When I get my period, sometimes I just feel sore and tired and just can't go in the water. I'm 2 young to take the period medications and pain killers dont work. (like Tylenol, im 2 young 2 take motrin and stuff 2) It's really taking a toll on my effort and belief, and also very frustrating to have to sit on the bleachers while everyone else swims.

Advice? Thanks a million!



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I don't take medications, but when i do swim i feel so slow and tired and out of shape.. i donno what you should do.. srry

Well if you're too young to take medications and don't feel comfortable swimming, then you'll just have to suck it up. Everyone has their days when practice seems like a drag. No worries. Another idea....try rubbing some ice-hot on your lower stomach and it really helps. It's sports gel I guess you could say. It's amazing but also a very strong pepermint smell.



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how old r u ? i've taken motrin since i was 13 and tylenol to and they don't affect me i mean they make me feel great but they don't make me sick?!?! but then again i've had my period since i waslike 9-10



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im 11 years old... well im 12 in like a month



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i was taking motrin and all that stuff (NOT IN A BAD WAY! JEEZ YOU PEOPLE! jk jk) when i was like 10. it wont do anything to ya. but if you dont feel comfortable taking meds, you might wanna ask your mom what she reccomends



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i asked my mom... she said that I should take tylonel and not risk the motrin and stuff, because shes a real worrywart (lol i luv my mommy) and i did but it didnt work at all



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Hey, I've heard that bananas are really good for period pain. I haven't tried it myslef yet, tho.



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Bananas? My coach said to eat bananas, they give ya potassium or sumthing...



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IBUPROFIN!!!! I TOOK IT WHEN I WAS 12 AND IT STILL WORKS NOW!! EVERYONE USES IT! MY SWIM TEAM LIVES ON IT! IN SCHOOL IF ANYONE NEEDS MEDS THEY COME TO ME! SO TRUST ME I KNOW THAT IT IS SAFE BC ID NEVER GIVE MY FRIENDS ANYTHING TO HURT THEM!! GUYS HAVE EVEN ASKED ME IF IT WAS JUST FOR PERIODS BC THEY HAD HEADACHES!!! MY COACH RECOMENDS IT TO US WHEN EVER SHE NOTICES THAT WE ARE MOODY AND DRAGGIN!! SHE ACTUALLY RECOMENDS IT FOR EVERYTHING! I GUESS SHES THE ONE THAT GOT ME HOOKED...I MEAN THEY'RE NOT ADDICTIVE OR ANYTHING lol
BANNNANAS ARE GREAT TOO! THEY HELP FOR SIDESPLITS AND MUSCLE CRAMPS TOO!
PERIODS SUCK BUT THIS MAKES IT BETTER!
HOPE IT HELPS!
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yea ibuprofin does work

i know what you mean! i would say eat banana's they ease cramps..if you cant take all that medication stuff, and just try your hardest while your in pain, it will show your coach your a dedicated swimmer! i know you can do it sweetie!

yea ibprofen is the best i take it when im hurting..dont worry about cramps n stuff if you dont think about it when you swim they dont affect you that much........ oncei got mine when i was doing a teammates cards for the 1000 and i was the next heat i just didnt worry about it and i didnt cramp up when i swam!

i dont get cramps... im weird... lol!! sry couldnt be pf help.

I feel like that too... you should talk to your mom, and if that doesn't help, excersise helps cramps for me. You could go to beinggirl.com they have great info and you can ask a real doctor about problems.

Well, they actually have meds for cramps, I see a lot of adds for them on TV, but you can prob. go to the grocery store and check out what they have

i dont have my period... all my friends do and they say i am very lucky! so i am trying to enjoy it while it lasts!



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Hmmm...I find excedrin works really well, plus it has the caffiene which helps with being tired. Be careful about taking it too late because i have had it keep me from sleeping. Also, aleve is a great alternative. It lasts for ten hours so it really cuts down on the amount you have to take.

I didn't realize they had age limits on this pain stuff....Whoops...

There have been studies that show exercise relaxes those muscles and eases the cramps. I find if you just force your self to get into the pool and swim, you get into the workout and forget about the cramps.

i use ibuprofen...

i stretch heaps, lol almost od on pain killers, stretch some more, then think of something completely different the whole time im swimming. works alot of the time.

i just go heaps slower..