I went to my doctor, and I was told I didn't have endometriosis or any other serious disease, just a mild dysmenorrhea. My period's time is regular, but sometimes it's very very painful and other times it goes on smoothly without even a bother. Recently I have been struck by nausea and headaches so strong I can't perform my everyday life and have a very upset stomach for the rest of the week. As I said before, this is very irregular, depending mostly on my emotional state (stress, tired, sad) and started taking homeotherapy and it is making the symptoms less strong, but I wander if there is some kind of thing I'm doing wrong, maybe my diet, or I need to take other medicines or teas. I was taking Prexige (things like advil, buscopan or aspirine don't work anymore with me) , but I quit because it was really affecting my motor and speech abilities to point where I didn't want to drive and do other things. I read that prostaglandines are the ones that cause the cramps. Prostaglandins are only one of the chemicals that cause uterine contractions. Cramps are painful, no doubt, but that's how your body expels the blood and tissue that your body sheds during your period. I can give you a few tips on how to help the cramps, though.
Semen contains prostaglandins, so you can try avoiding sex - vaginal and swallowing semen- before and during your period. You could try masturbation if you'd like to have some pleasure, although orgasms increase your body's level of oxytocin, which also causes contractions. You can try it to see what happens.
Nipple stimulation can also cause uterine contractions. Your body produces oxytocin (the hormone that causes contractions during labor) when your nipples are stimulated.
Has your doctor suggested any hormonal birth control methods? Some of them have been shown to help with menstrual cramps. I've heard that Celebrex and other similar medications can help with cramps, too. Have you tried this? http://www.pfizer.com.au/Products/Ponsta...
I'm not sure what it's called outside Australia but the active ingredient if mefenamic acid so you could look for that. It's specifically designed to stop production of prostaglandins and thus reduce the pain.
Another good pain killer which you might not have tried is Naproxen.
Sorry that's all I can suggest, might not work if your pain is really bad, but I know it's effective for a lot of women. |
