Cramps.......?

kk wen i get my period i get really bad cramps and it gives me a head ache.... then my stomach hurts and i feel like i am going to throw up.... are there any ways to reduce the pain with out taking medicine???? like things to eat or things to do?????
thnx

Well, you can try drinking tea, thats always helped me. Other than that i'm not sure. But taking 2 motrin always works for me.

Try drinking something warm, that helps me. Or, you can try oral contraceptives (birth control pills). They've been used for years to relieve severe menstual cramping; they also relieve acne and heavy periods.

try using a warm towel or hot watter bottle and placing on stomach, that helps relieve the pain, when i get cramps i tend to lie on my stomach and that helps relieve the pains as well

Try extra calcuim, magnesium some valarian root and chamomile. combine that with extract of evening primrose for a few months and continue it may actually help too. So you can find a calcium/magnesium supply at the store and you can find foods with extra of both of them in it. I get really bad cramps too, from endometriosis and after a while nothing helped, even vicodin extra strength. I got put on birth control and instead of having my period every month, it's every three, which is better for the body any. It really calmed down my cramps and they don't make me sick anymore. The headache is probably caused by the hormonal changes and hormone therapy (the pill) can often help with that too. Do you use a heating pad to help alleviate the cramps? That doesn't help when you are away from home, but it could help while you are at home. Also, a big help is lots of excersize every day of the month. Many women who are very active have slight cramps, if at all. Be sure to at least go for a long brisk walk even while you are on your period. I've found that helps too. It happens that I play Volleyball on Thursdays and since I take the pill, guess which day I start my period? ya, Wednesday or Thursday. But being active did help. I also played basketball and I'm not in very good shape, but just running up and down that court helped me a lot. Good luck to ya!

Eat bananas. Or you can lie a warm wash cloth on your stomach where it hurts. Try lying on your stomach on a cold flat surface. That sometimes helps me.
I hope this helps.