cramps!

i swear they just make me want to curl up in a ball and die!

i take painkillers (barely touch the pain), use heatpads/have hot baths, up my calcium intake and lower my sugary foods, but nothing seems to work :frown:

anyone else learnt any ways of reducing the discomfort? :frown:

Reply 1

dh00001

eat some bananas, have a bath, put some warm clothes on :smile:

Reply 2

Niaya

look at going on the pill

that and try excercising - i find if i walk fast it distracts me, i know its hard when you have cramps but it works for me

Reply 3

Dollaleigh

same happened to me. cramps were so bad i couldnt move and they'd make me be sick. painkillers didnt touch the pain so i went to the doc and they suggested some acid tablets or summit. you can do that or if ur a girl and they're the sort of cramps u get at "that time of the month" you can go on the pill which will help with th cramps cos it will make periods lighter

Reply 4

Cj-Tj

Increase your salt intake generally (S+V crips etc?) Or keep a bottle of salty water handy (or tonic water). It might not taste very nice but is what sports people use in the middle of a game if they cramp up. You can just run them off but that is excuciatingly painful.

Reply 5

whatever...

take more magnesium (that's what causes cramps even in other parts of ya body, havin a low amount of magnesium in ya body)
and bananas are magical! i've got severs cramps and tried painkillers that almost knocked me out lol but bananas did the trick...