MrsSantaClaus
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posted on May 15, 2001 08:01:54 PM
My ten-year-old daughter is just starting with cramps, etc ....
Does anyone have any ideas on how to alleviate them? Poor thing to be starting at such a young age.
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MouseSlayer
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posted on May 15, 2001 08:14:16 PM
Oh your poor daughter!  I've had horrible cramps forever. My latest doctor said to take 800mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours. Start taking them as soon as they start or even a day or 2 before if you know when they'll come, not when they get bad, by then it's too late. That way the meds are in your system and can block them. There's something in ibuprofen that blocks a chemical that causes the cramps. I must say it's been helping me greatly, but only if I start taking it right away and don't wait!
*edited to add a heating pad can help too. Good luck!
~^~  Hippy wannabe  ~^~
[ edited by MouseSlayer on May 15, 2001 08:15 PM ]
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gravid
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posted on May 15, 2001 08:50:07 PM
My Mom was always miserable and would use a little pot in her food instead of smoking it.
Of course Social Services would crucify you for giving it to a kid today, but it used to be a common household treatment for colds amd flu also in early America before it was proclaimed killer weed.
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kraftdinner
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posted on May 15, 2001 09:08:32 PM
The last time pot was legal was back in the 1700's. How old is your mom gravid?
MrsSanta.....I agree that a heating pad is the best! Hope she feel better soon. 
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donny
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posted on May 15, 2001 09:19:06 PM
No joke, I read, back in the 70's, in Good Housekeeping, of all places, that marijuana was very effective in relieving menstrual cramping.
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gravid
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posted on May 15, 2001 09:54:46 PM
My Mom was not one to pay any attention to a silly law that worked to her harm when her actions did not hurt others. I never knew her to even get a traffic ticket - which is a lot better that me. But she carried a snub nosed .38 every night when she came home from work at the airport at 2:00 in the morning, which was also illegal in Ohio, but she would have not made it home one night without it.
Just in case you are wondering I don't have any pot here and have not even seen any in years. But if I thought I needed it for an illness I would not hesitate to buy some. Although with my current condo neighbor I could just open the window and take a few deep breaths.
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Femme
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posted on May 16, 2001 05:01:55 AM
A few remedies from Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide.
Cramps can be relieved by a nonprescription painkiller such as aspirin or ibuprofen.
To reduce premenstrual symptoms the week before your period:
- Limit your intake of salty and sweet foods.
- Reduce your intake of caffeine-containing drinks and chocolate.
-Exercise to improve circulation and general well-being.
To reduce the discomfort of menstrual cramps:
- Keep warm. Place a heating pad or hot water bottle over your abdomen, sip warm liquids, and take hot baths.
- Elevate your legs slightly (over a pillow) while lying down.
- Lie on one side in a fetal position with your knees bent.
- Get a massage or back rub.
- Eat light, frequent meals.
- Relax with meditation or slow, conscious breathing.
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sadie999
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posted on May 16, 2001 06:02:57 AM
Orgasms help also, but not for 10 yr olds.
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gravid
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posted on May 16, 2001 06:37:57 AM
It did not help HER but my Dad and I found it very smart to be out of the house and away when Mom was having cramps or trying to quit smoking. We would go fishing and neither one of us liked fishing but it was an acceptable excuse to be gone.
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cyanide
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posted on May 16, 2001 07:04:35 AM
I also get extremely bad cramps. The only thing you have to watch out for using Ibuprofen is that it iritates the stomach lining. Always that it after a meal. I take the high doses of Ibu., and it does work after awhile or at least it dulls the sharpest painful cramps. Now I know this sounds strange but sometimes I take the pill form of Nyquil. It relaxes muscles and also soothes my stomach if it is irritated by the Ibuprofen. Actually, Nyquil works better for me than the meds the doctor prescibes me when I get ulcer attacks. (well the doctors assume its ulcers after many tests that come up normal, but I had ulcers in the past and it never felt like that).
Nyquil, its not just for colds and flu anymore 
cyanide3 on Ebay
[ edited by cyanide on May 16, 2001 07:06 AM ]
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sugar2912
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posted on May 16, 2001 07:52:10 AM
Femme wrote:
To reduce premenstrual symptoms the week before your period:
- Limit your intake of salty and sweet foods.
- Reduce your intake of caffeine-containing drinks and chocolate.
-Exercise to improve circulation and general well-being.
Items one and two were obviously written by a man. Item three does work.
No CHOCOLATE???? I would die! (and so would my DH.)
I have found Midol PMS to work pretty well.
I used to like the pot option waaay back in the 70's myself. It really does help.
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zilvy
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posted on May 16, 2001 07:57:01 AM
I wish I could be more specific, but perhaps this will trigger someones memory that is better than mine. I recall reading about a series of stretching excercises (mild) that helped to alleviate the cramps. They were to be done a few days prior and during the cycle.
Does anyone remember this?
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Femme
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posted on May 16, 2001 09:40:38 AM
LOL sadie
That was on the list, as was avoiding alcohol.
Didn't want to be accused of corrupting a minor.
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enCHAnTed
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posted on May 16, 2001 10:00:26 AM
LOL gravid, I like your solution. Please contact the men in my life, the blessed peace and solitude would be wonderful at that time.
On a more serious note, I find extra calcium and magnesium mineral supplements extremely helpful in preventing cramps and other problems.
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RainyBear
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posted on May 16, 2001 10:07:36 AM
I used to get horrible cramps -- so bad that if I didn't take medication I'd become lightheaded and see stars. I almost passed out once in school from the pain. After that I made sure I had ibuprofen with me at all times, and I'd take it as soon as I had a hint of cramps coming on.
Using a heating pad also helped.
Now I'm on the pill and I don't have cramps anymore. No ibuprofen, no heating pad, no chocolate avoidance, nuthin'.
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dejavu
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posted on May 16, 2001 01:10:29 PM
All of you can pretty quickly alleviate cramps by taking 1500 mg of calcium along w/ 500 mg of magnesium daily. There are supplements geared to this combination and ratio. After a month of supplemental cal/mag, her/ your cramps should be remarkably reduced. In the meantime ibuprophen as needed with food.
It works, try it.
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spazmodeus
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posted on May 16, 2001 01:27:02 PM
I'm not too sure about alleviating cramps once you have them, but to prevent getting them in the first place you should wait at least half an hour after you eat before you go swimming.
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gravid
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posted on May 16, 2001 01:38:41 PM
spaz - Like the Taliban keep that up and you will find out you can't afford to make half the human race mad at you. Those jerks have to go to sleep sometime - a little sisterly gossip to set a date and they could frost their cookies real final like.
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spazmodeus
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posted on May 16, 2001 01:52:38 PM
huh?
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gravid
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posted on May 16, 2001 03:57:22 PM
Sorry - I was trying to say it's usually not appreciated to make light this discomfort. We had a male Principal in High School that acted as if the girls were a bunch of whinners if they felt bad. How could he judge since he could never experience it? Of course he was a jerk other ways also.
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angel4u
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posted on May 16, 2001 06:52:42 PM
A hearty vote for the magnesium/calcium combo. I used to wake up 3 or 4 nights a week with leg cramps. I've been taking the mag/cal supplement for 2 months now and haven't had a cramp since. Worked immediately.
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keciaarm
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posted on May 16, 2001 08:59:07 PM
Birth control pills can really help too.
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MouseSlayer
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posted on May 16, 2001 10:42:15 PM
Zilvy, if I remember right, one of them was to stand about 2 feet from a wall, facing it. Slowly arch the back to push the pelvis towards the wall. That one does help too.
~^~ Hippy wannabe ~^~
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