Severe menstrual cramps

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My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe menstrual cramps. She said

they just hit her about 4pm and she couldn't stop crying. They were so

bad I took her to the hospital. The doctor gave her 2 percoset at 5:45pm.

He said they would take effect within 30 minutes. He sent us home. 2

hours later they still hadn't taken effect. I called the hospital and the

nurse on call looked at her chart and said I could give her 3 ibuprofen.

She took those and threw them up within 5 minutes. She waited about 10

minutes and asked if she could take them again and I said " yes " . She did,

at 8:00pm. They should have taken effect within 20 to 30 minutes and they

haven't. She's pacing the floor and almost in tears from the pain and I

don't know what to do. She's also tried sitting in a warm-water bath,

that didn't help either.

 

Does anyone know if there are any essential oils that could help her. I

have quite a few but I don't know which ones to use for this type of

severe pain. :-(

 

If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it. It's so hard to see her

in pain. She is my daughter that can bear a lot of pain with minor

complaint and this is tearing her (and me) up.

 

Regina Taylor

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My advice would be to take her back to the hospital. She may have a cyst or

something else they didn't check for. Cramps should not be that severe for that

long, especially after so much medication. They can at lease give her something

to relax and monitor her at the hospital. She also may have a blockage in her

tubes, like a blot clot or something.

Sindy

Ps please be sure to check back in and let us know how shes doing.

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Severe menstrual cramps

 

 

My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe menstrual cramps.

 

 

[Guest guest]

I didnt' think to mention it, but when I was 16 I was having my period or near

the end of it can't remember and had severe cramps, so had to go to the dr's

office. My GM's old army dr took one look at me and said appendix~ 12 hours

later I was in surgery. But they have to give me demoral (sp) all day before

that so I could relax cause my cramps were so bad~

Sindy

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Severe menstrual cramps

 

 

My advice would be to take her back to the hospital.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Cindy, I never had menstrual cramps but my oldest had

server cramps. It was something serious and I want

share what it was because your daughter is very young.

My advice take her to a Female doctor who specialist

in adnormalties in female problems.

Keep us posted..

Janis

 

--- sindy anderson <sssoap wrote:

 

> I didnt' think to mention it, but when I was 16 I

> was having my period or near the end of it can't

> remember and had severe cramps, so had to go to the

> dr's office. My GM's old army dr took one look at

> me and said appendix~ 12 hours later I was in

> surgery. But they have to give me demoral (sp) all

> day before that so I could relax cause my cramps

> were so bad~

> Sindy

> -

> Severe menstrual cramps

>

>

> My advice would be to take her back to the

> hospital.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

 

 

 

 

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, taylor@a... wrote:

> My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe menstrual cramps. She

said

> they just hit her about 4pm and she couldn't stop crying.

 

I have had severe cramping all of my life with my period. It began

when I was 10 years old. My period started and I had vomiting and

cramps and my mother thought I had food poisoning because we were on

vacation at the time. From then on, I would have cramping, diarrea

and vomiting and severe bleeding every month. The Drs. kept telling

me this was normal and I kept telling them they were full

of ......well, you get the idea. The Drs solution to all this was

to stop my periods chemically. I think they were just trying to

shut me up! ;-) I am now 45 and have finally figured out to trust my

instincts where the Drs. were concerned. I started exploring

natural alternatives and here is what I have found.

 

I gradually stopped all synthetic drugs and hormones. I started

taking Dong Quai and Chaste Tree Berry. I take them every day to

keep my hormones balanced. If I start to feel any cramping at all I

take Cramp Bark in tincture form and all cramps are gone within 1/2

hour.

 

By all means, you should have your dtr. checked with ultrasound to

make sure that there are no cysts or abnormalities, but if the Dr.s

start giving you the line that she is " normal " and that they want to

put her on birth control or other synthetics, I would urge you to

try the herbals first. Try to find a naturopath in your area that

specializes in woman's issues.

 

I wish you luck! I suffered with this for years and years and only

just now as I am getting ready for menopause did I finally find

something that works for me!!!! Hopefully your dtr will not have to

suffer that long!

 

Elaine

[Guest guest]

If going to a Doctor go to a female specialist.Very

important.I went to my family dr. for years until

someone recomended I see a specialist.The differance

was amazing.Ravenstone

 

--- Elaine <horseaholic wrote:

 

> , taylor@a...

> wrote:

> > My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe

> menstrual cramps. She

> said

> > they just hit her about 4pm and she couldn't stop

> crying.

>

> I have had severe cramping all of my life with my

> period. It began

> when I was 10 years old. My period started and I

> had vomiting and

> cramps and my mother thought I had food poisoning

> because we were on

> vacation at the time. From then on, I would have

> cramping, diarrea

> and vomiting and severe bleeding every month. The

> Drs. kept telling

> me this was normal and I kept telling them they were

> full

> of ......well, you get the idea. The Drs solution

> to all this was

> to stop my periods chemically. I think they were

> just trying to

> shut me up! ;-) I am now 45 and have finally figured

> out to trust my

> instincts where the Drs. were concerned. I started

> exploring

> natural alternatives and here is what I have found.

>

> I gradually stopped all synthetic drugs and

> hormones. I started

> taking Dong Quai and Chaste Tree Berry. I take them

> every day to

> keep my hormones balanced. If I start to feel any

> cramping at all I

> take Cramp Bark in tincture form and all cramps are

> gone within 1/2

> hour.

>

> By all means, you should have your dtr. checked with

> ultrasound to

> make sure that there are no cysts or abnormalities,

> but if the Dr.s

> start giving you the line that she is " normal " and

> that they want to

> put her on birth control or other synthetics, I

> would urge you to

> try the herbals first. Try to find a naturopath in

> your area that

> specializes in woman's issues.

>

> I wish you luck! I suffered with this for years and

> years and only

> just now as I am getting ready for menopause did I

> finally find

> something that works for me!!!! Hopefully your dtr

> will not have to

> suffer that long!

>

> Elaine

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

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co-moderator of scififanmoms

 

 

 

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So sorry about your daughter's sever pain. Once you deal with this acute issue,

please look into the herb Vitex agnus-castus. Many women use this herb to

regulate their menses and ease severe systems of PMS. But that's after this

situation is deal with. Any questions on Vitex, email me. Ellen Zimmermann

Good luck.

 

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taylor

 

My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe menstrual cramps. She said

they just hit her about 4pm and she couldn't stop crying. They were so

bad I took her to the hospital. The doctor gave her 2 percoset at 5:45pm.

He said they would take effect within 30 minutes. He sent us home. 2

hours later they still hadn't taken effect. I called the hospital and the

nurse on call looked at her chart and said I could give her 3 ibuprofen.

She took those and threw them up within 5 minutes. She waited about 10

minutes and asked if she could take them again and I said " yes " . She did,

at 8:00pm. They should have taken effect within 20 to 30 minutes and they

haven't. She's pacing the floor and almost in tears from the pain and I

don't know what to do. She's also tried sitting in a warm-water bath,

that didn't help either.

 

Does anyone know if there are any essential oils that could help her. I

have quite a few but I don't know which ones to use for this type of

severe pain. :-(

 

If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it. It's so hard to see her

in pain. She is my daughter that can bear a lot of pain with minor

complaint and this is tearing her (and me) up.

 

Regina Taylor

[Guest guest]

I agree with a lot of the other messages, take her to a OB/GYN and have her

checked. She might have endometriosis. The main symptom of endometriosis is

painful cramps. Early treatment is vital if you want to have children later on.

I have a sister and a daughter with this. By the time my sister was diagnosed

with it the damage was so severe she couldn't have children. My oldest daughter

has it and has been on medication and had surgeries to remove scar tissue since

she was a junior in high school. Only a specialist can diagnose it.

 

Good luck and I hope your daughter feels better and doesn't have endometriosis

but knowing what is wrong is half of the battle.

 

Jo Ann Nourse

 

taylor wrote:

My 15 yo daughter is suffering from severe menstrual cramps. She said

they just hit her about 4pm and she couldn't stop crying. They were so

bad I took her to the hospital. The doctor gave her 2 percoset at 5:45pm.

He said they would take effect within 30 minutes. He sent us home. 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My daughters have severe menstrual cramps; I have had excellent success for them

with Wild Yam Cream (10%), which you can find at a health food store. In that

cream, I put about 15 drops of clary sage, and mixed well. The girls told me

that it worked for them within 15 minutes.

 

Hope it helps.

 

Barb

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb:

Do you just apply this to their abdomen ? I have a granddaughter that could

use something for hers too.

Thank you,

Jenn in Oregon

http://www.bellamiaskin.com

We love herbs !!!!!

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" Barb Jenson " <ravensara

 

Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:53 AM

Re: Severe menstrual cramps

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Maybe you should look at her diet first. Is she eating too much salt or

caffeine? Both can make menstrual cramps unbearable. I cut back on salt and

caffeine and no longer have cramping problems. My dr. wanted to send me in for

all sorts of tests for fibroids and to see if I had endometriosis. I saw

something on the VIEW and they said to stay away from caffeine and salt to

reduce the cramping and bleeding. It worked for me.

Veronica Davidson

http://www.veronicaslavishlathers.com

http://www.friendswithms.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

My friend suffers from severe menstrual cramps and she has had amazing success

by taking a motherwort tincture. As far as essential oils go, I use chamomile,

ginger, cypress, and juniper. It's a terrible thing to experience - I hope that

you find something that works well for your daughter.

 

Jessica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My mother has had sever cramps with severe bleeding all her life, has been to 48

doctors in 38 years (her reproductive life) and no one has been able to explain

it to her. I had very similar monthlys until I had my daughter. Doctors told

me to buck up and get over it. Some docs even specialists will ignore you. Had

one ER doc say I was crazy and wanted to be put in for miscarrage at 13. I was

a virgin. Can't always trust doctors but I do so very much hope you can get

help for your daughter. I sent a private messag on what I used to do for my

cramps.

 

Maybe if you can find a female doctor it will help. We are only now seeing

women doctors here for things other than child birth.

 

Kathy

 

 

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Try Reflexology. It works for labor pains!

 

Sit across from her, and cup both her heels in your hands.

Your middle fingers will almost naturally rest in the

centre of the inner heel. This is the reflex to the uterus.

Just hold with fairly firm pressure.

If you don't have the right spot feel around a bit.

 

For a reflex map see here:

http://uk.dk.com/static/cs/uk/11/features/reflexology/extract.html

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey folks,

 

>Maybe you should look at her diet first.

 

At school, I was interested to watch a few women decide to get off

pain killers and get to nearly pain-free menstruation. The

whole-foods, mostly vegetarian, diet was a big part of that. They

also love Butch's Vitex oil ;-)

 

Our book, Healing With Whole Foods, has a lot of info... here's a bit:

 

Avoid: alcohol, tobacco, coffee, cold-temp foods, refined sugar,

hydrogenated fats (shortening and most margarines), polyunsaturated

cooking oils, over-consumption of fruit and/or raw food, commercial

red meats and poultry (residues of steroids composed of female sex

hormones can interfere with human menstruation)

 

Emphasize: filtered water (to avoid fluoride & chlorine especially),

asparagus, and sufficient nutrients via legumes, vegetables, whole

grains.

 

It says cramping and pain can be associated with excess arachidonic

acid and PGE2, which are usually overabundant in those with a history

of heavy meat-eating. Cutting back and adding chlorophyll rich foods

like chlorella or wheat/barley grass, and/or flax seed or

clod-pressed flax oil, as well as a GLA supplement such as evening

primose oil, black currant oil, borage oil, etc can help.

 

It also goes over the Chinese Mixture of Four Herbs: 3 parts dang

gui, 3 parts prepared rehmannia, 3 parts peony root, and 1.5 parts

ligusticum root... supposedly very common. There are some

contraindications, though, so obviously you'd want to talk to a

Chinese herbalist before taking anything.

 

Lists two different types of cramping & pain, cold/deficiency

dysmenorrhea and heat/excess type dysmenorrhea... with different

indications for each.

 

If you are seriously interested in a natural or herbal solution, I'd

definitely pick up the book for the dietary guidelines and see

someone trained in the TCM herbs for the rest. Sometimes even small

steps in the right direction can have tremendous impact.

 

Best of luck,

Josh

[Guest guest]

For me my cramps were/are aggravated by two Cesarean

sections and a buildup of scar tissue.I tried diet

changes but what helped the most was stretching.

For a young girl I would make sure to have a DR. check

her out FIRST before I changed diet etc.Just in

case.Ravenstone

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--- Joshua Alexander <listservs wrote:

 

> Hey folks,

>

> >Maybe you should look at her diet first.

>

> At school, I was interested to watch a few women

> decide to get off

> pain killers and get to nearly pain-free

> menstruation. The

> whole-foods, mostly vegetarian, diet was a big part

> of that. They

> also love Butch's Vitex oil ;-)

>

> Our book, Healing With Whole Foods, has a lot of

> info... here's a bit:

>

> Avoid: alcohol, tobacco, coffee, cold-temp foods,

> refined sugar,

> hydrogenated fats (shortening and most margarines),

> polyunsaturated

> cooking oils, over-consumption of fruit and/or raw

> food, commercial

> red meats and poultry (residues of steroids composed

> of female sex

> hormones can interfere with human menstruation)

>

> Emphasize: filtered water (to avoid fluoride &

> chlorine especially),

> asparagus, and sufficient nutrients via legumes,

> vegetables, whole

> grains.

>

> It says cramping and pain can be associated with

> excess arachidonic

> acid and PGE2, which are usually overabundant in

> those with a history

> of heavy meat-eating. Cutting back and adding

> chlorophyll rich foods

> like chlorella or wheat/barley grass, and/or flax

> seed or

> clod-pressed flax oil, as well as a GLA supplement

> such as evening

> primose oil, black currant oil, borage oil, etc can

> help.

>

> It also goes over the Chinese Mixture of Four Herbs:

> 3 parts dang

> gui, 3 parts prepared rehmannia, 3 parts peony root,

> and 1.5 parts

> ligusticum root... supposedly very common. There are

> some

> contraindications, though, so obviously you'd want

> to talk to a

> Chinese herbalist before taking anything.

>

> Lists two different types of cramping & pain,

> cold/deficiency

> dysmenorrhea and heat/excess type dysmenorrhea...

> with different

> indications for each.

>

> If you are seriously interested in a natural or

> herbal solution, I'd

> definitely pick up the book for the dietary

> guidelines and see

> someone trained in the TCM herbs for the rest.

> Sometimes even small

> steps in the right direction can have tremendous

> impact.

>

> Best of luck,

> Josh

>

 

 

 

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Yes, about a teaspoon (more or less) of 10% yam cream with clary sage applied to

the lower abdomen and rubbed in like lotion works well. Probably need to reapply

every 4 hours or so.

 

My daughters refused to put this cream with clary on before they went to school,

no matter how bad their cramps were. (The girls are now 24 and 21.) They said

they didn't like the smell at school. However, I noticed that they used it

profusely while they were at home. The girls much preferred this cream to Midol,

etc.

 

It does work!

 

Barb

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " Veronica Davidson "

<mommyv3@c...> wrote:

> Maybe you should look at her diet first.

 

 

Have been missing all the posts but I am at it again. Just wanted to

have a little say on this subject. In my early years when I started

my menstration, I had the most severe cramps I could have imagined. I

was also very irregular, which throw panic attacks at my mother and

grandmother. They were both very regular and normal. I

unfortunately was anything but. But anyways back to the cramps. I

would talk asprin or anything we had in the house at 4-6 at a time

every 3 hours or so. It was wonderful when I finally fell asleep.

Well life was hell at that time of month when ever it came, I mean I

could miss for 4 months and then have it. Later on I discovered

because of a misscarriage that my left ovary was not functioning at

all and I had massive scare tissue in my left side. All this

contributed to the cramps and the severity of them. But it took an

operation to find all this out.

 

So all I am saying is that sometimes no matter what we do we can not

know for sure why something is so severe. I wish sometimes that we

had a window into the body to see if all things are working or that

there are no abnormalities. It would have saved me a lot of grieve

if we knew this before I tried to have children.

 

Hope you do take some of the advise and see if it can be lessened by

some of the suggestions. I understand exactly how it feels.

 

Always walk in the Creator's footsteps.

Barbara