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Q: Cramps
asked by: Scarf on December 17th, 2004
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Im having really horrible cramps right now. I was just wondering if you girls knew some ways to minimize the pain of cramps...Tylenol is taking forever to kick in
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SamiNSunisMa
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Chocolate?
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peanutbuttertreasure
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Lol hilary! Chocolate fixes everything Laughing

thing is..I don't really like chocolate Confused

Hmm..I wonder if it will fix baby fever Shocked haha

anyways...Hope you feel better girl
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SamiNSunisMa
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Laughing yes it does... But sometiems when I had them curling up in a ball helped
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Innchik18
replied on December 17th, 2004
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O hun im sooo sorry... I hate cramps and believe me I get em pretty bad too. Sometimes I have to leave work or school because I cannot take it.
For me, it helps to lay down.. Take a hot pack or something and curl up into a ball. Meds dont seem to work fast enough for me either... Hope this help... Wink
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xLove x Lostx
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Aww..Ok.I get really bad cramps too...Try drinking hot chocolate or hot tea(green tea or chamomile[sp] works great) and then take a hot shower and after relax..Works for me..
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sarahsweet
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Are you pregnant?
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Scarf
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Thank you girls! The cramps eventually went away..And I slept most of the day afterwards lol. I'll keep in mind everything you've suggested for next time. I always get bad cramps.

And no im not pregnant.

Thanks! Xoxxxx
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sarahsweet
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Oh so they are period cramps. Eeek, im sorry hun! Im glad I havent had to deal with those the last 6 months!
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KaiGela
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Midol!
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KaiGela
replied on December 17th, 2004
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And drink gingerale Wink
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Scarf
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Lucky! I absolutely hate cramps. I cant stand pain. :s I always get them really bad too. Ugh. It sucks.

And midol never worked for me! Its weird. My doc suggested advil so i'll take that next time

thank you <3 :d
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peanutbuttertreasure
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Whooo advil works wonders when it comes to me and cramps Smile
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sarahsweet
replied on December 17th, 2004
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I never got real bad cramps I guess, but I think because I was on the pill they eased them a little. I hope you feel better!!!
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KaiGela
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Motrin!
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peanutbuttertreasure
replied on December 17th, 2004
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I hate motrin..Midol dun work. Advil is great for me tho. Advil gelcaps Laughing

i sometimes get them real bad..Sometimes I really dun get any..So **shrugs** depends
hope u feel better
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KaiGela
replied on December 17th, 2004
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I never tried advil or anything else but midol and motrin.

To tell you the truth, none of them work that great for me. They work but they wear off really quick for me. Usually the only thing that'll take cramps away is putting a burning hot bottle on my tummy (and letting it burn me, lol, it takes my mind off the cramps and more focused on the burning) and drinking gingerale :d

no shannon I am not crazy, lol.
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peanutbuttertreasure
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Let's just hope you don't try that burning hot water bottle trick when you go into labor Laughing
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sarahsweet
replied on December 17th, 2004
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Yuck. There was one point when I wasnt on the pill in highschool and I got horrible cramps, nothing worked. Then one of myfriends just had surgery on her wrists and she had some ultrams. That definetly did the trick! Whew....And some!
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KaiGela
replied on December 17th, 2004
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peanutbuttertreasure wrote:
let's just hope you don't try that burning hot water bottle trick when you go into labor Laughing


lol!
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