CycleViews(tm) - Share your monthly cycle views!Views Home | Profile | Follow

Menstrual Cramp Solutions

What's your solution for menstrual cramps?

<Prev Page 3 of 28 Next>
Posted by: carla09 on Nov 25, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

the bad days

i swear by a hot water bottle and chocolate, i crawl into bed pull all the covers around me and die for about three days and i find a real soppy movie helps with thos weepy days it gives me a reason to cry if anyone asks lol

Overall Relate Rating: 5 Ratings

Posted by: EmGo412 on Nov 2, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Menstral Cramp Solution

I know alot of people who do a hot bath or relax in a hot tub. I like to get a hot pad and put it where it hurts or a hot wash cloth and put it on the cramp location, that always help me out.
Also Ibprofen, Midol, sleeping, and squeezing a pillow praying that the pain will just end! Haha

Overall Relate Rating: 5 Ratings

Posted by: phnebel on Oct 23, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Pain

I stay busy. Do yard work. Go shopping. Whatever I can. If I sit down and watch tv or go for a long drive in the car, I cramp up. I feel like my uterus is about to fall out and I'll die (LOL Really, it hurts that bad, though). If I keep moving around it also helps keep my mind off of it. When I lay in bed, I keep my back curved. If I'm not on my side with a pillow between my legs, I'll go on my tummy, ball the pillow up under me, hunch around it, and snooze (sounds uncomfortable but it works for me!). I don't take painkillers or any special remedy. Just stay occupied.

Overall Relate Rating: 2 Ratings

Posted by: sasstark on Oct 23, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Magnesium helps with severe cramps.

My sister in law is a lactation consultant and she recommended MAGNESIUM. Just plain old magnesium. So when I have horrible cramps I take it and helps not only with the cramps, but with mood swings, muscle cramps in legs. I can't believe it is this simple...but it is. There is actually a book out that is all about how helpful magnesium is. It is a simple remedy, but I sure wish I had known about it when I was in high school!

Overall Relate Rating: 1 Ratings

Posted by: cravingababy on Oct 14, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Heat and Midol

Oh man, I have had some bad cramps in my life. I have to use heat! Hot bath, hot towels, heating pad..anything with heat. If no heat and no midol, I can't make it. My periods have always been bad, especially after I got off birth control.

Overall Relate Rating: 2 Ratings

Posted by: still_trying on Jul 18, 2009
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Various Things I Find Helpful with Cramps

I'm the kind who tries to avoid medication because I don't think that is a long term solution.

What has helped me are a few things including acupuncture treatments, exercise before PMS because both help with blood circulation. Drinking red date soup on a regular basis also helps with blood flow and replenishes my system.

Keep my stomach warm and don't let myself go hungry b/c both of these causes a lot of cramps for me.

I heard drinking hot milk w/ honey also helps but I have not tried that yet.

Sometimes when the pain is really bad and I didn't do any of the above, I would take 200 MG of a pain killer and massage my abdomen with an aromatherapy oil my husband bought from Asia. I tried to find the link of the product but it doesn't work so I can't tell you where to find it but it works even w/o pain killer but takes a while.

Overall Relate Rating: 1 Ratings

<Prev Page 3 of 28 Next>
CycleViews is provided for entertainment purposes only. It is not not intended as a substitute for advice provided by a medical doctor or qualified healthcare provider. If you have any questions about your medical health or believe you have a medical problem or disease, you should contact your medical doctor or healthcare provider. You should never disregard medical advice or delay seeking medical advice or treatment because of something you have read in CycleViews. No guarantee is made about the accuracy, completeness, or relevance of the information contained herein. bInfinity Web Inc. does not necessarily endorse the opinions or information provided by its members on CycleViews.