Are severe cramps something to worry about?

[Gena Marie]

Period pain is normal for many women. During and before her period, a woman may experience a variety of aches and pains. The most common are menstrual cramps--the medical name is dysmenorrhea. Many women have no cramps at all; others get slight pain. But some women have cramps that are so painful that it interferes with their daily lives.

There are different kinds of cramps:

??? A little discomfort - like a muscle cramp or spasm. Once you realize that it's a menstrual cramp, it doesn't really bother you

??? Intense pain - this may be a sharp pain that causes you to double up or cry out

??? Pain that spreads - starting in the lower abdomen, radiating up your back and down your legs, or centering in your lower back

??? Pain accompanied by dizziness or nausea, diarrhea or vomiting.

If you have slight discomfort, intense, short pain or pain that spreads, you might be able to help yourself. If you suffer from dizziness, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting, or if you experience intense pain that won't go away, see a health care professional.

Usually, over-the-counter painkillers with ibuprofen as the active ingredient will help, along with things like heating pads, warm baths and mild exercise.

You should not be having serious, intense pain every month. If you are, there are prescription medications and medical treatments that may be able to help you. Please discuss it with your health care professional. Be responsible and get help.

 

[OneWheyOrAnother]

I definitely think it's not normal to have severe pains. Girls like to argue that men can never understand their pain. But the ones who experience this amount of pain is not normal. I have been kicked in the groin before and was floored for as much as an hour and it is possible to make a man faint from kicking him in the groin, yet for some reason we don't understand pain?

 

[syed2011]

thanks for the suggestions

 

[Fit_Qtie]

Period pain is normal for many women. During and before her period, a woman may experience a variety of aches and pains. The most common are menstrual cramps--the medical name is dysmenorrhea. Many women have no cramps at all; others get slight pain. But some women have cramps that are so painful that it interferes with their daily lives.

There are different kinds of cramps:

??? A little discomfort - like a muscle cramp or spasm. Once you realize that it's a menstrual cramp, it doesn't really bother you

??? Intense pain - this may be a sharp pain that causes you to double up or cry out

??? Pain that spreads - starting in the lower abdomen, radiating up your back and down your legs, or centering in your lower back

??? Pain accompanied by dizziness or nausea, diarrhea or vomiting.

If you have slight discomfort, intense, short pain or pain that spreads, you might be able to help yourself. If you suffer from dizziness, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting, or if you experience intense pain that won't go away, see a health care professional.

Usually, over-the-counter painkillers with ibuprofen as the active ingredient will help, along with things like heating pads, warm baths and mild exercise.

You should not be having serious, intense pain every month. If you are, there are prescription medications and medical treatments that may be able to help you. Please discuss it with your health care professional. Be responsible and get help.

Good post !

Ohhhhh, cramps !!!
I usually get mild cramps, I find that exercise helps me a lot, I push myself and work-out the first day, and it makes me feel better.

 

[LAINA]

IMO it is not normal to have horrid pain during your period. In my early twenties.. every month before my period .. my cramps with be so severe i would pass out then come to then throw up .. .I also had a cycle of almost two weeks long. Long story short I ended up having endometriosis. I then had surgery to correct it. My cramps are very minimal now. Lots of water during your period also helps with cramps

 

[blueeyeddevil]

IMO it is not normal to have horrid pain during your period. In my early twenties.. every month before my period .. my cramps with be so severe i would pass out then come to then throw up .. .I also had a cycle of almost two weeks long. Long story short I ended up having endometriosis. I then had surgery to correct it. My cramps are very minimal now. Lots of water during your period also helps with cramps

I'm happy to hear you caught it in the early stages. My mother had the same thing and later dies sue to complications from cancer but my cramps became more severe lately(no passing out) but more pain than normal. I need to go in for a check-up but I dread hearing the diagnosis. It may not be anything but there's always that chance,that's what scares me.

 

[OneWheyOrAnother]

I'm happy to hear you caught it in the early stages. My mother had the same thing and later dies sue to complications from cancer but my cramps became more severe lately(no passing out) but more pain than normal. I need to go in for a check-up but I dread hearing the diagnosis. It may not be anything but there's always that chance,that's what scares me.

Um.... no offense or anything. But if it happens to be something bad, hopefully you can catch it early enough to do something about it.

You don't want to keep putting it off and next thing you know they need to take out your ovaries. Happened to my Mom.
Not saying it will happen to you, but EARLY detection saves lives and saves pain. Get your ass to the doctor.
Severe menstrual cramps are NOT normal.

That's like saying since almost everyone catches the flu, that being sick is normal. It's not.... you only catch the flu if your immune system isn't strong enough to keep it from gaining a foot hold in your body. Take it from me, I haven't been sick in 5 years, even while everyone around me continues to catch viruses/bacteria.