its that time of the month and my cramps are unbeliveable and i'm taking motrin and stuff but still is there anything else you can think of that helps take the pain away? anything at all?
2007-02-11 11:51:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Put an electric heating pad on your lower abdomen. That always helps my cramps, besides ibuprofen. Magnesium is also a muscle relaxer, so you could take some magnesium if you have any. You could also soak in a hot bath of epsom salts to help your muscles and body relax.
2007-02-11 11:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by RobynGee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Taking a nice long warm bubble bath always helps me. Turn out the lights and put on some candles. Gets rid of stress and helps those cramps go away. Also I once read in Seventeen magazine that if you take a 20 minute jog or walk it'll help. It's hard to start out at first but it really helps. Take some Midol or Pamprin every 2 hours instead of the recommended 4 to 6. it helps a lot and isn't harmful to your body. Exercise too. You won't retain as much water and it'll take your mind off the cramps for a while.
2007-02-11 19:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Damia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What i do is I lay in my bed and sit up and have any sort of drink. Water works welll and sometimes I use lemonade anything I have and slowly drink out of the bottle. And just drink a little at a time. And when u are finished the bootle or are full and u have no more cramps then u are good 2 go
works like a charm 4 me!
2007-02-11 19:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Taking Midol takes away the pain, of course it takes a couple hours for it to set in, but it works. If it doesn't work for you, then you'll just have to deal with the pain or find some pain killer that works. There's a way when I lie down, and I think a certain way, and my pain goes away, but it comes back if I stop thinking that way. it's hard to explain.
2007-02-11 19:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the secret to using ibuprofen, mefenamic acid, or any other pain pill when having menstrual cramps is to use it BEFORE the pain begins. these pain medicines really don't really achieve their maximum efficiency once your pain is at a very high rate so don't wait for it to start. better to prevent it than waiting for it to stop agonizingly. a hot water bag really works well to. consider checking with a gynecologist since you might be having a condition known as POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME which causes these painful cramps. i had them, so i know what you're going through...
2007-02-11 20:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by vj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heating pad and rest,other than that you will just have to deal with the pain,that's the hard part of being a girl/woman.
2007-02-11 20:37:26 · answer #6 · answered by TH 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd take something like extra strength pamprin. Also when home use a heating pad. If it's still really bad I'd talk to my doctor.
2007-02-11 20:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by SheRa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hot bath
a sexy magazine
and a heating pad
this is what gets me through
good luck
being a woman sucks at times
but we are solgas we can get through anything
â¥
2007-02-11 19:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
try hot water and lemon... it gets rid of bloating and cramps. It does take a little bit to get over the taste, but it helps....
2007-02-11 20:06:12 · answer #9 · answered by camm300 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heating pad. =]
Tea!
Place something hot on your stomach, it'll make it feel better.
Don't wear those shirts that show your belly button! It'll make the Cramps worser!
2007-02-11 19:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋