Does masturbation help when you have cramps?

Contributor: Bethy Cassatt Bethy Cassatt
Also: vibrators, dildos, or do you have sex?
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08/30/2012
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Contributor: aryce aryce
When I get cramps it makes me rly sick, but I gotten the IUD to stop it
08/30/2012
Contributor: Mwar Mwar
I use tampons, so I can use clitoral vibes without making a mess. I think orgasm helps with cramps. It can also increase the rate of your flow (since you're loosening the lining more). But this could also shorten your period a bit too.

I bet it varies when on Birth Control. I'm on the pill, so my periods are shorter, but if I masturbate, they tend to be shorter and heavier than usual.
08/30/2012
Contributor: Billie Bones Billie Bones
I've done all three and all three have been effective. Having an orgasm definitely helps my cramps.
08/30/2012
Contributor: solitudinarian solitudinarian
All three help, but 5-10 minutes after, the pain is back.
08/30/2012
Contributor: TheNickles TheNickles
I remember someone telling me that masturbation helped relieve cramping, and I sometimes have debilitating pains. So I tried it. It did not work for me, and in fact did the opposite. Less than 5 minutes afterward, I had cramps that would not quit. I even tried a few different times but with the same result. I suppose everyone is different.
08/30/2012
Contributor: Kissy Kissy
Usually I am in so much pain, I don't even want to try, I can't move!
08/30/2012
Contributor: Lavendar Lavendar
I've tried it and it hurts
08/30/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
I don't always attempt it, since my cramps are usually taken care of with a little ibuprofen, but whenever I do masturbate while on my period, I find it does help with cramps. It's not an instant cure, but they subside faster and are less likely to re-occur if I have a few orgasms.
08/30/2012
Contributor: eeep eeep
It varies, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. I've only had it make me more uncomfortable once, and I had really bad cramps that time (which isn't normal for me).
08/30/2012
Contributor: legna legna
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Originally posted by Mwar
I use tampons, so I can use clitoral vibes without making a mess. I think orgasm helps with cramps. It can also increase the rate of your flow (since you're loosening the lining more). But this could also shorten your period a bit too.

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same here but not on the pills.
08/31/2012
Contributor: rihanne rihanne
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Originally posted by Bethy Cassatt
Also: vibrators, dildos, or do you have sex?
def does
08/31/2012
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Bethy Cassatt
Also: vibrators, dildos, or do you have sex?
Exercising muscles in that region will help.
08/31/2012
Contributor: amazon amazon
I love using my Soraya!
08/31/2012
Contributor: lacybutton lacybutton
I use a clitoral vibrator while using tampons, so it's not messy and seems to help a bit.
09/01/2012
Contributor: XxXxX XxXxX
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Originally posted by Bethy Cassatt
Also: vibrators, dildos, or do you have sex?
With a vibe it works.. but I think it is mostly mind over matter..
09/02/2012
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
Sex can help sometimes but normally I don't want to have sex on the first few days of my period, so meh.
09/02/2012
Contributor: ToyGeek ToyGeek
Sometimes it helps, sometimes it makes it hurt worse.
09/03/2012
Contributor: anonkitty anonkitty
Red wine helps more than vibrator for me.
09/03/2012
Contributor: Eva Schwaltz Eva Schwaltz
I use an external vibrator because I use the cup and it definitely helps.
09/03/2012
Contributor: neon neon
orgasms help so much. and kegels
09/11/2012
Contributor: MeliPixie MeliPixie
I use a dildo and that helps a lot. Another thing that used to help was my boyfriend's car, it was 13 years old and extremely rumbly. Always helped to go for a long ride when I was super crampy.
09/11/2012
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
I do not get cramps
09/11/2012
Contributor: PeaceToTheMiddleEast PeaceToTheMiddleEast
I do not get cramps.
09/11/2012
Contributor: Roz W Roz W
it should
09/12/2012
Contributor: Kitten has left the site Kitten has left the site
Yeah pffft T~T If I could even get my ass off the couch during my monthly I be alright. I can barely move it hurts me so much, I've even gone as far as throwing up outside because the pain wasn't going to allow me to make it to the bathroom.
Masturbation is officially out of the equation for that.
09/12/2012
Contributor: Lioncub Lioncub
Doesn't do anything for me.
09/12/2012
Contributor: Khanner Khanner
I haven't noticed a difference. Getting up and walking around does the best help.
09/14/2012
Contributor: glasskitten glasskitten
Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. But what I do know is this- when I was more physically active during a month, the less severe my cramps were (sometimes I wouldn't even get any cramps at all). When I was sedentary, they'd get pretty fierce.

I have an IUD now, and that has really helped alot. Since I hardly get a period, I hardly get any cramps. For the most part, when I do finally get my period, the cramps are barely noticable.
09/14/2012
Contributor: smlove smlove
It's harder for me to orgasm if I'm having cramps. My best bet is just to take pain meds and have cuddles and help my partner orgasm and thereby enjoy her aftershocks.
09/14/2012