why do some girls get cramps when they have their period??

Question

i never do but my friend can never do anything because she has cramps..........what causes them??

what i mean by i never get them and my friend cant do anything because she has cramps is........i can jump around like a brainless idiot and wont feel anything.....but she gets one from just from getting up off the couch

im 13 and know im not 2 young 2 know............

i ment no not know

Answer 1

The reason is that the lining of the uterus is coming off. Your body does it by contracting itself. That is where the crams come from.

Answer 2

Menstrual cramps are among the symptoms that most often accompany menstruation. They are a type of pelvic pain characterized by sharp cramping or a dull aching sensation in the lower abdomen. Many women experience these symptoms just before and during their menstrual periods. The medical term for menstrual cramps is dysmenorrhea. However, physicians most often use the term when describing severe menstrual pain that interferes with daily life or that may require medical treatment for an underlying disorder.

There are two types of menstrual cramps:

Primary dysmenorrhea. Lower abdominal pain that occurs during a woman’s menses and is not associated with any type of physical abnormality or disease. It usually begins within three years of the onset of menstruation (menarche).

In this type of dysmenorrhea, the pain characteristically begins at the start of menstruation and gradually diminishes over two to three days. Usually, the pain is strongest in the abdomen, although some women experience pain in their back or thighs.


Secondary dysmenorrhea. The occurrence of painful menstruation accompanying an underlying physical condition such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Menstrual cramps are very common and often are not a cause of concern. However, if a woman experiences dysmenorrhea that interferes with daily life for several days a month, or if she is older and is just starting to experience the severe cramps, it is important that she contact a physician for an examination.

If left untreated, some of the pelvic conditions associated with secondary dysmenorrhea (e.g., endometriosis, PID) can chronically interfere with daily activities and compromise a woman’s reproductive health, possibly resulting in infertility. Identifying the underlying cause of dysmenorrhea is the first step for successful treatment.

Answer 3

Menstruation is the simple process of shedding the old uterine lining to make way for a new one. In other words, it's the body's way of sweeping out the cobwebs at the end of the month in preparation for the arrival of a new egg and a new cycle; all a part of the natural baby-making process with one goal in mind: conception.
Because your uterus needs to shed its lining, it must cramp and squeese to get it to sluff off.
Taking motrin will help relieve some of the pain, but it might make your peoiod last longer. That stuff has to come out sometime.

Answer 4

well you know how your leg muscle can cramp up the same thing can happen to the uterus because its a muscle too.There really isnt anything you can do to stop the cramps besides getting pain relievers.Some girls just dont get cramps. It just depends

Answer 5

ask your doc cause it seems that your too young to know about this kinda stuff

Answer 6

the blood clots.