Help! Woman only, please???

Question

Okay, so I got my 7th or 8th period today, and my stomach is hurting BIG TIME. The pain won't stop, no matter what. My mother told me that if I exercised, the pain would go away, but my stomach hurts so much that I can't even exercise. I've taken some pain killers, but nothing happened. Can someone please help?!?

Answer 1

Try placing a hot water bottle on you tummy. Heat is great for easing pain. You could also try having a hot bath.

Take care.  

Answer 2

i agree with your mom.  yeah, your stomach hurts, but it's been proven that you will feel better after excersise.  tough it out, girl you can do it!  

Answer 3

they are probably cramps... pain killers might not do very much... try midol or pamprin... I also don't think your mom means to do sit ups or anything but perhaps try walking around for awhile...  

Answer 4

If you sit with your legs straight out and bend over, as if you were reaching for your toes to stretch, then it puts pressure on your abdomen and relieves some pain. I've heard that getting in the bathtub with warm water relaxes it too. Good luck, hope I helped.

Answer 5

Go to this site, cause my cramps are average. Maybe it'll help. :) But you could always try a heating/cooling pad on your lower abdomen.

Answer 6

take a hot shower or bath, and curl up with a heating pad on your tummy ! and wait it out.

Answer 7

soak a towel in water, squeeze it out, and put it in the microwave until it's warm. then apply it onto your cramps. the warmth should help relieve it a little. just lay down on your bed and try and forget about the pain, watch your favorite tv show. there's not much else you can do. your mom is right exercising would help, but i know how it feels if you can hardly move. just relax. i'm sorry. i hope this helps!

Answer 8

Ah,You're experiencing cramps.Use a heating pad,hot water bottle,or you can get those heated patches from the pharmacy that stick on your skin and release heat.Those can help tremendously! You could also run a nice warm bath and sit in the warm water for a while. Also,pamprin or midol works really well.

Answer 9

Cramps suck dont they? :[

I usually find a hot water bottle or two helps, as does hugging a pillow.

It sounds cliche but I also find eating some Dairy Milk helps, not galaxy, not any other chocolate, but plain Dairy Milk.

I think its the sugar content.

Painkillers might work if you use the right type. I use codeine, i dont know what type youve tried.

Try and get lots of sleep too :) Usually cramps go within the day.

Answer 10

the only things that worked for me were:

hot water bag

paracetamol

lying down straight on the floor with my back to the ground

.... usually doesn't help too much though. I'm lucky, my cramps aren't toooo bad

Answer 11

That can be normal.  It sounds like it's just cramps.  Exercise helps some people but not others.  You might also want to try taking a hot bath or doing something else that is relaxing.  I've heard that the chemicals in chocolate can help alleviate cramps, too!  So try eating a dark chocolate bar and see if that helps.

Stretching, lying down, or sitting propped up against pillows might also help.  Just try several different ways of coping with your cramps and eventually you will find what works best for you.

(Exercise never works for me, personally!  It just makes the cramps worse!)

Answer 12

sweetie!  Please dont take any more painkillers!  They have the possibility of increasing the blood flow and could cause you to bleed even more which could cause MORE cramping....midol always worked for me and just laying down flat on my back and trying to take a nap.  Try not to move around a whole lot because that is making your muscles flex more which will cause the cramoing to increase!  So take a midol or 2 and lay down, relax, and try to take a nap....you should feel better when you wake up.  If you dont then i suggest going to the DR.  because cramps shouldnt last for very long and if they do then something could be wrong......dont worry hunnie.....you will be fine.

Answer 13

drink hot tea and lay down or a while and midol is the best

Answer 14

I would urge you to see a doctor.  There are certain medical conditions that can cause severe pain during menstruation.  Since the pain seems to be severe, and pain medications are not working, it  is time to seek medical help.

Answer 15

Try a hot water bottle or heating pad on you stomach/back or both depending on where you're hurting. Take some Ibuprofen to help with the inflammation and pain and then lay down and rest. Sometimes exercise can help, but in some cases it only makes it worse. Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Answer 16

hot water bottle helps me. if you continue to get painful periods you can go on the pill and then don't take the sugar pills so you never get a period. also muscle relaxants i think the doctor prescribes those i'm not sure though.

Answer 17

Try taking advil/tylenol for the cramps.  Hot water bottle or heating pad on your tummy might help as well.  Drinking hot tea and just relax.  Feel better,I know you will.

Answer 18

pain killers probably aren't your bestbet love

take a couple of advil eat a banana the pottassium will settle your stomach. and your moms right! exercise!

if the pain continues, you should probably go see your doctor because its not normal.

Answer 19

it will go away...I usually get in the bathtub with hot water and that helps some