Question: My period is causing me to have painful cramps. How do I stop these cramps? Answer: You can stop period cramps by taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, called NSAIDs, and by soothing the affected area with a warm compress or other natural home treatments. Combined together, both methods can significantly reduce or eliminate period cramps. […]
Tag Archives: Cramps
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Aug
Aug
I don’t know why, but the concept just doesn’t make sense to me. Through four miscarriages since January 2006. Miscarriages are both emotionally and physically taxing. I can’t believe I’ve actually been through the process so many times. I think that I have experienced an abortion; I think that I have been made of steel; […]
Previously published on Factoidz.com Many diseases and disorders that we suffer from are often given colloquial names, even before the medical community takes the time to research and name these conditions. The term Charley (also spelled Charlie) horse is one such term popularly used in the United States to denote distinctions painful and spasms of […]
Nighttime leg cramps, sometimes called charley horses, are a sudden tightening or contraction of the leg muscles, usually in the calf. Nighttime leg cramps can sometimes happen in the thigh or foot; they are painful where ever they happen. They can last from a few seconds to a few minutes and can wake you from […]
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Mar
Mar
One of the simplest ways to relieve menstrual cramps, also one of the most embarrassing, for many women. It does not require medication and its effects are felt almost immediately. Drinking has been known for many years to help with menstrual cramps, but the news still comes as a surprise to many women. There seems […]
Ugh..Yuck..Why? These are just a few words that most women menstrual cramps express to themselves, and often to others, about how they feel. Doctors know what causes abdominal pain in the abdomen during the menstrual cycle which results from contractions in the muscular wall of the uterus. . To help pain relievers doctors prescribe medicines […]
hey! Pressing leg pain stopped you in your tracks or woke you up from sleep. Muscle cramps. What muscles, as they suddenly close, usually harden to produce a rock and indescribable pain? The answer is not clear and the cause of muscle cramps is still unknown, but there are a few answers that medical science […]
Menstrual cramps are and have been in the past a major pain in my life and Ibuprofen is definitely a pain reliever I could not live without. Although, I am not a fan of taking a lot of medications I have to keep a stash of Motrin IB with me during that special time. My […]
A muscle cramp or spasm is a muscle that has been constricted but the constriction doesn’t let up. You get them from exercising too hard or too fast, not warming up before exercising, or pulling a muscle trying to reach or pull too hard a number of times. Muscle spasms or cramps could also be […]