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So, it's that time of month and you've got menstrual cramps. My name is Beverly Bitterman,
ARNP, Health and Wellness Consultant and I'm here to talk to you about some tips and strategies
to ease that pain. One of the first things that I recommend for menstrual cramps is heat,
heat on your abdomen. You might find that a heating pad is your friend at that time
of the month. And, you might want to just put the heating pad on for a few minutes,
maybe ten or fifteen minutes, a few different times a day. You may find that heating pad
at night is helpful, however we do not recommend sleeping with the heating pad on. You can
turn it on, get it warm, go to bed, put the heating pad on, and then turn the heating
pad off before you fall asleep so that you don't have it on all night long, cause that's
not a good thing. The other thing about menstrual cramps is to drink plenty of fluids. You want
to kind of ease your body of that bloating so, herbal teas are a good idea. Sometimes
you can even do something like put a little ginger in some hot water and let that steep
for three or four minutes and then drink that to make yourself feel better. If those things
aren't enough then you may find that you want to go to an over the counter remedy, some
kind of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, probably works best. Something like an Aleve
or an Advil generic varieties are just fine, take them according to the package directions.
I recommend that you not take them more than about three days in a row. If you find that
you need more than that, and you need that every month, then have a conversation with
your gynecologist about, about that and make sure that they don't need to do any testing
for any other conditions or contributors to that menstrual cramp pain. However, in the
future if you want to do some things to help prevent it on a holistic level, make sure
you do sort of a health check on yourself. People that exercise regularly, that eat healthy
diets, that maintain a good body weight, often find that they experience less menstrual pain
than those who perhaps don't take quite as good care of themselves. Again, this is Beverly
Bitterman, Health and Wellness Consultant and I wish you good health and a pain free
period.