How bad is your period cramp and how do you deal with it?

I don't have cramps I do however have a big problem with my period

sometimes when I have cramps tho my leg also hurts it's weird

I get sick too Ç_Ç

Cramps 7/10 attitude 20/10 and yes I am on that bitch right now. Just logged in to bitch and this was the first thing I saw

8/10 the first two days, 2/10 or nothing for every other day

I just take painkillers

It's as Bad as u's +dépression and anxiety

The first two days cramps are the worst for me. By 3-4th day they’re manageable and I usually don’t need to take anything. Gone by the 5th.

However I also get sick (throwing up) the first day. Unless I have to go to work which is hell, I’m usually in bed all day.

Mine used to be a solid 10/10 sometimes forcing me to skip school but thankfully I found a birth control that has done absolute wonders. It's only a mild inconvenience now that instead of lasting 12-14 days is more like 3 I highly recommend trying to find one that works for you and talk to your gyn about the possibility of endometriosis or pcos

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I agree with this. Hormonal bc pills/iud help a lot of people. It's possible it may help you if you can find something that works with your body. Even non-hormonal copper iud may help

And it can definitely take a while too! The first one I tried was too strong and ended up causing heart palpitations then the 2nd did absolutely nothing. Third time was a charm

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I should probably switch up my gyn, last time I saw her in person she prude shamed me and basically said she doesnt believe me

BC pills make me really moody and I cant do normal work, not sure about IUD.

Yeah you should definitely try to switch! Doesn't sound like a very nice person at all

When I was a little younger I used to get sick to the point of throwing up and I would get bad cramps. But now I just get cramps on the first day then the second it would be heavy and then it’s gone. It doesn’t last very long now.

0/10 ... even your "1 out of 10" is to high

nothing really bad. Anytime i have had too many sugary things i just have a small stomach ache the first two days. How i deal with it? I just hope it goes away

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have u seen a doc for it?

I went to doctor and did tests but nothing that could be fixed

OMG same here... I went to 3 different doctors but nothing could be fixed! I take meds to control the days to at least be aware of the days of pure suffering

Im usually in pain for the first 2days which I would describe as three out of ten in terms of pain. On the second day it's usually a one . I just take a pill if I really need it and I actually prefer to work when I'm on my period cause I get too distracted to notice any pain. In terms of flow it's pretty moderate I just have pads.

horrendous. I actually can't handle it without meds because the pain will make me vomit and get weak. It's honestly a hysterical affair for me half the time.

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Throwing up is the worst part

one time I had to run out of a meeting to the bathroom

I have! I also showed the results to my mom who is a doc

Yeah throwing up is the worst. I know I’ve had times where I’ve just made it to the bathroom.

I haven't had periods for four years as I'm fully menopausal. I did suffer cramps quite badly when I was younger and actually passed out in class with them once. I just used to take it easy as they could have me bed ridden. I also tried to keep the sugar down as that could aggravate them. I'm glad they're a distant memory for me now.

Pretty bad apparently. Even the pain of shattering my elbow into so many pieces that it took a 5 hour surgery to put it back together didn't come close to what I experience during my period.

I've never had period cramps but for some reason I always get these horrendous back pains when it's that time of the month

9/10

it's not that bad, I think 7, I drink a lot of water and it gets better

When I was younger my periods were really really bad and irregular, but birth control helped with that.

Now there's 1 or 2 days where the cramps are pretty strong but I take painkillers and it helps a lot. My mood is still highly affected though, I get more sensitive in the couple days prior.

0/10 I've never had cramps *knock on wood*

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I wouldn't say it's as bad as yours, but I had bad cramps and very heavy flow due to fibroids. BC pills helped for a while and then I got my fibroid dealt with through embolization. I had a couple friends who had endometriosis. One had surgery.

surgery is on the table for me after i finish accutane ahhh

11/10.

it was the reason i missed school so many days when i was younger etc.

got diagnosed with endo almost three years ago.

now i'm on continuous birth control, i never stop taking it.

it helps but i still have the other side affects of the period, it sucks.

10/10

extreme cramps to the point that i throw up multiple times 🙃