Menstruation

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  • LoGeThA
    LoGeThA Posts: 6 Member
    Since I got my first period, I have awful pains not only in my stomach but also in my feet, back, breasts. They last 2-3 days :disappointed: . Not all the day, but sometimes a big part of it. I started kickbox and of course there are intense exercises...and I am thinking...what should I do when my menstruation kicks in? Sometimes I can bearly get up from my bed the first 2 days...
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    LoGeThA wrote: »
    Since I got my first period, I have awful pains not only in my stomach but also in my feet, back, breasts. They last 2-3 days :disappointed: . Not all the day, but sometimes a big part of it. I started kickbox and of course there are intense exercises...and I am thinking...what should I do when my menstruation kicks in? Sometimes I can bearly get up from my bed the first 2 days...

    Have you checked with your GYN to rule out anything treatable?

    If I had cramps, I'd be all over the yoga poses posted earlier in the thread.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    LoGeThA wrote: »
    Since I got my first period, I have awful pains not only in my stomach but also in my feet, back, breasts. They last 2-3 days :disappointed: . Not all the day, but sometimes a big part of it. I started kickbox and of course there are intense exercises...and I am thinking...what should I do when my menstruation kicks in? Sometimes I can bearly get up from my bed the first 2 days...


    You have my sincere sympathies! I have the same problem. Only thing that works for me is a prescribed muscle relaxant. The people who say "do some yoga" or "take some Motrin and get over it" really honestly have no idea. Being on birth control never helped, in fact made it much worse. I force myself to walk every day and that helps, but honestly? For those two days just be good to yourself. Take warm baths, drink lots of water, and just do what you have to do to your daily requirements. Two days out of the month is not going to kill your fitness program, I promise.

    Over the years, my doctors have run tests all over the place, but there's nothing wrong with me aside from plain old normal 'hormone fluctuations. My current doctor (a champion in my book) prescribed me a muscle relaxant so I can at least get some sleep during those days.
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