Menstrual cramps suck!

[hellokittycutie2003]

Uterus...y u no like me?! I'm tired of being abused and getting loaded on pills to ease the pain. I'm tired of feeling like my insides are about to fall out my vagina. I'm tired of my lower back aching. I'm tired of the weird achy pain in the back of my knees. I'm just damned tired bitch!

[adriarichards]

Thank you everyone for all your amazingly honest comments on this video. When I made it, I just wanted to express how I felt and how I thought other women experienced it. Your comments have been so refreshing! Here's to hoping your next menstrual cycle isn't so bad and keep the stories coming ^_^

[edog1955]

I am a massage therapist, and have had good success releaving cramps of my clients using accupressure/shiatsu on points along the inside of the legs. You can easily find them yourself just inside the tibia and tracing up. Blocked energy flow leads to a panful spot! Pressure there leads to balance. That said, I recommend experimenting with alternative therapies until you find something that works for YOU! Ibuprofin can be harsh on a body over time--even though it's over the counter medicine.

[ladymusiclover]

THE FIRST DAY IS THE WORST!! OH MAN.. =(

[mmmasful]

This helped me

[anluborja80]

i am on it right now and i have cramps since i was 11 or 12. i tried advil, tylenol, heating pads. I used to skipped school when i had it because is soooo bad. i get dizzy, tired, and couple of times fainted. I tried not take advil or ibuprofen anymore since I am 31 now, married and trying to conceive and taking painkiller pills drives my ovulation days crazy. I dont get my cycle on the same days because of it. my husband is soo sweet always taking care of me on my awful days like now.

[lilangel722]

trust me, i kno hown u feel. i get really sick, my cramps have a tendency to send me to the floor becuz the pain is jus dat bad. advil dusn't help, i miss school becuz of it sumtimes. Theyre horrible, thank God my bf holds my hand through the worst of it. and guys think that theyve got it bad.

[perlag956]

uhh i have really bads cramps nothing has ever helped. i have nausa, fatigue, the worst cramps, really heavy flow and everything bothers me. I've tried midol, pamprin, hot tea, heating pads but the pain is to much. the best thing i recommend is EXCEDRIN MENSTURAL COMPLETE and wait like about an hour it works! =)

[straightedgepeace]

I had bad cramps too. And sever acne. I went on birth control 2 years ago , i still get severly bloated and i get mild cramps and sharp pains in my uterus . My boy friend is so sweet and caring when it come to that time of the month. I agree with the whole drugs in body thing ! I only take my birth control.

[nikkisanchez25]

Ughh I'm on mine now and I can't sleep at all and I have class tomorrow! :( this pain is too much! And it sux even more cos I can't get away from guys i live with 6 of em and I'm the only girl! So uncomfortable!!

[adriarichards]

Love all your comments ladies (and gents!). I have to share that my cramps have been getting better over time but on that first day, I usually need to just stop what I'm doing and rest. I always take 4 ibuprofin (200mg x 4 = 800mg) and then repeat that 2-3 times a day

[doorwae101]

@adriarichards press on your kidney for about 30 secs... it should subside for a period of time.

[diva4211]

ive been on birth control for a year because i cant have periods on my own and my cramps are still really bad today i took alot of advil some ibuprofen and i used a heating pad im about to go take a hot shower and see if that helps i think sometimes if its that bad its going to suck no matter what i do

[CALICOTV301]

Yes. Menstrual cramps do suck! I'm a guy, and when my girls gets them, ARGHHHHHH! I try to stay out of her way. Any suggestions? What can I do to make menstrual cramps not suck as much...for me?

[diva4211]

@CALICOTV301

i ask my husband to rub my back and sometimes the heat of his body next to my back in bed helps soothe me too. heating pads are great too. good luck

[PinkPolkaify]

i hate PERIODS!

THINGS WE HAVE TO SUFFER CUZ OF IT:

painful cramps

acne

discomfort

constantly changing pads

not being able to walk or run right

so if your a guy and reading this.......I ADMIRE YOU!!!!!♥LUCKY♥

[Stuurminator]

Cramps suck, but they usually aren't agonizing. Really severe cramps may be signs of medical problems.

I'm not saying that's always the case, but whoever sees this comment: if your cramps are really, really awful, you may want to see a doctor for your own health.

[musikalfuss]

have you tried taking supplements such as zinc? That really helped me . I take them for about 5 days before my period now. I was like you and I thought I had tried eveeeeeeerything...

[cedarpointgurl89]

Birth Control never helped with my cramps at all. Im not happy with it

[Jofp26]

I didn't even read what everyone else wrote, but just from the start you had me in total shock and disbelief. You R Too Much, Hahaha. Not laughing at your pain at the time, but the honesty, the sincerity, boldness, and informative nature in which you was trying to tell about your pain and didn't want no one to go threw it. That's what I took from it, and the PSA to the guys that if they was with someone ( hahahha ) going threw the same thing respect and understand. Excuse the hahaha's, but it's

[Dare2beLIEve58]

lol!! "uterus I don't need your help! The blood can fall out on it's own!" I agree. :/ I'm on mine now. sheesh, I don't even think ima be able to go to my cousin's sweet sixteen today..

[LiveLaffLove1]

I want to just rip my uterus out of my body! I'm in SO much pain right now! I just overdosed on my boyfriend's Naproxin. I feel so much better :)

[klewis9995]

i fucking hate having period cramps,they hurt like hell.i have the cramps now a little.i wish period cramps never even exist.

[CorruptBeliefsDivine]

@bookwurmgurl7 I hate you..*cries*> :(

[CorruptBeliefsDivine]

my cramps feel like monsters ripping my guts appart....

[JennelleBelle]

The uterus contracting caused blood vessels to tighten which constricts oxygen to the muscle creating cramps. I have them now and they are so wicked my butt hurts looool....I'm confined to bed til the advil kicks in and I got shit to DO taday!!!!

[MaewynSilverfang]

I found an AMAZING solution for my excruciating cramps: omega-3 fish oil capsules, and vitamin B12 tablets. These two things have caused my excruciating cramps to all but disappear. If you have really bad cramps (dysmennorhea), it's caused by excessive inflammation of the uterus. Omega 3's are a natural anti-inflammatory and many women are deficient in them. When combined with B12, the relief is even greater. There was a Danish study done on this, Google it for more info on why this works.

[alphabetcookies]

im 13. and i got mine right after i turned 11. so yeah i was upset,

i never used to get cramps but now i do. and i wouldnt say their that bad.

but they are a little painful and annoyiong. i use tylonol. and it helps for a little while

[CZ303043]

i have all the symptoms u mentioned ive been taking ibuprofen which helps sometimes not all the time my doctor told me that my painful periods are being caused by my high hormones.women sometimes ignore their painful cramps and think its normal!!sometimes painful menstruation is caused by either Dysmenorrhea or endometriosis google and see if u have any of the symptoms and if u do make sure u make an appointment to the doctors to get checked..other reasons could be tumors or cysts on the uterus

[candy541]

my name is Andrea to and pernounced the same way! :) yes my cramps are terrible to but its only the first day or the second day and im always in school when it happens but idprofin helps me alot

[TrinneLovesAll13]

i HATE when guy's are like "is it that time of the month again?" when you're a little pissy. we have the right to be pissy, we are have cramps! PAIN! for days every month! f*ck off, having a d*ck doesn't hurt, how would you like to get kicked in the balls each day for a week every month.

[kiki595]

whered you get your kitttty? so cute!

[BlondeEyeCandy]

i understand how ALL of you feel!

sometimes i pass out, and throw up when i have really bad pain...

it's okay girls, we'll get through it - boys don't understand LOL

stick to advil and sleep , that would be my best advice!!

[Kiyosnumber1girl]

something that helps me is eating less and walking around, my periods only hurt for about a day, but the pain is exteme, i use alot of tampons the first day, I'm a heavy beeder, Its still hurts but walking around makes it hurt less, when i lay down, try to sleep,and dont walk, it just makes my belly hurt, I'll roll over and moan, i think pooping also helps, I'm not sure if thats right or not

[iluvlycheenuts]

i'm lying in bed with my heating pad now. *sigh*

thank God for Evening Primrose!

i sipped two glasses of raspberry tea

but, i don't think it's the right kind.

hope it works. if not, i have chamomile

w/lavender....*sigh* again!

i'm trying not to take meds

for the first time in my life.

[TrAcI419]

im going through it right now.i couldn't get any sleep last night because it hurts so bad! it seems like the only way it doesn't hurt is when i walk a lot before my period comes .

[crazysexiilove]

omg!!! i'm so happy I found this video!!!! Girls I feel your pain!!!!! I get the worst cramps ever, they are so bad that I end up falling asleep till 3 in the morning I lay for hours trying to end the pain but it never does till I fall asleep, sometimes i even punch my stomach beacuseit hurts so bad.

[blueshoes1927]

advil is my savior.

the first day is always so bad!!

My lower back hurts and keeps me up at night. gosh boys dont understand what it feels like to have blood rush out of your vagina!!!!!!!!

[sonwise79]

Things that have helped me are changing my diet before it comes, making sure i don't have too much food in my stomach, have a few colon cleanser pills the week before or if you're weary of that just soups and salads and lots of water. Seriously the water thing seems ridiculous and i still struggle with it but if your not drinking alot of water start trying to do this and see how you feel, two other big things are alot of magnesium and a multivitamin (up b6 and omega 3 intake)

[pinkysux]

lmaoooo

[g9nnar]

I am dying from these cramps seriously!! I go to bed late in the morning and wake up 3 hrs later because of the pain. My body and brain is tired, but the thing that keeps me up at night are those contractionss in my fucking uterus and a massive pain in my back and general uncomfterble.................F­UCK PERIODSSDS

[Satagz]

@g9nnar Cycles deplete all your energy. Usially around day three I am back to myself.

[kbgirl7]

Ohh lordd i feel your pain!

My cramps get so bad they make me miss school at least once every month, and to make it even worse, i throw up every time i eat something on the first day of my period! And then my dad is like "Ohhh it isnt that bad, stop complaining!" Ughh i haaaaaate my period!

[clarafromtoronto]

Or BUY a menstrual cup. Take my word for it, it is the BEST feminine hygine product in the world

Before you buy one, do some online research; for example visit the livejournal community.

Hope I helped :)

[rossilover08]

i have the worst cramps too. but stay away from chocolate (caffeine can make them worse) that and salt.

[myz313]

:( I feel your pain. What helps alleviate mine is using the BENGAY patches on my abdomin. Of course, I use tons of ibuprofen (which isn't good). But whenever I use that patch it just makes me feel better. Usually, I do half the normal amount of ibuprofen when I have those patches. I suggest it! Let me know if it works for you too!

[pepperjack13cracker]

god i know ur pain. im on my period now, 1st day too, always the worst and it just hurts sooo bad!!! :(

[christentze]

lol, i totally agree on the "Uterus! I don't need your help, okay?!"

well, i do need it's help but it doesn't have to be so mean and hurtful about it. lol. if i had a tub i would definitely sit in there for hours. that aching and churning feels horrible. i hate my period so much.

[nicolesamsonite]

i haaate it when i'm just sitting trying to relax from the pain and someone tells me to stop whining

[12blin]

oh my gosh! im from minneapolis too. i live in austin texas now. aww, i miss it. i like ur cat. but i am dying from pain right now..

[adriarichards]

Well, hello there!

I'll be in Austin next week for SXSW

[crpsaiyan]

Whenever I have really bad cramps, I usually get in bed with some hot tea. I've found that tea usually helps me out... particularly chamomile. Give it a whirl. It's much more natural than taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen. I take Tylenol on occasion, but not too much. I just don't want to turn into a medicine head.

[SuperDottiie]

thanks for this video .. i got cramps right now :(

[Yozi6414]

This made me smile because I go through the very same things. I guess as women we just have to deal with it. (lol)

[MsAps123]

Im very lucky in that respect......my periods last for only 3 and half days....and I have never got menstrual cramps though I still get moody and depressed but my mom and sisters have it really bad!

[rebecca8658403]

i get really really bad cramps to... one time i had to leave school early because i was in soooo much pain

[chocolatbuny]

I get BAD cramps, but when I started @ 11 & I had little to no pain then it escalated & by high school I would sit in the nurses office through lunch & some classes! It was bad, but this summer while sitting in a summer school class I got EXTREMELY nauseous, cramps, aches, uncomfort, bloating, constipation! all. Now that seems the norm. Ive been taking midol but ive actually been SAD since this change. I fear my period :( I affects my life!

Maybe its hormones my mom says its normal to get worse

[DeisyMaisy]

@chocolatbuny: i feel u i suffered everything tht u said xcept i got mines when i was 13 and it ddnt hurt.. then it streted hurting and by high schoool.. omg i had to stay home and suffer...

[sillybecca688]

OMGGGGGGG i GET SUCH BAD CRAMPS TOOO THEY HURT SO BAD.

[marinagipps]

Me too...go away cramps!

[xjoan0407x]

I've had the same experience ever since I was 12. I mean it would get so bad it almost feels like a early stage of labor. No exaggeration!(I have 2 children) So far what helped the most for me is 30min of cardio 3 times a week and this medication called naproxen sodium. Nothing else worked for me.

[krissytehpink]

thank you for sharing. i am of hte same opinion as you when it comes to living a healthy life style. i try to eat good food and drink lots of water but when it comes to "ladys days" i take birth control now and it has helped me so much with dealing with the stress of menstration, cos lets be honest its stress full. i dont need to take any other medication for pain. my moods are more stable now, which inturn makes dealing with having my period easier.

[myenmoni]

I get really bad cramps myself and it seems like nothing helps, I get hot flashes, sometimes vomiting and fatigue smh

[priscillajames]

i hav this same horrible problem and they only thing that  really helps me is drinking alot of water a few days b4 and limiting junk food and drinking alot of water in general ofcourse.

[DivineDimplez]

man, Im suffering today that's why I was online looking for help. I thought I was the only one who had bouts of nausea and cold and hot flashes! Glad to know I have some company out there with me. I pop like 2 Aleve pills every 2 hours at least and at times it helps but when the pain finally comes in, it's like a mac truck slamming you in the gut!! I hate how sick I get! Does anyone know any remedies that work for really bad cramps?

[invaderpink]

whooooo you mean cold/hot flashes are normal gooood i thought i had some sort of horrible diease

[DingleDog99]

Yea i h8 it too.. I threw up in the toilet.. :( I'm havingg it now and i have REALLY BAD stomach cramps they're killing me. I don't want to go to school tommorrow. :'(

[DingleDog99]

I'm going through my period right now!! X( I hate it! I have this horribe, horribe stomach cramp which made me throw up yesterday and i have to go to school tommorrow with it being all horrible (first time being in school with it, but not 1rst time having a period.) I also have realized i've been yelling more and i've gotten more horny, lol it's true. :(

[invaderpink]

ugh thats me right now!! i think im gonna cry!!

[lacongerasambera]

I have my period right now! My lower back hurtsSSSSSSs! my hip hurts !!!my leg muscles hurt!!!!!!!!!Yesterday I played soccer so im sore!!!!!!!!!Now im lying on my bed waiting for the lower back pain to go!!!!

[iloveterriers]

Mine are so bad that I have vomited before (sorry, gross but true); I have also gone into shock and almost passed out . Mine last like six days too and I have to take pills every day for at least five of seven days.

[lacongerasambera]

wow you really suffer bad.I meam I get them painful but not that painful!!!!!but at times my boy has hurt to the point like I was going t pass out!Ouch!!

[Shinoiscool]

I have the same problem :[[ i also get really bad heat flashes and then really cold and then get nauseated. :[[ nothing seem to work for me i've taken birth control. i had a lot of spotting throughout the whole month and i hated it. also it made me really irritated with everything and the doctor told me because my hormones are changing or something like that idk... but i didn't like taking birth control...

[Carrigon]

I've suffered with bad periods most of my life. They finally found uterine fibroids in me. I'm now on Trinessa birth control pills and hoping it will help. I've got my period at the end of this first pack and the cramps are severe. Hoping the next pack will stop the pain. I take Aleeve and Flexeril, but even that doesn't fully do it.

[magildeny]

@Carrigon Hi, I have sufferred all my life with severe cramps too. I too have fibroids. Can you tell me if any of the above RX/meds worked or if anything has worked for you?? Thank You soooo Much! I am at my wits end... I don't want to live like this anymore!!! thank you...

[kelsichelsi]

Yea i know i had to miss so many days of school too, and it sucks because i wake up sometimes and it feel like its gonna come on then it don't then i go to school the next day and have that heavy feeling and then OH BOY thats when the cramps start! and im sure yall already know the routine after that. Go home run to the bathroom and hop in the tub and turn on some hot water, take to asprins and pray to god the pain goes away.

[Mammasaymammasaw]

lol " Uterus! I don't need your help! The blood can just come out by its self!

[adanrom]

I cant fonction when I get my periode I get some kinda gastro with it. I thought it may be something im eating i may not be healty too much sugar cafein grease ect... but my doct says it.s normale gave me a prescription that is like a special advile. But i want to be healthy like 100 years ago if i would have been borne an inuit I WOULD BE DEAD OF CRAMPS. Fix me please!!

[moochieb1209]

these comments are like someone is reading my mind . i feel the exact same way every single month. I HATE U UTERUS ONE DAY I WILL GET MY REVENGE!!!!!!

[lacongerasambera]

hahahahahahahaha!!!!u funny!

[GOODGODWAT]

@moochieb1209 god i wish i could get revenge on my uterus

[bigbangtopfan]

i just have it right now..... and its killing me...

and i hate my dad and bruva for not understanding ..

they fink am fakin out....and always get on arguement...

period pain really sucks......

[furrybutt101]

I know, my pain hurts really bad...and the worst part is that i'm a swimmer...so i use tampons constantly..i don't have a choice...and i have it at the moment and i'm practically crying ): i hate suffering for this!

[OYLkaren2]

im on my period now. nd its the first day I FEEL HORRIBLE!!! is there like no way to stop this pain ;(

[flaredstar]

i had KILLER cramps this morning, them kind of cramps you wish someone would just kill you...arghhh...

[alala4]

ahh. i know exactly what you mean. I have them now :( I went to the doctor and got prescribed 800mg Ibuprofen. That was like 6 months ago, and the Ibuprofen isn't being as effective as it used to be. :( Cramps suck, and are so so so painful. I've missed an awful lot of school because of them. Or if i did go to school, I eventually went to the nurse and had to be sent home. I also vomit sometimes. i hate being on my period. :( I feel your pain!

[514ash]

mee too! i'm thinking of talking to my dr about birth control because she said that's the best solution for extremely bad cramps. im just scared what birth control does to your body, besides that..

[DevilButtKicker]

oh and I also heard and read that pickle juice is supposed to help with cramps.

[DevilButtKicker]

but anyway...so yeh so i went upstairs to lay down and was balistic praying to God to help me. Cause nothing had worked...and i was pissed...to say the least...well usually with me my cramps subside gradually...and then are gone. Well in this case after praying to Jesus pleading and carrying on...they were gone instantly. i mean not gradually but like one minute they were there...the next completely gone. So I thank Jesus for that.

[krystenleteciac]

LOL its so crazy! i did/do the same thing. i keel over and just cry for Jesus & these last couple times, i guess he was i was about to self destruct.

i was on the shot and it was great... now that im off.... :/

[DevilButtKicker]

one time i had horrendous cramps, sobbing my eyes out, I even hit myself to try to eleviate the pain...put it some place else...I took like aspirin 2 of em like an hour before and they didnt even work! i took like a total of 8 and still nothing! Well I tried hot water bottle, um walking, massaging the area, etc. tried evrything i could think of. I kept crying literally out to Jesus to help me. I wanted to rip my uterus out. Shoot, that pry would havent hurt as much as..but...

[sexijules46]

I hate periods. =( i get like these cramps that feel like someone is honest to god putting a vice on my uterus. plus my flow is so damn heavy. I swear, I'm going to a doctor next time. no more! ive overdosed on asprin, missed many days of school, and thrown up. NO MORE! Someday, uterus, I will stick my hand up there and rip you out. nj.

[DevilButtKicker]

yes you should go see a Dr...seriously...with the nausea and all that.

[xgpigfreakygeekx]

Cramps really do suck. I have them right now. I think it is the most painful thing I have experienced.

[HypnoticLies]

I know your pain! I have seriously horrorible cramps right now and I get my period every two weeks, which sucks. I'm too afraid to go on birth control and I don't know what to do either. I usually take Midol but It doesn't help much for me...Sometimes my cramps are so bad I can't even walk right. I've tried streching and that helps a little bit, but I think I'll stick with the heatpad, lol.

[ZodBodVids]

have you tried combining naproxyn with ibuprofen i know the exact period pains you are talking about. Like you have had them my whole life! :( But medication like this along with hot water bottle do help. Recently i heard that the raw food diet can also help alleviate painful cramps.?!

[DarkLadyJade]

I take Midol Extended Relief, but I overdose on it practically every month, which messes up my stomach. Nothing else works, and like you I'm not keen on all those medications. I wish I could just take a vacuum hose and shove it up there and suck it all out and be done with it.

[alala4]

I wish there was some sort of medical tool that can do that.. *sigh*

[ohsuckitup2]

omg i can relate.

when i have cramps you do not wanna mess with me.

i have nausea,PMS and bloating with mine. blah.

thanks for making this vid cuz when im on "it" i feel like im the only one lol.

(=

[delkolver2]

gosh I know!!I take 2 ibuprofins if I still have them 1 more and a few hours later I take 2 more its been helping me alot..I get them bad too,I've puked,had near fainting feelings,weak in the legs,tired and I've had it so bad one day I was in the shower bawling,I couldnt stand the pain was that bad!!ugh so I know how you feel!!and of course puked almost on a floor in a store!!I ran to the bath room and puked all the the toilet (I cleaned it up of course lol)

[CBoyd101]

im the same way.... i hate this, there has to be some way to make this stop. its starting to affect my mental wellbeing. just the FEAR itself. that its coming...like, im tired of this.