period pain pains!!!

[Loraxxx]

ahh i get real bad period pains! is there any food or activities <natural, no poppin pills! well only paracetamol etc> that would help to relieve them!?!?

come on girls share your secrets!!!

cheers xx

[georgit79]

hot water bottles rock

[Loraxxx]

ahh wow i will try that,also ive heard exercisin is meant 2 b good!

peoples guna b seein me jumpin around wiv a hot water bottle straped 2 my belly! ooooh sexxay!!!

[CarolG]

there is a new product on the market and its amazing...liletts have made these discreet heated panels which you can fit in your knickers. they just heat up & stay hot for hrs, its like having a hotwater bottle on your tum all day. you should be able to get them from any chemist.

[smudge]

I do deel for you loraxxx, I used to suffer & I mean really suffer, with the same thing. Your GP would be the best person to ask for advice, as there are lots of different remedies for this complaint. Hope you soon get sorted out soon.

[Loraxxx]

ha how bizzare! but this may sound bit sick but heated up period juice...wont that smell? sorry 2 b graphic! lol  

[smudge]

CarolG, they sound good, I wish they'd been available when I was younger!

[smudge]

Yuk loraxxx, I think CarolG means you put them on your tum loraxxx!

[Loraxxx]

nope she sed "heated panels which you can fit in your knickers" sorry had 2 b said! it wud tho, wont b fresh wud it!

[CarolG]

yes a pannel that fits in your knickers...that doesn't mean on your crotch. you're knickers also cover some of your tum...it will be where the pain is! Dear oh dear!

[smudge]

I know, but if you think about it, they are discreet heated panels, which would alleviate period pains - hence putting them on your tum - not your b*m!

[CarolG]

ps..."like having a hot water bottle on your tum all day"

[smudge]

Whoops, our replies crossed CarolG!

[Loraxxx]

ohhh i get you now!!!  sorry im blonde! lol jus cuz im used to wearing low rised pants! ha yea get u!

[CarolG]

I'm blond too, its no excuse! Give them a go anyway, they're great. jusr be sure to put them in the right place!  

[Loraxxx]

lol yea i may jus do that!

cheers bird! xxx

[FP]

Well, I never thought I would laugh so much reading about period pains.  Thanks for the entertainment girls.

 

Seriously loraxxx, gentle exercise such as going for a brisk walk is good for period pains, even though it's the last thing you ever feel like doing at the time.

 

Best of luck

[Loraxxx]

lol fakeplastic was funny at the tima as as u cud see i was real confused!

 

[xxlizziexx]

a hot water bottle is good and doing gental exercise is good for it, i get the same as you but a hot water bottle usually helps me if it gets really abd then go and see the docotr beaucse a friend of mine did that adn she got some tablets to go on and they helped it hope this helped xx xx

[Yinzer]

I get a hot cup of tea and a box of chocolates, curl up on the couch with a pillow stuffed between my thighs and tummy, and watch trashy talk shows. Works for me!

[zgma]

Oh, yeah - the cup of hot tea resting on your belly when you're curled up in warm socks with a book.... that's really a good way to go when you have bad cramps.

 

I loved reading this thread! So funny, loraxxx!

 

I have heard from a Taiwanese friend that in Taiwan it's common knowledge not to drink cold or iced drinks when you have your period because it makes the pain worse.

 

Exercise always works for me, as others have said.

 

A hot shower is very nice too when you have bad cramps.

 

Also, drinking tea made of raspberry leaf is helpful, as are relaxing herb teas like chamomile.  There's an herb called "Cramp Bark" (go figure) that you could get at herbalists or health food stores) that you can make tea with, and it's supposed to be helpful.