As some have mentioned and a couple more:
-Exercise.
-Stretches/Yoga.
-Back massages.
-Drinking lots of fluids with little to no caffine, salt, sugar and dairy.
-Hot bath/shower.
-Midol, pamprin, ibuprofen, naproxen, ect..
-Herbal teas like something with ginger in it. Also any tea including juniper berry or raspberry leaf as it helps with cramps and moodiness.
-Pineapple juice has an enzyme that relaxes muscles therefor relaxing the cramps.
-Calcium, Zinc and vitamin b are all good for helping to reduce cramps.
-Sex or masturbating. There are clean ways of doing this during your cycle. Having an orgasm relieves cramps.
-Dark Chocolate. 70% or higher.
-Rest/sleep
..And yes birth control pills do help in most cases. It isn't 'BS'. If yours aren't helping then maybe you are on the wrong ones. Talk to your doctor about it.
-All else fails there is weed.
Re: Ladies, what helps you?
Originally posted by WhiskeyGirl
So, I have my monthly visitor (Joy!).I've noticed that, the older I get, the worse my periods are. I have terrible backaches, cramps so bad I want to vomit, migraines, and my breasts feel like cement blocks.
From 13-18 it wasn't that bad. But the past 2-3 years they've been getting worse.
So I was wondering what you do to help relieve the aches. I've tried Midol and Heating pads, neither seem to work 🙁
If you've had any children, try an IUD. It not only reduces all symptoms for many women, it even can stop bleeding altogether, for some. It took my wife about 2-3 months before her body fully settled in with it, but, now, she never has problems with that time of the month. Never bleeds. It was seriously like night and day. And, I must say, it's awesome.
Another option is getting preggers.
Then, there's the worst option which is a partial hysterectomy (leave the ovaries and cervix, dudette.)
Originally posted by WhiskeyGirl
So, I have my monthly visitor (Joy!).I've noticed that, the older I get, the worse my periods are. I have terrible backaches, cramps so bad I want to vomit, migraines, and my breasts feel like cement blocks.
From 13-18 it wasn't that bad. But the past 2-3 years they've been getting worse.
So I was wondering what you do to help relieve the aches. I've tried Midol and Heating pads, neither seem to work 🙁
Re: Re: Ladies, what helps you?
Originally posted by dadudemon
If you've had any children, try an IUD. It not only reduces all symptoms for many women, it even can stop bleeding altogether, for some. It took my wife about 2-3 months before her body fully settled in with it, but, now, she never has problems with that time of the month. Never bleeds. It was seriously like night and day. And, I must say, it's awesome.Another option is getting preggers.
Then, there's the worst option which is a partial hysterectomy (leave the ovaries and cervix, dudette.)
I haven't had any children yet, but I plan to, so I'm not going to get a hysterectomy. And I would love to get preggers...too bad it takes two to tango 🙄