When I am PMS I have severe cramps; what is the best thing i can take to relief my cramps.?
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Try eating a banana. These are good for muscle cramps. They are high in potassium.
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Its not out of the oridnary. Lots of girls have this problem. You'll be surprised to learn that getting out of bed and walking will help. Its the only thing that helped my first day cramps.
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I had really irregular, painful , heavy periods. i went to my doctor and she told me that i should go on birth control pills to help regulate all that. It has helped. Before when i had serious cramps, I used to lay on my back and put a pillow or a towel under my lower back. i have also found out that when i started exercising regularly, the cramps where not as bad when i had my periods. good luck and i hope you find some relief!
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Try to eat right and do cardio exercising, preferably before your cycle (for obvious reasons). This will cut down on cramps.
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The following dietary changes may help prevent or treat menstrual pain:\n• Increased dietary intake of foods such as fiber, calcium, soy foods, fruits and vegetables.\n• Decreased consumption of foods that exacerbate PMS. They include caffeine, salt and sugar.\n• Quitting smoking. Smoking has been found to worsen cramps.\n• Taking daily multi-vitamin and mineral supplements that contain high doses of magnesium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and flaxseed or fish oil supplements. Recent research suggests that vitamin B supplements, primarily vitamin B6 in complex, magnesium, calcium, zinc, vitamin E, and fish oil supplements (omega-3 fatty acids) also may help relieve cramps.
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While there are some remedies that can help, ranging from over-the-counter analgesics to medications to exercise to certain supplements and alternatives, you do need to find out the source of your pain.  While every woman experiences some cramping during her period, pain that debilitates you or otherwise disrupts your life should be investigated and treated accordingly.  You may have Endometriosis, which can be a potentially devastating illness.  Learn more at http://www.endocenter.org.
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OMG!!! my cramps feel like someone is on the inside trying to get out!!! my breasts get tender,im bloated,i cry,i get nauseus and my stomach turns into the bottomless pit.all i want is salt and chocolate.only thing that helps me is aleve or motrin 800.some mcdonalds fries,hershey kisses and craw under the covers and sleep until its over
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A heating pad works wonders. Something warm will help ease your muscle cramping.
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Midol if the pain is mild. Ibofuren does help, & a heating pads always good. When I have cramps though, i usually, take (depending on how bad the pain is ) midol/tylenol/ibofuren ( i no i speled it wrong)  & i avoid chocolate & wat not. Also afte ru take the medicine, get a heatin pad & lay down, & fall asleep (listen to calming music) & iyou pray (it reallllllyyy works) . YOu can take birth control pills, but reallly, dependin on each individuals body..it doesnt help much.
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try chewable motrin. i have serious cramps too and i take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4-6 hours those days i have cramps. it helps a lot. i think you should try to learn how to swallow pills. you probably will need to in the future so better to learn now, but try a chewable version of a pain reliever\n\ngood luck
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go to an essentail oil shop and buy Clary Sage, Geranium, Lavendar and marjoram, mix 2 drops of each of these in 10Ml of a bse oil such as almond oil and rub the mix over your abdomen (front and back) twice a day for 3 days before your period starts and twice a day every day of your period and you can also do it more often if the cramps are bad.\n\nMy wife uses this mix and swears by it.
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Supplementing your diet with minerals/vitamins could help. I find that Calcium/Magnesium helps with back pain, cramps, sensitivity to sound and mood. Also try a B-50 complex, it helps with stress *(Warning it will turn your urine bright yellow, don't be alarmed). Also, if you are over 21 my mom always said having a drink of alcohol helps thin the blood and helps with cramps.. not sure if it's true but it will relax you.
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I agree with all the other answers. I used to get horrible cramps, the kind that made me want to passout, I found that Tylenol menstrual/Midol or any pain reliever, doing some light jogging, and a heating pad after my jog worked really well. Even though exercising seems like the last thing you want to do, getting those muscles working helps loosen them up so that you don't have that "cramping" feeling. That's why as another person suggested "orgasms" help because they cause the muscles in your uterus to move and loosen or uncramp. Good luck!
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If you're really having serious cramps, your GYN may be able to perscribe soma, however it makes you really sleepy so it's not good to take during the day. I generally take 2 asprin and an anti-inflamatory like IB proufen (probably spelled that wrong) during the day. It really depends on how bad the cramps are and what meds your body absorbs more easily. A lot of people swear by midol and pamprin but those usually never work on me, unfortunately. Also, when you're able, the thermacare patches that heat themselves seem to help quite a lot. I generally get the ones for your back and stick those on my abdomen since they seem to heat up a bit more than the others.
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Here's an old trick that may or may not work for you.  You can try taking 1000 mg. of vitamin C a day - plain Vitamin C *without* rose hips added.\n\nVitamin C can cause smooth muscle cramps, which may stimulate uterine contractions, encouraging early mensturation.\n\nNo guarantee that this will work for you, but it's perfectly safe to try as long as you do *not* take the vitamin in a higher dose than 1000 mg a day.  \n\nThis is best used as an incidental thing  - like if you want your period to start a few days earlier one month.  Also, even if it does work for you, your period may only come a day or two earlier than it normally would.
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Drink a bottle of Citrate of Magnesium. You can ask the pharmacist to help you to find it on the shelf. It starts working in as little as 1 hour. Be at home when you do this and does not cause the usual cramping that laxatives do. I also have had a bowel re-section so I have to drink this periodically. I have tried virtually everything there is, and this is the best. Everything else listed either caused severe stomach cramps, no relief for hours, or did not work at all.