What actually helps the pain?
- Paracetamol and laying flat.
- Pain killers, hot water bottles. Sometimes absolutely nothing. Not. A. Single. Thing.
- Rest, painkillers, kindness, understanding.
- Time mainly! Ibuprofen helps a bit. Hydration. Sleep. Food.
- Not a lot to be honest! Taking it easy, paracetamol and a hot water bottle usually with a cuppa.
- Hot water bottles, hot baths, paracetamol and sometimes some pressure over the uterus (like a firm massage).
- Drinking an absolute ton of water, literally have alarms on every hour to down my bottle of water 😂But just some painkillers and gentle movements like going for a walk or yoga are better than just sitting still the whole time.
- Pooping and meds like Sdvil or Nurofen for me.
- Hot water bottles and pain relief pills.
- Hot water bottle, exercise, gentle stretching, chocolate 😁
- My pain is in my lower back, so a hot compress, a lie down on a hard floor, while I wait for the Tylenol to kick in usually does the trick.
- Eating and sleeping well, lots of water and gentle exercise.
- Heat pads.
- Chocolate – ha! Painkillers.
- Hmm, warm compress and drinking lots of warm water. And rest.
- Hot water bottle and rest.
- Hot water bottle, pain killers, rest.
- Painkillers, lying down, rubbing my stomach.
- Being asleep through it.
- I don't get period pain.
- Strong painkillers, hot water bottle, warmth.
- Painkillers and heat compression.
- Ibuprofen.
- Painkillers – strong ones. TENS machine (small electrical impulses) to distract painful cramps. Hot water bottle.
- Pain medication and feeling sorry for yourself.
- Advil/Tylenol.
- Laying down in the foetal position, with a hot water bottle!
- Time and rest.
- Scrunching up on the sofa.
- Laying down, paracetamol, a bottle of warm water in my back, a foot massage, asking my partner to cook something nice 😄
- Ibuprofen (paracetamol does very little for me), hot water bottle and resting.
- Hot water.
- Psychology, painkillers, a different environment than usual.
- My pain is so severe that my body and mind becomes exhausted so quickly from dealing with it so I can sleep for a collective 17-20 broken hours a day for the worst three days. Nothing helps the pain though. Max. dose of ibuprofen and paracetamol every 4-hours around the clock for a week. I was once prescribed a pill usually given to people after having mouth surgery to help clot the blood – that neither reduced the flow or the cramps. For me the only respite is my employer helping to relieve the guilt of missing work a couple of days each month. Clearing my thoughts just helps to let me rest.
- Hot water bottles!!!
- Co-codamol and ibuprofen, hot water bottle.
- Painkillers, hot water bottles, lying on the floor.
- Hot water bottle, relaxing and not moving around, painkillers.
- Paracetamol and a hot water bottle.
- A hot water bottle. Paracetamol.
- Pain killers, baths, hot water bottles, orgasm/masturbation.
- Hot water bottle.
- Ibuprofen, heat, rest, and waiting.
- Strong painkillers, a hot water bottle, lying down, not having to act like I'm not in pain.
- Heat packs and rest!
- Painkillers.
- Relaxing, ibuprofen, enthusiasm in gets to much, especially headaches. Paracetamol doesn't work then.
- Lots of ibuprofen or aspirin. Hot water bottle. Husband rubbing my lower back.
- Painkillers and hot water bottles (or heat stickers).
- Hot water bottles, heat pads on the stomach, Ibuprofen, also vibration/orgasm (seriously, you should try it). Sport (hiking) actually helps with the cramps for me.
- Ibuprofen, codeine, heat (like a hot water bottle), lots of rest, baths.
- Hot water bottle, Feminax and chocolate!
- Movement and snuggling.
- Hot water bottle, Livia machine (delivers small electric pulses to abdomen), paracetamol and Buscopan and lying on the floor.
- Breathing, remembering it'll be over very soon as it comes in waves. Curling up in a ball under a blanket and watching a heart warming film – if I am relaxed and not stressed it helps.
- Rest. Painkillers. A walk.
- Hot water bottles, doing really specific crab-like positions on the floor, moving around and paracetamol.
- Heat, painkillers.
- Nothing.
- The classic hottie, hot water bottle.
- Warmth. A wheat bag pressed to my tummy. Also lying in certain ways – I think it just makes it a bit easier to deal with when you're comfy.
- Hot water bottle on the stomach (wearing one right now at work) and painkillers.