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Post by Katy on Jan 4, 2006 9:16:59 GMT -5
Hi I was just wondering if anybody could suggest how they cope with their period pain I am 30 years old and my period is so painful every month I have had tests and i don't have endo or cysts but the pain i endure for 2/3 days out of a 7 day bleed is debilitating. i vomit, i have uncontrolable gaseous belching/ [burping and farting] attacks and last period i was in so much pain i was crying out of shock
I have been to the doctors and he has suggested the usual pill, tablets etc but they don't work as i just vomit them up
can anybody suggest what they did to help themselves and if u have helped yourself get over your pains what did you do kind regards katy
also i have read somewhere that a girl was healed from her period pain by learning about the moon cycle and understanding her body in terms of natural female cyles/ goddess energies can anybody suggest how this may help or if they have had experience or learning in this area i am despirate to rid myself of this condition!
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Post by lynette on Jan 4, 2006 14:30:10 GMT -5
I am so sorry to hear how miserable you are feeling. I know how frustrating the pain can be when you can't get relief from what you try. I basically lived on Ibuprofen until I was put on the Demerol. I have used the heat pad quite often. When I was home in Montana on vacation I didn't have any pills, but the natural hot springs worked great. I get close to the same relief in a warm bath and soaking. A hot tub, that isn't too hot, works great with the jets gently massaging the sore area. These are the only natural things that have helped me. My prayers are with you and I hope the doctors can figure out what to do. If you need somebody to talk to or have any questions you can email me. lynette972000@yahoo.com Lynette
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Post by erzulie on Jan 4, 2006 15:17:14 GMT -5
I have a little pillow stuffed with rice that I heat up in the microwave and put on my abdomen. It's just the right size and it really helps with the pain. I find it works better than a heating pad for me because the heating pad is too big and it sends heat to my stomach as well, which increases my nausea. An unusual pain rememedy I've used in the past is music. I have a stereo with detachable speakers that aren't very big, I had this idea one day and put a speaker facedown on my abdomen while lying on the floor and played a CD. The music sent vibrations into my pelvic muscles and kind of relaxed them. It actually helped a lot for a while, but the only CD I found that worked was From the Choirgirl Hotel by Tori Amos. In particular, track 3 (Black-Dove) seemed to send exactly the right vibrations to calm down my cramps. I usually adjusted the speakers so the sound was only coming out of the one I had on my abdomen, and then turned the volume way up so I could feel it more. For the nausea, I suggest you drink ginger ale. It works really well. You have to get the real kind though, because stuff like Canada Dry doesn't have any actual ginger in it, and the ginger is what helps. Natural ginger ale comes in little glass bottles and the taste is a bit strong if you're not used to it, but some brands are a big tamer than others so you may just have to experiment to find the kind you like. Just drink it slowly and your nausea should begin to fade. If you get to where you can keep pills down, here is what I use: 2 1/2 Aleve every six hours (that's prescription strength; it's what my doctor told me to do) and 2 Purcogesec/Genasec every 4 hours. The two drugs are safe to take together and they work in different ways. Aleve calms down inflammation, while Purcogesec relaxes your muscles. You may also want to take some medicine for gas. Prostaglandins are what make cramps so bad, so finding ways to inhibit prostaglandins is a good preventative approach. Taking drugs liek Aleve that inhibit prostaglandins when you ovulate can help, but there are also some diet changes you can make. I would recommend a book called Endometriosis: The Complete Reference for taking Charge of your Health by Mary Lou Ballweg. It has a lot of information about dietary stuff and things like that, and while some of it wouldn't pertain to you since you don't have endometriosis, some of it would help because it helps cramps in general. In fact, I would check this book out and skim through the whole thing if I were you. There are a lot of environmental factors that contribute to cramping that you would learn about in that book.
Good luck, and I hope you find soemthing that helps.
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Post by avonp on Jan 5, 2006 9:20:18 GMT -5
Hi,
Well i have big cramps to but throughout the month now and my sister in law is pretty big on natural remedies and this is what she told me to try and it works;
Raspberry tea (the leaf and not the raspberry flavor) it helps with the pain and muscle ace,
For the nausea take 2 glasses of water, 1/8 of a lemon and i small piece of ginger (to taste) and boil this for like 10 min and drink it. Its good for when you're nauseas, cramping, well all the symptoms of the flu actually. It helps with my endo pain when i want to go to bed (it makes you sleepy) My boyfriend take its when he has a cold and he says its like taking the medicated lemon drink, cant remember the name.
And i to take a heating been bag and hot bath. But if you have heavy bleeding the bath may not be the best cuz it will make you bleed even more after you get out!
And for the spiritual thing i take reiki sessions, its a procedure that makes your body concentrate on a curtain area where you need it to help heal on you're own. its pretty cool but makes you dehydrated. you need to drink and sleep allot after a session.
Well i hope this helps you and everybody else who reads this.
If you want more natural remedies and someone to talk to; pavon_nkeough@yahoo.ca
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Post by Stac on Jan 18, 2006 22:38:20 GMT -5
I can't wait to start trying all of these great remedies! Hopefully I will be better off for trying them. I have also found that the little heat pads that become activated by air that you leave in your pants for hours provide some relief if you don't get too hot. At night I always use one of the microwave rice pillows and sometimes wish I could have it with me all day.
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Post by Sarah on Jan 19, 2006 1:37:23 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about your pain. how long have you had it? I started getting severe pain and went 8 months of doctor visits to find out that I had an ovarian cyst. I've noticed that caffeine sets my cramps off and bowel issues too... Do you drink alot of coffee? I quite for a while and was releived tremendously... I started back up and boy things are back to the old pain.
I will pray for you and hope it is something that just needs a little adjusment. Don't look to the moon but to God who created the moon and you. You are precious in his sight and he holds all your tears. He knows your pain and wants to help you through.
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Post by ouchy on Jan 20, 2006 10:39:37 GMT -5
Katy, hi. When you said that you "don't have endometriosis, you've had tests," --does that mean that you have had a laparoscopy--the ONLY (other than exploratory surgery) way to conclusively diagnose or rule out endometriosis? If you have not had this done, then whoever told you that you don't have endometriosis is not educated about endometriosis and how to diagnose it! If you have not had this done, then you can not rule out endometriosis. Hope this helps.
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