Menstrual cramps

poor you, hot water bottles on the tum and back works well.

I hate menstrual cramps since I get them really badly that I skip school if it starts the same day I have to go to class. I mostly take advil and lay down for the cramps to go away more faster. Don't drink coffee or anything with caffeine in it since it can dehydrate your body more faster than you already are. Stay away from salty foods since they make you bloated. If you are bloated, drink lots of water that way you can use the bathroom a lot and the bloating will go away fast. Placing something warm on your lower stomach and back can help the cramps. Warm bath can also relieve it a bit for some time. Eating bananas can help you fight off the cramps. Even exercises can sometimes help prevent menstrual cramps.

After the birth of my first baby for some reason I do not get cramp pains, but prior to that I use to use midol which worked really well. It is a muscle relaxer so anything in that area will also help.

Anything that improves blood flow helps. Exercising, even intense exercise, is perfectly safe as long as you don't feel faint or dizzy or anything. I played competitive ice hockey for years and never missed a game for that time of the month. Caffeine causes blood vessels to constrict, which reduces blood flow, which is why it makes things worse. Heat increases blood flow, so hot water bottles or an electric blanket on your stomach might help.

I wore an Anion napkin and it instantly went away. It hasn't gone back since then.

Massaging around your ankles (towards the heart) is said to help, too Good luck!!! Leonita