Dysmenorrhea...ouch!! it's very painful..

I had to look up the word before I replied LOL. I do get a few stomach cramps but not as bad as you have described. I only get the odd back pain and bloating when I get my period. I also get very cranky if you can call that a sympton LOL

It's so painful to have dysmenorrhea, so what I do is I will take up ibuprofen to lessen the pain. I become unproductive and I can't do my routine work here at home because of this pain.

First off my profile says male as I am a transsexual. So I am Physically a Female but indentify myself as a male.. However, I do get horrible Horrible cramps, like to describe there... From age 9 on up every time it hits the pain is so bad I can not function at all for 2-3 days I can not even eat. I need to constantly have water near by as I over heat.. Its not fun... The only thing that works it heating pad, and alieve.. and sleeping for at least 10-12 hrs.. then if I am lucky I can get up and function for 5-6.. but if I am moving around to much back to bed I go... Other times if I doing alot of hard physical work... I'll be fine, and can function fine. But its hard to tell if that will help or not. - DNatureofDTrain Dysmenorrhea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysmenorrhea

I know how painful and agonizing it is. For me dysmenorrhea appears within two weeks before my period and I simply call it PMS. I'd have diarrhea and stomach cramp while sitting on the toilet and my feet get cold, my ears get warm, I feel cold and but perspiring. It only last for 5-30 minutes but it seems endless ages when it happens. I've known some cure for it like half-glass of warm water with one spoonful of sugar, eating regularly, or taking Centrum at least 2 weeks after my period.

when ever I get my period it hurts like hell the pain some times seems like a bad tooth ache or childs birth about 4 cm away I normally take 2 pain killers and go to bed and then take 2 more after I wake up