How heat can help period pain
'The pain of menstrual period pain is caused by a temporary reduction in blood flow to organs, causing local tissue damage and activating pain receptors. Heat [in the form of a bottle] doesn't just provide comfort and have a placebo effect, it actually deactivates the pain at a molecular level, in much the same way as pharmaceutical painkillers work.'
Dr Brian King, Department of Physiology, University College, London
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mandy hughes, about 1 year
my daughter has just had her 11 birthday and she started her priods just before this, she was very lethargic and bled heavily during menstruation, i was advised by a health food store to give her evening primrose oil in liquid form as she cannot swallow tablets, i really just wanted to ask your advice and check weather this is safe to do considering her young age? i look forward to your reply thank you.
Report this commentImogen, over 2 years
I am 15 years old an going on holiday on monday for a week. My problem is that my periods come every 2 and a half weeks. I just went to the doctors yesterday about it and they were going to give me some tablets to take during my holiday to thin the womb and when i stop taking them then i will start but they didnt put it down on my prescription note so now me and my mum have both forgotten what the tablets are called and im due any day now but i need to know what these tablets are. Or how to stop my period before i go away. Please help me. Thanks
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Tope, about 1 year
I am 19 and i hane always had a painfull period. My period started when i was fourteen and the first few years i used peracetermol for the pain. as i tured 16 the pain got tronger and pain killer was not working for me. what would you reccommend i use? Thank you.
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