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writes: What do I do for cramps besides taking pain medications and using a heat pad? My period comes tomorrow and I can already tell the cramps will be bad.Also I dont have time in between classes to change my tampon and most of my teachers dont let us go to the bathroom in class untill the end of class. I leak a lot so what do I do and how do I get time to change it?
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 December 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionGreat suggestions thank you and I will try them.
quiet-echo thank you for the moon cup suggestion, a question: you dont put the hole thing in just the skinny part but where does the cup thing go and how does it capture all the flow if you dont wear it? I have never seen those before and they look helpful with the heaviness.
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reader, dorothy2342  +, writes (9 December 2009):
 I suggest you wear a sanitary napkin aloung with the tampon for protection. I found these suggestions on the internet.
1.OTC pain relievers such as ibuprofen or naproxen used around the clock at the first sign of your period helps to reduce the severity of cramps in many women by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins.
2.Regular exercise such as walking helps to prevent or at least reduce the severity of menstrual cramps for some women.
3.Oral contraceptives may effectively reduce or eliminate menstrual cramps for some women; however you should consider the side effects of oral contraceptives before using them to prevent cramps.
4.Zinc, calcium, and B vitamins obtained in food and supplements have been found to reduce cramps, bloating and other symptoms.
5.Herbal remedies such as Viburnum prunifolium, Scutellaria spp., and Cimicifuga raemosa have an antispasmodic effect that may reduce some menstrual cramps.
6.A warm bath filled with aromatherapy or a heating pad on your lower abdomen and back is often helpful for relieving menstrual cramping.
Hope they help. I am thankful I don't have to mess with periods any more. Good Luck
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reader, MonksDaBomb +, writes (9 December 2009):
 Not too long ago, I finally went on the pill after several horrible months of pain and torture. Four months later, I talked to my doc about something that didn't sound right and she told me the pill wasn't strong enough and I am now starting a new set. So always communicate with your doc if you are on the pill - you may need to get a higher dosage or something.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionHaha yeah the toothbrush. Yeah I am switching pills in like 5 days. Great advice I will be schedualing an appointment probably next month.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): Ah, the old toothbrush trick, I don't know I still think you should go back to your doctor and tell him how often you have to change your tampons, just to be sure, there may be a pill that does a better job of helping you out, and I think you need the anti inflammatories to help you out. It is your responsibility really to follow up with your doctor, I mean he or she doesn't know if what they gave you for a pill is strong enough or works well enough unless you complain.....OK?
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you rythmandblues2! Yeah I am on the pill so that helps a little.
Orgasms do help but I cant do it anytime soon because my dad's girlfriend is here and I dont want her to here me since I use a vibrating toothbrush?
Yeah they do sound a bit messy.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): Then I don't think the orgasm solution is going to help you and you probably need to see your doctor, that is a really heavy flow and he may want to put you on the pill to lighten it and alleviate some of your cramping.
I have never heard of that cup thing, but I don't think I would like it, sounds really messy and it leaks....so....?
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionWoops spelled tampon wrong sorry.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you for the posts!Where would I find the moon cup or the keeper and what is it?As for my flow yes its heavy and I have to change my tammpon every 30 mins or more but only for the first 2 or 3 days. Cramps are not bad enough that they interfere with my life but bad enough to send me in fetal position and crying with chills.Again thank you for the advice.
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reader, person12345 +, writes (8 December 2009):
 I agree about the orgasm. That should take care of those cramps! If you're just in too much pain to have one, try doing pilates/yoga. I agree though with the other poster, if you're bleeding as much as you say you are and in so much pain it interferes with your life, you NEED to see a gyno. Something could be wrong and you don't want to be messing with those organs.
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reader, MonksDaBomb +, writes (8 December 2009):
While I've never tried it myself, I hear yoga and exercising in general works.
If you wear a school uniform and it's light in color, wear shorts or something underneath. If you just wear normal clothes, obviously wear something dark. That's what I always did and it always gave me peace of mind.
And seriously, what kind of school has teachers that don't allow students to use the bathroom?? When you gotta go, you gotta go!
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 December 2009): Well it is too late for this therapy, but for your next period do this.
When your body prepares for your period about a week or week and a half before you have a certain hormone that gets your uterus ready to start sloughing and this hormone sets up an inflammatory response which is responsible for the pain of cramping. In order to stop the pain from this process you need to start taking antiinflammatory drugs a week and a half before you know you will start your period so the medicine has time to build up in your system and stop the inflammatory part of the process.
Over the counter drugs that you can take are ALLEVE or ADVIL, but you can get a stronger NSAID drug from you doctor if the pain is pretty bad and these don't do the trick.
As far as wearing a tampon and having it leak, you really shouldn't wear it for more than two hours as it has been shown not changing it could lead to a dangerous condition called toxic shock syndrome, that is recommended anyway to change it that often and never sleep with a tampon, but use a pad instead. Your only solution here is to wear a pad to class if you can't get to the bathroom, they make some thin ones now that do the job and don't leak.
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reader, Tisha-1 +, writes (8 December 2009):
 Start your pain meds NOW, don't wait until tomorrow. Get the heating pad on too. If you can exercise tonight, do it, if there's a treadmill or stairclimber or exercycle in your home or gym--exercise helps lessen the cramps.
As far as leaking, if the flow's that heavy, wear a tampon AND a pad, both in super absorbancy. If you leak through those in a class, you need to see your GYN, as that's way too much.
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