GIRLS ONLY!!! I'm on my period and I'm having really bad cramps in my stomach?

[elizabeth2000]

I'm on my period and I'm having really bad cramps in my stomach. Is there anything I can do that can help? Also can yoga help?

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Will drinking something hot help?

[Anonymous]

Girls only, I know but I have a girlfriend and I care a lot about her so I know what to do when this comes around and absolutely hate it because there is nothing I can do to take the pain away -.- So I watched what helps her, what effects her badly and did a lot of research into it to try to help her as best as I can
I hope this helps you

Try like @shadowlegend said, and use a hot water bottle, it seems to help a helluva lot. Also eating well and for my girlfriend avoiding diary does tend to help reduce the pain so maybe give that a go, she does eat Bananas and drink tea so that helps I would think. With that drinking a lot of water does tend to help also and I noticed fast foods is a bad idea, and maybe also exercising, nothing too strenuous just mild exercises :) Also try to distract yourself from the pain, I usually do some pretty stupid stuff she finds funny and that takes her mind of the pain, see what works for you :) Big thing I noticed was wearing clothes that aren't tight around the abdomen, I guess that has something to do with the cramps being worse if there is something tight so maybe look at that.

I hope this helpps, it really is a terrible time of the month and I end up feeling terrible seeing her in pain and not being able to take that away -.- I hope you feel well soon :)

[Opinion Owner]

I hope that helped and you feel better soon :) And also, thanks for the MHO

[Metlahead]

I know you said no guys, but this was my girlfriends answer: birth control pills, hot bath or a warming compress on stomach, ibuprofen (not aspirin). You can try more than one of these options at a time. For instance, ibuprofen and a hot bath. It is also my understanding that regular exercise can help too, probably because of your body being in a constant state of "recovery."

However, I would like to add that questions like this should be researched on not opinion based, though I am sure women who suffer from bad cramps have done a ton of their own research.

[rachelbrrtt]

Take a extra strength midol if you can.
Exercise and stretching can help relax the muscles and dull the pain with endorphins.
Drinking lots of water and other fluids (don't get water logged, cause that would be aweful with cramps)

Cramps are your uterus cutting off blood circulation to its self and other muscles. Massages will help with circulation and make them not as bad.
If you can I would try to sleep through it

[HappyGoDie]

My cure for bad cramps: Maximum safe does of painkillers and then sleep it of. It's the way I can deal with it. Then again, I get really bad cramps sometimes.

For milder cramps, I find tea helps. Ginger & lemon, peppermint or rooibos will be the best. They help to control the spasms. Chamomile is also pretty good.

[shadowlegend]

Hot water bottle on your stomach, or heatpack and lots of water.

[elizabeth2000]

Thanks

[shadowlegend]

Can I just add, the food you eat does affect period symptoms more than anything, so just revise what you eat.

[WritingStar101]

Warm water bottle. Yes, light yoga/stretching does help but dont do any breathing exercises. Also, light jogging helps me a lot, although the idea sound PAINFUL, once you start, it helps sooo much, however it may make u bleed a little heavier.

[tattooedhandfet]

Heating pad. And a warm bath. If it's always heavy with a lot of pain ask ur ob to put u on birth control to ease the severity of it.

[Gabby21924]

Fill a hot water bottle up and hold it against your stomach, it actually really helps

[kelly173815]

Eating bananas,
hot water bottle
exercise
masturbating

All these things are shown to help with cramps :)

[LaraG]

Drink hot chocolate and put a hot water bottle on your stomach. ;)