Your poll too many choices. Not easy to choose.

Basically my period cramps are on the first day, after that I can be up and running already.
I take painkillers - either the Panadol ones or Ponstan (which is a stronger type of painkiller). Then I'll have to rest in bed and sleep till I feel better. But sometimes there's no pain at all, only slight cramps which doesn't affect me.

It's only one day so give yourself a break and do your work the next day.

Try stopping cold drinks once and for all, I know of friends who do this and say that it works for them. They also convince themselves that cold drinks are not good for health in the long run. But I don't have that determination and still love cold drinks so I can't do that.

Exercise you'll have to be constantly doing it. And from what I heard, it's your stomach muscles you have to exercise.

My sister is 40+ and has not given birth, she still get period cramps each time she has her period.

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Added on October 31, 2011, 11:01 amOh and I've been eating evening primrose oil for the past 2 months or so, and my menses this month had no period cramps and it was pretty short.

I've tried Bak Fong Pill (which my mum's friend claims that it's so good and all) but it didn't work for me as well.

lol max, it's a myth that apparently works for a lot of women, even myself. what I've found, for myself at least, is that cold drinks causes cramps to be more severe, but my periods are shorter, probably because the more severe the cramps, the more blood gets pushed out? I don't know LOL!

yeah, avoiding spicy stuff is also recommended.

OP,
I only take panadol painkillers if I have something important that day, like an exam. otherwise, try making ginger soup. It warms the body and makes it better Love it when mom makes me some after I complain about bad cramps ... soothes it so very well

oh my! i tried jinzhuoye too! it is good and i drink it daily as the taste is good! hehe
at first i drink it to heal the menstrual cramp, but surprisingly i lost 2kg after consume it for a month!
according to the seller, it is because i got hormonal imbalance problem, and jinzhuoye can help to balance up the hormone,
so, when it is balance, then it will help in weight lose too! hehe

im envy u have a good mother, coz i bought it myself! HAHAHA

my mom said if drink too many green tea, it will cause menstrual cramp too
so, i start to reduce the frequency in drinking it as im a green tea lover! too bad! T T

just because of green tea, i started to envy guyssss ! HAHAHA

The day before my period, I will definitely get back ache until the first or second day of it. Period cramps are not as regular as back ache. Sometimes I get dizziness also and I hate it!

I don't take painkillers because I still can handle the pain.
But it seems like hot chocolate helps with period cramp but not my back ache.

Anybody have suggestion for the back ache problem?