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periods
I just got my period today. It sucks because these cramps are killing me and I feel like I want to die. What can I do so the cramps don't hurt as much? I know they sell pills or medicines or something but I don't know where they sell them or what they are called. Any excersizes or something I can eat? The only thing I know about is a heating pad, which I'm already using and it's helping a little bit, but not much. Any help would be appreciated.
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midol is a good 1 for cramps. they sell it about anywhere. heating pads wrk great 2!
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Midol helps, but Ive found out that Advil works better for me.
Also, try to avoid caffeine and drink lots of water!
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get midol from the supermarket or whereever. and eating bananas really helps the cramps.
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I know you feel, well the best thing to do is exercise!
Try walking or doing a mild jog , and try taking your mind off of it , that will deffinetly help!
good luck to you!
--Kendra
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umm you can by them at drug stores anywhere.the pills you want to look for are called premedstrell pills.After of before you take the pills,take a nice WARM shower(cold water makes it worse).maybe just lay down in the shower for like 15 minutes,and when u get out lay down in front of a fan for a little nap. but before u do put a heated waash cloth on your forehead,and a heating pad on your stomach,its gurinted to help but make sure you lay down in the shower .it feels great
love,lizzie
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Regular old tylonol or another over the counter medication is all you need. The heating pad is a good idea too.
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Chocolate, bananas, and midol.
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Yeah i know how you feel!
For cramps i take Midol teen formula (you can buy it from CVS or Rite aid.. its over the counter so you can buy it from pretty much anywhere)
For what to eat banana's have lots of potassium so it helps ease cramps... if you don't like banana's plain (like me) i like to eat them with cereal or cut it up and put it on toast with peanut butter... if you don't like peanut butter or are allergic to it then you could also mash the banana and spread it on the toast.
I also like to take a hotttt bath and when i get out i like to get my heating pad and put that on and curl up in fetal position...
if you don't have a heating pad some drug stores carry disposable ones or if you don't feel like buying them over and over again you can make one easily! This can bring out the crafty side of you.
to make one you need a lot of cloth like an old pillow case a pound of uncooked white rice a sewing needle and thread... to make this more fun you can also go to wal-mart and buy some fleece fabric for a cover... you might also need a velcro
first you want to cut your pillow case to a resonable size that will hold about a pound of rice mine is 9 x 4 inches but you want to beable to make it like a pouch...
next sew up all but one side... in the one side fill it with the uncooked rice... next you want to sew it up and your ready to use it! what you do is microwave it for about 2-3 minutes... if you wanna add the fun cover to it you cut your fleece to easily fit the filled rice bag
sew up 3 of the 4 sides and put velcro along the last side to make it easy to take it out...
when you microwave it make sure you take the fleece cover off
HOPE THIS HELPED!!
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Midol. It's like crack for teenage girls. Just kidding...but seriously, it's a miracle worker.
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It's true there are a lot of pills especially for cramps, Midol is probably one the most popular one and they are sold over the counter at any drug store. If you went in and asked them, any employee could point them out to you very easily. But if you have Advil or ibuprofen in the house, take that, it isn't as great, but any anti-inflammatory will help a bit.
A lot of women find eating during the worst of the cramps actually makes them worse, just drink a lots for now, only eat when you are hungry. You can try taking a hot shower or bath; some people prefer that to the heating pad. I find my cramps aren't so bad if I am moving, so you might try taking a short brisk walk and see if that makes you feel any better. Your cramps might be so bad that they really incapacitate you, but being active is really way better for you then just lying around if you can manage it. Other then that, just try to keep your mind off of it, watch your favorite movie, read a book, call a friend. Normally the first day of your period is the worst cramps wise.
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