If you suffer from period cramps, then you probably spend a week of every month rolling around on your bed begging for your insides to leave. JUST LEAVE.
So we scoured the internet (in between crying over our own cramps) for some of the most frequently shouted about period pain cures. And we didnāt have huge successā¦
For us cramps veer from light pain in the lower stomach to sweating/headachy/puking/crying pain. Luckily September delivered us cramps on the lighter end of the spectrum.
Surprising, one of the things we saw pop up most often in our investigation was toĀ eat a banana.Ā Apparently the potassium and vitamin k balances menstrual pain. See, you learn something new every day!
We have to confess that we hate bananas with a violent passion, but in the name of science (and desperation), we gave it a go. Not gonna lie, we turned into a two-year-old and spat it out because it made us want to pukeā¦
Score: 1/10
Another foody cure we came across was cinnamon. Our minds immediately jumped to the cinnamon challenge and we genuinely recoiledā¦
We went for the slightly easier option of a cinnamon hot chocolate because YUM. While we thoroughly enjoyed our hot chocolate, it didnāt really do much for the cramps other than distract us from the pain for 15 minutes.
Score: 6/10 (purely for the hot chocolate itself)
Next up is one of our faves: aĀ hot bubble bath, preferably with a Lush bath bomb!Ā We were totally going to take an arty pic of the bath bomb, but we forgot to make sure our phone was in reach before we got inā¦
Just imagine swirling colours, too many bubbles and formerly pasty legs turning a rather lobstery pink and youāll get the jist. It was obvs lovely, and the heat and water really did soothe our cramps, but as soon as we got out, well, you all know what happens. And the cramps came rushing back too.
Score: 7/10
After getting out of the bath we felt rather sleepy, but still in pain so we turned to heat again and filled up theĀ hot water bottle.Ā Honestly, it was far to warm for it, but needs must and all that.
It didnāt work quite as quickly as having a bath, but once we added something else into the mix, we were able to drift off to sleep.
Curling up in the foetal positionĀ was essential, as was a couple of Ibuprofen. We think thatās pretty much the situation most people find themselves in during period week and it sucks. Lying in the foetal position with a hot water bottle just isnāt something you canāt do unless youāre at home.
Apparently teachers and bosses look down on collapsing to the floor. They clearly just donāt get it.
Score: 7/10
Can someone just make itĀ stop already?
Do you guys have any tips that get rid of your cramps? Let us know in the comments below.