General Medical Question - Non Urgent - Killer menstrual cramps

[Sarahloubee]

I say it's non-urgent but it is kind of urgent because I can't get up. I'm camped out on the sofa and can only move to get to the loo.
Basically, I have horrific menstrual cramps. Not only in my abdomen but also shooting up my back and in my inter-costal muscles (muscles between my ribs).
I've got a prescription (and I'm not asking for medical advice) but does anyone have any exercises or things they do to ease cramps?

Thanks guys xx

[finding_reason]

Sorry to hear that your cramps are so painful. When I was younger I used to get intense, intense cramps what worked and still works for me is having a warm bath, if you don't have a bathtub a shower works too especially if you bend over slightly and let the water hit your lower back, the warmth loosens your muscles which is wonderful. I find walking and moving helps release some of the tension and ache, as well as Ibuprofen, but you said that you have a prescription. Heat pads work for some people. I also try to eat really healthy when I have my period and I avoid dairy for no other reason than it makes it worse for me but everyone is different.

Hope that things start shifting for you soon. Also, if you find that you aren't getting any responses - perhaps you may want to move this thread to general support and advice as you aren't asking for medical/first aid-ness specifically.

[Emmabob.]

sex change xD
i kid.
hot water bottle, if u can get your gp to prescribe it (& youre ok to take it), mefenamic acid is pretty much a god send.
x

[Sarahloubee]

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Originally Posted by Emmabob.

sex change xD
i kid.
x

You've given me my first laugh in a good few days :) THANKS

[Buttons.]

I found the pill helped me but none medicinal things like touching your toes etc (not what you feel like I'm sure but it can help)

[Stellata]

Lying on your back, bend your knees and open out from the hips with the soles of your feet together, let your legs open. Yoga. Cobra pose [Google] is good, too.

[Kame]

Drinking a little cup of something warm like a small cup of tea :) I don't know why it really helped me, but it did. I hope you feel better soon! xxx

[Leo Pard]

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Originally Posted by Emmabob.

mefenamic acid is pretty much a god send.
x

Yes, yes, and yes again. So good.

[[Purple_Rain]]

Also, sometime anemia can cause really heavy and painful periods. Might be worth thinking about htat.

[damagedsurvivor]

When I get bad cramps I either sit in a chair with a heating pad or lay down on one. I get severe pains in my back and it really does help. I also know that drinking a little bit of alcohol really helps too. Not to get drunk but just enough for a buzz. It calms or even sometimes takes the pain completely away. But that all depends on if you are old enough to drink.

[BlueGreyce]

I sometimes get horrific cramps too. I usually lay on my side with my legs pulled up towards my chest and press a heated towel against my belly. It's the most comfortable position I've found in a situation like this.