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What's your solution for menstrual cramps?

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Posted by: asud4ncer on May 15, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

A little wine and a shower go a loooong way

I deal with massive cramps on day one of my period. The best things I do is this:

1) Put the shower on REALLY hot. Lay down in the shower. Aim the shower head so that it points right on my abdomen. The heat helps and the shower feels like a little massage on my belly.

2) WINE. My mother would put it in my soda as a kid. I think it has something to do with the alcohol thinning out my blood. But it always helps.

Normally after I do these things I'm comfortable enough to sleep the rest of the cramping off.

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Posted by: TenkuLover on May 14, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Catnip is awesome

Catnip......either as tea or ground and put into capsules for ease of consumption away from home. Works wonders....even better than prescribed pain-killers for me, and no side-affects except for added interest from kitties....*laughs*

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Posted by: Pou on May 5, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Sleep it off!

My solution to my menstrual cramps is to sleep it off under three warm blankets and if it gets worse then I'll take some painkillers if I have to.

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Posted by: Ouchie on Apr 28, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Ouchie

I have Endometriosis so I have to deal with the cramping a week before my period. I normally take Naproxen but lately have found that some simple stretching seems to do the trick in the beginning. As for when the actual period hits me...I just wing it. I do stretching but always end up with the Naproxen again. Nothing more to do but wait it out.

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Posted by: Mari7 on Apr 11, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

A susbstitution for the water bottle

To calm my cramps I love to have a hot cup of chamomile tea and a hot shower. This of course doesnt' last very long. For a more prolonged relief I like to use a home made heating pad. It consists of using a small sack or if you don't have time to sew a sack you could use sock and fill it with rice (uncooked) put it some popuri to add scent and warm it on the microwave for a minute or so (depending on the amount of rice you use). This last longer than the warm bottle. Keep the bottle for hydration, that is always good! :)

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Posted by: Ramen on Mar 25, 2008
Menstrual Cramp Solutions

Not much...

Well, I always end up getting cramps when I want to go out so I have to take a couple of paracetamol, grin and bear it usually! If I'm at home I'll get a hot water bottle and keep it on my stomach for a while, but if they get to thier really bad stage then there's absolutely nothing I can do about it!

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