posted June 16, 2009 02:21 AM         

Sorry to hear you suffer from dysmenorrhea too. Do try the tea (all natural) T, it really helped me considerably with the cramps. Reduced them to bearable. Word of caution, it does leave you feeling really hot though when you stop. I started it last Sun - Tues (the 1st 3 days during which I felt ok too)but frm the day i stopped & a week later, i still feel like someone turned on an internal oven! Somehow its worse when asleep, i wake up restless from feeling hot. If I adjust the central air conditioning any more, i'll wake up to the family and pet fashioned in icicles

If it works for you, its great that you'll be able to reduce dependency on chemical medications (not sure if you take them but i OD coz my pain forces me to skip work otherwise).

posted June 24, 2009 10:25 PM         

Have you tried it yet?

Please let me know if it works for you!

You've been very empathic, tolerant, and kind to me- which I truly appreciate!

In any event, I wish you all the alleviation there is for your monthly cramps.

posted July 08, 2009 09:47 AM         

Starting this tomorrow or the next day (feeling cramps starting to come on) ~ Have ginger, brown sugar, ect... ready to go.

I hope to never have to take panadol or Aspirin again. We'll see.

posted July 09, 2009 12:47 AM         

Fases De La Luna,
Thanks. I have been watching what I eat and taking some supplements which have helped but I get the occasional desire to pull my car over and whack someone for driving too close to my car or get angry when someone is too close to me in line or cry because I opened a bag of chips the wrong way.

Are any ladies on here vegetarian? Have you noticed a difference in your cycle after becoming a vegetarian?

posted July 14, 2009 01:45 AM         

Sorry, Librarising, I cannot prescribe you anything, happy pills included.

posted July 17, 2009 02:23 AM         

Why do I want to be a vegatarian?

Best wishes
D

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Every night and every morn,
Some to misery are born;
Every morn and every night,
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

posted July 18, 2009 02:35 AM         

I have been a vegetarian for 10 years. I (or anyone) do not need to be schooled by anyone on how I should examine my morals (like my choice to being a vegetarian).

I asked the question because I have noticed that when I eat a lot of dairy my menstrual cycle is brutal. Maybe I should have been more narrow in my question... The only time my diet has negative affects on me is when I gorge myself with diary (mostly sour cream and items that are premade with milk). To deter my cycle from being brutal because of my indulgence of dairy I began buying organic diary that claims to be from animals that are not pumped with chemicals/hormones ...this has helped me.

Were you trying to be rude or did I just take you the wrong way(which is possible when communication is through written words without facial expressions and vocal tones)?

How about preach to people about the chemicals and hormones pumped into the animals they eat? Why is it so easy to target the other?

Let me edit my question:

Has anyone noticed a difference in their menstrual cycle when curbing on any of the following products: dairy, eggs, meat, fish?

posted July 19, 2009 02:57 AM         

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your cramps will get better in time.

posted July 26, 2009 03:46 AM         

Just wanted to let you know that I had another period and strangely enough, this time, though i didn't do the ginger tea (ran out of brown sugar), i was able to get through it without the use of external medications.

The cramping was considerably less than normal & I just gritted my teeth through the pain & made do with my hot water bottle (usually the pain is beyond that which can be helped without medication).

Perhaps it was because this time, for a few days preceding my period, i had slivers of ginger thrown into my regular milk tea. I didn't want to induce extra heat - too much at a shot like i did last time - so thought of this, maybe it was what helped!

Will try it the next cycle to confirm.