Try consume more calcium and magnesium source food. May help you on the cramps.

Geez.. I can't even take Ponstan or Panadol. Sometimes really can pengsan >.< So stopped taking soft drinks, cold drinks & sour food 1 week before (Coca-Cola is the worst). Haven't found a cure though. I did discover that pressing certain spots on the back provides temporary relief. Long enough to fall asleep lah. Or sometimes I stay up for a couple of hours after the cramps start (usually on first night) then only sleep. Cos for me, it hurts more when I'm lying down

huh..i'm lucky that i do have this kind of pain..its just feel so uncomfortable and back pain..my mum said dont alway drink cold,not only bfr period but everyday..cz female is "hot " body,must keep our body warm..no ice -ream,banana,etc "cold" food..doesn't mean "cold " llike ice but like cabbage,banana, those "cold" food..=.= ( english not good..) and dont forget..nvr wash your hair on the 1st day of period..always take old ppl advices..take care ya girl..!

TS, I used to suffer menstrual pain monthly too. I took EPO but it didnt help much. So, I stopped taking cold drinks (especially cincau, coke and watermelon juice) and have been exercising regularly. I have not been having awful menstrual ache since then. I drink warm water nowadays too and it reduces the pain significantly.

so many girls out there just like me... used to have period pain until cannot do anything at all, have to stay in bed.

Nowadays I jaga my eating habits 1 week before period - no 'cooling' fruits, no crabs, no heaty stuff (including herbal soup) and plenty of milk. These are my own 'trial and error' diet la, not really have scientific reason for it, but my pain is lesser now.

yoga will helps..........

My gf is like this too when she has period sometimes. We consulted a specialist, went for ultra-sound...the conclusion the specialist came upon was "It will be eased off after you give birth".

ignorance is the greatest harm. Specialist doesn't know how to help to recover the health but only disease-oriented. Since most of the period cramps do not caused by disease that's why they couldn't solve it. Try to take care the diet, the exercise. the rest and also the mood of the girl.

Milk helps??? Warm milk isit? Sis read an article that says no dairy stuff wor..
If you can't take cooling and heaty stuff, what are you going to eat? Hahaha..

Yes, milk may help because it contains calcium that help to reduce pain.

I use Neurofen But my natural remedy are bananas, old wives tale which works sometimes xD

my most effective cure though is distraction. When the pain is unbearable, i'll turn on my pc, pop in Dynasty Warriors and start mindlessly killing people until i forget my pain

Hope that your cramps get more bearable!

my gf hv same problem,

u can try to see traditional doctor, period pain is normal thg for a gal but different body condition my cause different result, do not simply try to eat any pills or medicine b4 seeking for expertise advice.

the traditional medicine may cause u some money but i long run if this can cure ur pain i believe the money is worth

First think should go for check-up with gynae if you haven't because there are certain things to look out for like endometriosis. One sign is that your period cramps get increasingly painful as you age.

Hmm sometimes the pain is so intense that we can't concentrate on anything but the pain. but for myself, I usually lie on my stomach and watch anime from my bed. By the time the episode finish, the pain's either gone or lessen.

How old are you? How long has it been since puberty? If it's not been long.. then it's not really serious. But to me, it sounds quite complicated. Honestly, visit an O&G specialist. Endometriosis might be the cause, might. There's plenty of others to elaborate, so it's best you visit the doc. Doc will probably provide you some hormonal pills to get you through this. Hopefully it works, but almost certainly after your first childbirth it'll go away! Best of luck.

Well said.. you have pointed out right facts in regards to pain killers. Unfortunately, clots formed from GI bleed stays only in the GI - intestine. It causes blackish stools (malena) or brown vomitus. It doesnt go around the body or travel in your circulation.

i already visited an O&G specialist...a few alreadi...one of them advice me to take hormones..something like birth control pills..i took that for a 2 1/2 yrs...the pain was lesser...however, since i stopped taking them, the pain is back...i was told that thse pills isnt good for health...esp if u wanna have kids later...

btw...some of u guys have mentioned yoga...wat type of steps we talking abt here???

I noticed that drinking less cold water will make my first day of period less painful or painless. Sometimes when tummy feel uncomfortable or slightly painful, I simply sapu with ubat gamat on my tummy that I bought for RM5. It really works for me and one battle last for a very long time too LOL

Wow. A lay man telling off a specialist presumably O&G specialist to be ignorant. But you are right that most period cramps are not caused by disease and its perfectly normal to experience it and hence it couldn't be solve if there is no problem at the first place. Someone can control the symptoms however with medication or other methods.

If you visit a doctor you genuinely looking or expecting something pathological might be happening and therefore either seeking problems to be soughted or ruled out and to be assured nothing sinister is happening. The specialist did ultrasound to rule out causes of pathological bleeding such as endometriosis, uterine fibriod and chocolate cysts. You don't go to doctor knowing there is nothing wrong with your health.

The irony here is that the ignorance doesn't lie with the specialist who did years of trainings and exams to qualify as a professional but the person asking for some unrealistic cure.

i have bad cramps during my period also (cold sweat, throbbing pain, cramps, faint-spell).. but nowadays if i have bad cramps in the first day, then i just pop in 2 panadol..
i believe that if u take care of ur own diet throughout the month, the cramp wouldnt be so bad.. eg.. less intake of cold/ice water, less salty food..
but in certain cases, it might be some complications in the body.. so check with a specialist if it gets to bad..

try ur best not to eat panadol again.