GIRLS.. What do you do when YOU HAVE CRAMPS (from your period)?
By smooch091784
@smooch091784 (973)
Philippines
January 30, 2009 8:00am CST
So I have my period, it's my first day and it sucks cause I often get a terrible cramps on its first day. Dysmenorrhea just sucks big time. I hate it! But when I get terrible cramps, I always find myself a hot compressor to place on my lower abs and lay on my stomach in bed. It makes me at ease every time I do that. So I heard warm water is good for cramps. So ladies... What do you do when you have your cramps? And you boys, yea get interesting with this topic, alright... I know guys can be intrigue with this kind of girls' talk, so, let me ask you, how do you comfort your girlfriend or girl friends when they get cramps? Do you ever comfort her or you just scram? Lol
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6 responses
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I never had cramps or any discomfort aside from inconvenience. I would see girls who actually missed school because of cramps and felt sorry for them. I never had any trouble at all till I developed fibroids and had to have my uterus removed. Now I don't have to deal with menstruation at all and it's great. 
@lovesummer (1162)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 09
i drink warm water to get rid of those cramps and lay on the bed, usually they do away. and avioding eating ice creams hehe, eating food providing much energy also help. if they don't i will take the pill for cramp. i don't get much cramp anymore, only on the first or second..
take care
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I used to get cramps so bad they made me sick. I would hate to even get out of bed. Ater my son was born they changed though. Now I get cramps in my back. That is almost worse than the other ones. I normally take some pain killers and try to relax when I get mine.
@cndn420 (2062)
• Canada
30 Jan 09
time of the month always sucks hun, whenever i get really bad cramps i take Anaprox (prescription pills made just for the period pains) and it works really well. if they dont work for some reason i'll use a hot water bottle on my stomach or back (if my lower back is hurting me) and i find curling up in a little ball really helps then lying down any other way.
hope you feel better!!
@loveyevi (513)
• United States
30 Jan 09
Well I get stomach cramps, leg and back cramps. So let me say it is not a happy time for me once a month. Pain killers don't really work anymore unless I take a bunch but I don't cause thats not really good for me. I did find something that words fairly well. It is Icy/Hot, its a cream that you put on that gets hot first and then cold. I don't know if it actually releaving the cramps but it sure does make them feel better. I notice the sensation of wherever I put it and forget about the actual pain and when it wears off the cramps are a bit better.
