Ladies Help! A little advice please.What can I do?

Question

Well, here's the problem. When I get my period I have it on an average for 9 to 14 days. I also get horribly unbearable cramps. I've been put on birth control to shorten the length of my periods but what can I do for the cramps? If possible, I'd prefer natural remedies. But I will take any advice at all. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

A friend of mine is the same way. She is curled up in a ball for hours on end, waiting for cramps to go away. When we were younger she used to smoke pot to take away the pain, apparently it worked the best, but its not the route I'd advise. Try Advil liquid strength for migrains, it works for me. Or Midol extra strength.

Answer 2

Heat works wonders.  If you're at home it helps to have a heating pad or a hot water bottle to place over your lower abdomen.  During the day it's helps to use the over the counter heat patches when needed.  Also, it seemed to help me when i was more active physically throughout the month.  Good luck!  Hope you feel better :-)

Answer 3

first off, try to sta away from cold things including food like ice cream and cold drinks too. not only do they make you cramp up more, but it give you a heavier flow. thats what my mother always told me.

to lessen the pain in your cramps, try to use different kinds of heat. my aunt actually lies in bed with a heating pad over her. personally, i like to just take a really warm shower.

i heard that bananas and chocolate helps ease cramps, but im really not sure if that really works.

believe it or not, it helps if you exercise. i know its very uncomfortable, but it helps. one time in school, i didnt want to run laps in my gym class and i told my teacher i had my period. she told me to continue running, but take it easy because its actually better for me. and she was right.

remember that every womans body reacts to different things so some things might work for you and some wont. so i think the best thing is to try all of them =)

hope this helps !

Answer 4

wow 14 days.

Fill up a water bottle with hot water.

and put it on your stomach.

always helps me.

Answer 5

take a relaxing warm bath in the tub it does wonders

Answer 6

to help the cramps put a wet wash clothe in the microwave a then warm  it up and put it on ur stomach it helped me when i had terrible cramps

Answer 7

Heat is the absolute best natural remedy, and there are many ways to do it. A warm bath, warm water in a bottle, a wash cloth, a heating pad - all kinds of things that can be used. Put it over your lower stomach (or wherever you may be getting the cramps worst), and you will really feel a difference.

I feel for you hun, I had the same problem before starting birth control. Luckily for me, that took care of cramps too, but hopefully you can find something to help you out. Good luck!

Answer 8

Over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen or naproxen sodium used around the clock as soon as you notice the first sign of your period help to reduce the severity of cramps in many women by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins. Acetaminophen (e.g.-Tylenol) will help the pain but does not have the effect on the prostagladins.

Regular physical activity often reduces cramping in some women.

Natural progesterone may help reduce the symptoms that are causing menstrual cramps.

Supplementing your diet with zinc and calcium has been found to reduce cramps, bloating, and related PMS symptoms.

Herbal remedies such as Viburnum prunifolium, Scutellaria spp., and Cimicifuga raemosa have an antispasmodic effect that may reduce some menstrual cramps. Other useful herbs include cramp bark, squaw vine, unicorn root, bromelain, evening primrose oil, and blue cohosh.

Try taking a warm bath and using aromatherapy or using a heating pad on your lower abdomen or back. If you don't have a heating pad, a heating pad can be made by filling a sock with rice and heating it in the microwave.

Taking time for yourself, relaxing, and letting those around you know that you are not feeling yourself will help by reducing the stress of your everyday life that may contribute to your menstrual cramps.

Answer 9

If you haven't already discussed this with your doctor, you need to do so.  Some birth control pills do a lot more for the pain than others.  My teenage daughter was doubling over with pain.  The nurse practitioner at her doctor's office said she had the same problem and said she used Yaz for it and it helped far more than anything else she'd tried.  My daughter's been on it for about a year and while she sometimes has some minor cramping, it's well within normal expectations and doesn't keep her from doing whatever she wants.