to help the cramps go away?????
No heating pad around so please dont suggest that.
2007-07-11 03:56:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I can say anything I want 'Fireball'....but thanks for your input!
2007-07-11 04:52:46 · update #1
I get terrible ones as well. so bad i feel nauseous and like i cant walk to my living room. Well i usually just lay in bed with a heating pad..they are really not that expensive and like the other people say you can put a wet towel in the microwave.
My home remedy is to drink a table spoon of mint extract. It smells wonderful but tastes ooo so very bad. in about 30 minutes that pain is a lot better and i can manage walking. just eat chocolate. i eat chocolate chip granola bars and lots of fruit. except avoid watermelon it just makes your period stronger so does plantain and cantaloupe. Avoid lemonade too. the greatest thing to eat is a frozen banana on a stick not covered in chocolate. you can have chocolate on it but without chocolate you can eat as many without worrying about gaining too much weight. they feel great because tehy are cold and bananas relieve cramps.
if you cant get mint extract but mint leaves and boil water and leave the mint leaves in the boiled water and make a tea out of it.
2007-07-11 06:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by cherrysnowcone08 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are certain kinds of herbal teas that can help against cramps; like black cohosh or corn silk tea. Sometimes you get cramps because you're not getting enough iron. Try eating foods rich in iron around the time of your period, like beets. There are also a few products (in pill or cream form) that contain wild yam , which work pretty well. If you want a quick fix though take an extra strength pain killer, like Neurofen Plus or Dolormin for women; these are both really effective.
Hope you feel better soon.
2007-07-11 11:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Peaches M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a microwave? Put a damp towel in a zip-lock bag for 40 seconds and use it as a heating pad. It works just as well. Over the counter pain relievers also work to relieve cramps....as does exercise. Exercise is a great way to help cramping.
2007-07-11 11:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel-Pit Police-DSMG 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fill an empty two litre bottle (pepsi coke whatever) with hot water if you don't have a heating pad. Also, you can use the hottest water available on a towel/ washcloth, and put it, folded up, in a zippy bag.
I had this as a teen....I even threw up every month. I needed to see a doctor but I didn't know that. You should see a doctor. Take yourself to the ER if your parent doesn't "get it." They will treat you. I think. Maybe that's one for another yahoo answer.
2007-07-11 11:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by ashleyok 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drinking plenty of fluids and exercise but the exercise is more for when you are not in the mist of the cramps. Heating pad to area and Advil. Hot baths
2007-07-11 11:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Done 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always found that keeping busy tends to keep my cramps at bay, but when it doesn't. . .
I take Aleve.
And keeping your feet warm helps a lot too. I remember reading somewhere (when I was having bad cramps) that there is a pressure point in your foot that if massaged correctly will help relieve bad menstrual cramps. . . it'll also help to relieve cramps if that same pressure point and surrounding muscle is kept warm.
Beyond that, a hot pack on your lower back does wonders :)
2007-07-11 11:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by emelia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that happened to me yesterday. They were so bad i couldnt walk from my living room to my kitchen. I took a Motrin. Motrin loosens the muscles and stops them from being so tight and so that it loosens the tension on the pain. Also just sit in a comfortable place and occupy yourself. Watch a movie. and just sit down for awhile. They soon stop and go away. Watch something funny to take your mind of the pain. This works. . . also you can eat something healthy like a granola bar and then drink some juice like OJ, Apple etc or water. Dont drink soda that just makes it worse. Hope this helps.
2007-07-11 11:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Gems 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No heating pad? Tie up some raw rice in a towel and microwave it. Then RELAX, do some deep, slow breaths and take a nap. Pamprin is my choice of cramp relievers.
2007-07-11 11:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just take a few tylonal, and Go in a hot tub or take a warm bath.
Or try one of those pills that control it for 4 months, meaning you won't menstrate for 4 months, and on the 5th month it's been provine to help with cramps
2007-07-11 11:00:35 · answer #9 · answered by Tory G 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may not have a heating pad, but a hot water bottle does the same,or even a hot towel.
2007-07-11 11:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by janeyr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋