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Ibuprofen period pains

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My daughter Sarah is 21 years old. She has suffered with bad period pains for years. Her G.P refused to give her anything for the pain as there were remedies you could buy over the counter. Over the years she has tried them all and none gave her much comfort or took the pain away. Ibprofen was the only thing that helped to make the pain bearable. Recently she was rushed into hospital twice with serious stomach pain. doctors came to the conclusion that ibprofen had given her a build up of acid in her stomach. she was taken off all medication and is now at a loss as to what painkillers she can take for period pains. Think we need to change G.Psad

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  • Guest
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    I was very interested to read your note about your daughter. My 16 year old daughter suffers from really bad period pains too. Like your daughter, ibuprofen is the only painkiller that seems to have an effect. At first our GP prescribed mefenamic acid (which worked for me when I was a teenager) but she experienced really bad stomach pains so we stopped it. Apparently one of the side effects can be acid indigestion. She was also prescribed Buscopan which is used for irritable bowel syndrome but can help with stomach cramps but my daughter doesn't think they help much but it might help your daughter as too the mefenamic acid. We've recently visited to GP because I was concerned about my daughter's regular high usage of the ibuprofen and she recommended taking the combined contraceptive pill as each month is really a nightmare. We are not keen on the idea but we are considering it because we are concerned about how much ibuprofen she is taking each month.

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  • ginantonic16
    ginantonic16

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    My 15 year old daughter suffers with very bad period pain, and they are so heavy, too. She's tried ibuprofen, paracetamol etc which only take the edge off. She, too, was put on the mini pill, but that seemed to make it worse (although I have to say, she gave up on it after 6 weeks of almost constant spotting and heavy bleeding, also headaches, as she is also prone to migraines and took Pizotifen for 12 months.)

    She has now decided not to take the pill, but her last period was awful - a tampon and a pad couldn't deal with it, and she is getting very embarrassed at school. They also make her do PE even if I send in a note, which I think is awful, I rang the school and all they said was that periods were not an illness and not a reason not to do it!

    If anyone can suggest anything I'd be very grateful, as there's no point in going back to our gp is not much help, he also thinks she should just put up with it, and just refers us back to the FPClinic.

    Thanks! :doh:

  • Mum125
    Mum125

    Posted

    One of my children was prescribed ibuprofen, for pain, in an Australian public hospital and suffered severe hallucinogenic character altering effects that lasted months.
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