I have really bad cramps I can't stand I can't sleep I just cry and curl up into a ball And I cannot go on birth control Please tell me what I can do?

Answer 1

There are several things that you can do. A warm bath is always a good alternative. Try putting Epsom Salts in the bath water, it will help relax the muscles.

- Also try Chelate Magnesium supplement it is a muscle relaxant that has been a miracle to me, I have also been using soda crystals (pure bath salts) to help relax the pain of cramping. It helps with irregular heart issues, sleep problems, digestions and absorption of vitamin C and protein absorption.

A lot of people are lacking in magnesium which causes issues like headaches, cramping, insomnia, malaise and nausea. You can buy it from any chemist.

though, If you really want to solve the problem fast, light up a spliff and wait 5 minutes. It has the longest lasting immediate pain relief effects for this particular case, is cheap and should be legalized for people who suffer all year around with this.

Eat dairy on the regular if you can. A growing body is already stressed with making new body parts, and calcium is key to muscle production. Milk, cranberries cheese and yogurt with live cultures. Don't forget the Orange Juice! Vitamin C will help your body absorb the calcium better. Even calcium tablets with C and vitamin D are great to slow those cramps. Cheaper however to go for regular walks in fresh air and natural sunshine to get doses of VD, also if you are lactose intolerant there are various substitutes from calcium supplements to berries veg and fruits.

It may also be helpful to assess your bed to make sure it is not messing up your sensitive back.

Exercise! I know that it sounds mean, but the muscles down there need some exercise to become stronger and work more efficiently. You know how your body is when you've done exercise..it hurts. These are new muscles that your body is using and it's unaccustomed to working these organs. Now you have to make those organs stronger so that they can do their job efficiently.

Try this exercise. Lie on your bed and let your body relax. Now put your hand on your lower tummy and push your tummy out. Then make it go down. Put your hand on your lower tummy and push against it. With a little practice, you can do this standing up and no one can see. It's great for the internal organs..and a great side effect is that you won't get constipated.

Sleep with a heating pad. A heating pad provides the muscles with warmth which will make them relax. keeping your hips warm will help the muscles do their job more efficiently, so that they don't have to work at being warm AND doing their job.

Finally, chocolate! There are natural chemicals in chocolate that eases cramps. Women have been auto medicating with chocolate for ages to help with cramps.

- Be careful, chocolate is a known trigger for migraines when consumed during menstrual times and has never helped me with cramps as far as I know unless through the sheer distraction of yumminess. There is no better advice than to visit the G.P and make sure you don't have anything more serious going eh: dysmenorrhoea