what is the best way to prevent menstral pain?
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You cant really pervent them but, you can ease the pain by taking tylenol and advil or any other pain reliever
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Banannas/Yogurt\nAnything with lots of potassium is good....check out some home remedies. Like if you swallow down cumin and salt [drink helluh water down] it will sort of make your menstruation not as...severe?
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drink a lot of fluids. Avoid things like pudding and coffee. Caffiene makes you urinate more and you need a lot of fluids when you're on your period because of the loss of water with blood. Take Buscopan plus if you could get the pills. If you can't find plus just take Buscopan and panadol with it. Very good with cramps. Choose to drink warm fluids rather than cold.
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Try Advil, always works for me!
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Lot's of women retain water before there period, and it clears soon after the onset of menstration.  You may have lymphatic blockage.  Try Manual lymph drainage or very light full body massage, preferably by a liscenced  massage therapist.  You can try a herbal tincture- Cleavers.  Cleavers helps the lymphatic system detox.  Also, dry skin brushing can help move lymp along.
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Firstly you should begin to drink as much water as you can every day...at least 8 glasses or 2 litres. I know it sounds a lot but it can be done. What you will find is that you will no longer have the same thirst for tea, coffee, juices and soft drinks. In short anything you used to take in for fluid. Please still drink your favourites but don't be surprised if you just don't feel like them. Good Luck.\n.\nSecondly, providing you have no allergy to this, begin taking a good magnesium supplement. There are many reputable brands out there. This primarily assists with circulation problems ie cramping. Do not expect overnight miracles, although you may notice an improvement quickly. It is as likely that you may have to take them for 2-4 weeks before you begin noticing a lessening of your cramps. Whatever supplement you take read the ingredients carefully and question the shop assistant if you do not understand anything. Good Luck.\n.\nThirdly, invest in a soft cushion with herbs like lavender inside which are designed to be heated in a microwave. I have one of these and I used it nightly for my recurring stiff neck and the ensuing headaches I suffered. It was wonderful. Lovely and warm and soothing and the smell just helped me so much drift off to sleep. There are many kinds on the market. Look for those in chemists, health food shops, variety stores and practitioners of aromatherapy healing products. I suggest you ensure the one that you buy is made of a soft snuggly kind of material. Place it under or over the area of your leg getting the cramps so that you are comfortable to fall sleep with it there. Good Luck.\n.\nThe above three suggestions will work together for a long term eradication of your cramps. I wish you well. Of course the short term solution is the heated pillow/cushion.
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Take the hottest shower you can stand, take two aspirin and lie down with a hot pack or heating pad on your neck or forhead depending on where it is hurting the most.  Definitely see a doctor and get a prescription: Relpax, Imitrex etc.
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Lay a heating pad on your lower abdomen.  Stay away from caffeine during your period.  It tends to make cramps worse.  Ibuprofen works well.  You can also get put on birth control pills, they help regulate periods and also decrease menstrual cramps.  You can also get a prescription for prescription strength ibuprofen, it works really well.
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Ask a phamacist.  There are pain-relieving products made for this purpose.   Orajel  or Anbesol might help you.   Or take an aspirin or tylenol (whatever you would take for a headache)  That will help also.
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when pills are out of the question and a neck messager just isn't around I use a little bit of vicks or mentholatum.  rub in really good adn cover with a towel as to not let the cold air hit your neck.  Relax for a while, and let the menthol do its magic.
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Heating pad always works, also taking some kind of pain reliever. If they are very severe you could go to your doctor and get a stronger perscription for them. I also found that once I went on birth control (the pill) that I hardly even get them anymore.
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ALL OF THE OTHER ANSWERS are good.and do try them. i used to manage a HEALTH SPA and here is something you can do,Lay on the floor, put your legs and feet up on a sofa or comforetable chair. this tips the urtus back and relieves the cramps.  but a hot bath first then  up with the legs and feet, is even better...do it 20 min at a time...it will help.
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If you wear a tampon, you should be able to do pretty much anything.  I wouldn't particularly want to go swimming in case of a leak, but otherwise you could do just about anything.  If you are having cramping or a headache you could take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication and/or take a day off from your routine until you are feeling more up to a workout.
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Contrary to popular belief menstrual cramps are not a necessary part of being a woman, excluding health problems such as endometriosis most women can prevent period pains all together, or at the very least cure the pain when they do get any easily without resorting to painkillers and without messing up their bodies with extreme hormonal methods.\n\nPeriods are only as good or bad as YOU make them – if you have a good attitude towards your period this does effect your periods including making period pains less painful, also of course if you have a positive attitude about your body it also means you are more likely to research and learn about it and so find out that there are in fact a lot of things you can do to prevent menstrual cramps all together.\n\nHere are some ideas both to prevent and ease menstrual cramps;\n\n•Do not use painkillers, these actually increase period pain over time as your body build immunity and gets used to the painkillers being within your system, not only that but they simply numb the pain they do not actually do anything about the cause of the pain – pain is your bodies way of telling you that something is wrong, don't ignore it. Coming off painkillers if this is what you normally use can be hard because the next few periods after stopping using painkillers can seem more painful, but if you use other methods to prevent or cure menstrual cramps it does get better.\n\n•Take herbal teas, many herbal teas are ideal for menstrual pains as well as other menstrual or cycle related problems including curing PMS, reducing flow, inducing your periods and regulating your menstrual cycle. Herbs to try are as follows; Lemon balm, Black Haw, Blessed thistle, Camomile, Wild marjoram, Red raspberry, Wild strawberry, Valerian, Yarrow, Raspberry leaf, Blue cohosh, Dong quai – Check with a health store to make sure they are right for you, some stores will also sell women's blends that would help as well.\n\n•Don't use tampons, as well as being very bad for vaginal health many tampons are also made in such a way that they expand lengthways meaning that they can expand straight into your cervix, which is already delicate due to menstruation, and increase cramping. Commercial pads are also best avoided because as well as also being bad for vaginal health they are generally uncomfortable so hardly help with menstrual cramps. If you use these options consider other options such as; rubber bell-shaped menstrual cups, silicone bell-shaped menstrual cups, diaphragm as menstrual cups, homemade menstrual cups, softcups, organic tampons, sponges, padettes, padded panties, organic pads, cloth pads, homemade pads, free-flow, free-flow layering, free-flow instinctive, extraction, toilet paper, period blankets, etc.\n\n•Avoid salty foods and alcohol, these can increase bloating by retaining water, and so make you feel generally sluggish as well as making cramping worse.\n\n•Drink lots of water, this can aid in avoiding bloating. This will also help with headaches or migraines brought on by menstruation. Also adding lemon juice, a natural diuretic can decrease bloating.\n\n•Eat your greens, and a healthy diet can make you feel a lot better at the best of times, but during menstruation it can be a good pick up and help avoid that sluggish feeling.\n\n•Avoid foods like dairy and caffeine, generally these can cause problems for people, during menstruation this can be particularly true, many find these increase period pains. Also avoid soy products; these are notorious for causing menstrual cramps.\n\n•Take up yoga, this is a very good exercise tip because as well as being gentle exercise it also has stretching that can help even further and breathing exercises that can help relax you and so further aid in relieving menstrual cramps.\n\n•Take a bath, a nice warm bath can help relax you and the heat can ease period pains as well, avoid things that can harm your vagina like bubble bath, however some nice
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DON'T MESS UP MY BODY'S SYSTEM\nJUST WEAR GOOD PROTECTION LIKE TAMPONS AND/OR PADS
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1.   Have intercourse. Female orgasms may stimulate the first uterine contractions. Also, semen contains the hormone prostaglandin, which may soften the cervix, encouraging the beginning of labor.  \n  \n2.   Have an enema and/or drink castor oil, both of which stimulate the bowels, which produces prostaglandin.  \n  \n3.   Drink tea with parsley or cumin seeds.  \n  \n4.   Have acupressure and homeopathic treatments administered carefully by an experienced practitioner.  \n  \n5.   Massage nipples either with fingers or a warm towel. This stimulates the production of oxytocin, which causes uterine contractions.  \n  \n6.   Walk, which also stimulates the release of oxytocin.  \n  \n7.   Receive a dose of pitocin intravenously by a doctor. Pitocin is a synthetic form of oxytocin, which may induce labor.  \n  \n8.   Have a doctor or midwife rupture the membranes (break the water bag) that surround the fetus.  \n  \n9.   Have a doctor or midwife "strip" the membranes that surround the fetus. This is a common practice that may stimulate the beginning of labor.  \n  \n10.   Have a doctor apply prostaglandin as a gel to the cervix (often as a precursor to administering pitocin).
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For sex?\n\nTry instead.\n\nhttp://www.softcup.com/  It's a menstral up that you wear for up to 12 hours.\n\nI wouldn't use anything else, ever again!  You can get a good price at drugstore.com