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Tea
Posted by Michelle (Lamora, Mexico) on 03/01/2008
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When I get bad cramps I make me a quart of hot tea and sit down and sip it slowly, Also my sister says drink alot of liquids.
Blackstrap Molasses
Posted by Jdth (Ny, NY) on 09/04/2010
Hi Amy! Your approach sounds like something I would do, combine everything in hope of getting the best results. I am glad this worked for you. Thanks to you, the Earth Clinic web site creators/managers, and so many others for sharing!
Blackstrap Molasses
Posted by Bonecrusher (Bosstown, Usa) on 01/21/2012
NO wonder you've been having problems, you drink soy milk. That garbage will ruin your hormonal balance.
Evening Primrose Oil
Posted by Tessa (Kissimmee, USA) on 06/11/2007
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I had killer menstrual cramps all my adult life. I am now 38 and was fed up with cramps that consumed my life for about 2 weeks each month. I would get cramps before my period and for about 5 to 6 days during. I dreaded the thought of getting my period. 1200 milligrams of prescription ibuprofen every 4 hours was not helping me anymore. My liver and stomach was overloaded from the drugs. I couldn't function at work or at home. I was high all the time from the ibuprofen. I would have to take days off from work just to get through my period. I came across an article about evening primrose oil and how it can dramatically ease cramps and pms. Well I decided to try it not really thinking it would work, after all I had tried every remedy I could find. Nothing helped. Because there is cancer in my family I would not take birth control pills to ease the cramps. I started taking evening primrose oil 2 weeks before my period. 1 with every meal. The day my period was supposed to start I upped it to 2 pills with every meal. Well my period came and I didn't even know it. NO cramps. I didn't get pms or painful breast either. I didn't even have to take ibuprofen. I am shocked!!! This is the first time in 26 years that I have no cramps. I don't know how it works, but for me it is a miracle worker. I wish I knew this years ago. I have lost so much time laying in bed or on the couch from cramps. I am so happy I found this remedy. It has changed my life.
Tea
Posted by Kristina (Waukesha, WI) on 03/20/2007
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Hi, my grandma used to make us drink strong black tea each time we had the flu, as it would stop vomiting and help settle the stomach. I have tried it with green tea as well and it works the same, and usually you don't need more than a few sips before it starts working. Now I don't even wait for the vomiting to start--I go straight for the tea upon first symptoms of the flu.
I have also used this remedy for severe menstrual cramps and diahrrea and those times when painful gas gets in the way of elimination. One time I even tried it for a headache and it went away. Works wonders!
