If after reading the following title the rest of the article seems to be completely unimportant for you, then you are a lucky person, you don’t know anything about menstrual pains. But if the following word combination is familiar to you than you are welcome to read tried-and-true ways to avoid cramping:

• medicine

Take a pill of Advil or Ibuprofen three of four days before your period start. The drug will lowers your body’s production of prostaglandins and helps you to forget about the pain.

• coffee

Avoid caffeine, that is commonly found in colas, coffee, and teas.

• heat

If pains are here (no matter how hard you try to avoid them), use warm pads under your back and on your abdomen. Relax your muscles.

Good luck and feel good!