others tend to be too sweet) and eat Salt & Vinegar chips (usually Pringles because the others are too oily). I am also using the NuvaRing which stops me from ovulating and forming cysts which rupture during my period (which happens to me every cycle). But the best advice I can give you is to ask your doctor to perform a laparoscopy. That's the only way you will know how to treat your pains. Hope you feel better :).
2006-09-08 09:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by huskygirl74 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only way to alter the flow of periods in any real way is by use of hormonal contraception, be it the pill, the implant, the coil or the injection.
I suffered from heavy period for years and the pill helped a little but I kept having break through bleeds. I went and got the depo provera injection and I started bleeding less and less until about 6 months in when I stopped bleeding all together. It's changed my life... but talk to your doctor first to see which method would suit you best. The injection lasts about 3 months and is painless. The implant is about and inch and a half long, lasts for two years and they put it into your upper arm under a local anaesthetic. Not sure about the coil- think that's mainly for people who have already had at least one child.
Definitely go see your doctor just to check in case it's endometriosis (where parts of the womb tissue move to the wrong places and build and decrease with the hormones causing pain), or you may have cysts.
Hope you feel better soon.
2006-09-08 16:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ibuprofen - x3 200mg tablets. Hot water bottle, and bed and chocolate! I also use Lavender, lemongrass and Bergamot 100% essential oils, 5 drops of each in a 10ml grapeseed base. Rub onto the painful areas such as the stomach, back and thighs. it will ease the sharp pains, but not get rid completely.
The pill can help reduce the heaviness of the flow and sometimes lessen the pain, but it doesn't work for everyone. Oh, and excercise doesn't work for everyone either. Just try out a few things to see what suits you.
2006-09-08 08:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always found that Extra Strength Midol helped along with a heating pad or hot water bottle. It has only been recently, within the last 15 years, that most MALE doctors even began to acknowledge that women really do have cramps, and it was a FEMALE doctor who proved it! We used to be told the pain was our imagination! But it was discovered after years of research that during the menstrual cycle, the uterus contracts, almost like the contractions that go along with child birth. If the pain is bad enough you have to lie down for most of your cycle you should see your doctor, better yet, an OB-GYN.
2006-09-08 06:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Daydream Believer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the menstrual cycle, the lining of the uterus produces a hormone called prostaglandin. This hormone causes the uterus to contract, often painfully. Women with severe cramps may produce higher-than-normal amounts of prostaglandin, or they may be more sensitive to its effects.
dysmenorrhea is a term used to describe painful menstrual cramping caused by a physical problem other than menstruation. Physical problems that can cause this type of cramping include:
2006-09-08 06:30:55 · answer #6 · answered by SCHANEEKQUEAH GOTTI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to get them too. but now i have managed to sort them !
i would advise that you talk to your gp - he / she will suggest the best way out for you.
but this is what worked for me :
when you are in your period, drink lots of water - and i mean lots ! drink atleast 10-12 glasses a day
also first thing in the morning drink milk with lots of sugar in it - this will boost your sugar levels that tend to go down on the first day of the period (thats way some of us feel weak)
during your period your blood pressure lowers, a lot of women have low bp and during the period this goes down a bit more.
when you drink lots of fluid and keep taking sugar, your blood pressure level will be maintained and your cramp pains will be bearable.
cramp pains are because the uterus is pushing the liquid out and with every 'contraction' the blood supply to the uterus is cut out.
these become worse when your sugar levels are low and your blood pressure is lower.
so basically eat well, keep those fluids going and also try to take your mind off it - go for a walk in the evenings - if you feel the pains growing, just keep drinking... it has worked for me and i really hope it works for you
the pains are horrible and i use to feel useless and terrible every month - thankfully now i've got it under control !
good luck :)
2006-09-08 06:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by GorGeous_Girl 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go on the pill(contraceptive) if you can, it regulates your periods and makes it so you get them for a certain amount of time and somehow it helps ease the pain. Go to the chemist also(pharmacist) and get some pain killers specifically for period pain. You start taking them as soon as you see red. Take them as directed. I find moving around despite the pain helps ease it. good luck hun.
2006-09-08 06:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried taking something for pain. They make pain relievers just for period pain. Although if it is really bad as you say, you may want to go to your doctor because it could be something that needs to be treated. My friend had to because of the same thing. and I am glad she went to the doctors because it was something serious. Hope this helped.
2006-09-08 06:26:31 · answer #9 · answered by florence t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cause is usual for most ladies.
Take some pain killers and do some exercises, such as swimming. You can also place hotwater bottle on your stomach to relieve the pain.
2006-09-08 06:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by lanz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋