Dysmenorrhea??

Question

Anyone ever hear of this? I've been researching things that could be causing my severe back pain before my period and dysmenorrhea popped up. 
I get that people get back pain before their period but mine is bad enough sometimes I can't walk because of it. Or if I'm walking I have to be near something or someone I can grab hold of because if not my knees buckle from the pain.

Answer

Do you have a tilted uterus? I think I might as sex is only comfortable in certain positions and its hereditary my mum and sister def have it - I probs won't know until I get a smear. But people with titled uterus is also linked to dysmenorrhea

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I have been diagnosed with it because it came back on my recent follow up with my OBGYN and I really didn't research it but from my understanding it was just severe pain and cramps and I've been prescribed 800 milligrams of ibuprofen or motrin and it helps but some days I can only lay on a heating pad or take a hot bath

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Oh :/ then not sure :) hope you find out why or a way to ease your symptoms:)

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Yes! I've heard of it!  I've experienced it too. YAYYY for horrible genetics! 😒
Since I was 13 I've had a prescription for 500mg Naproxen.  It helped take the edge off of it.  Rather than cramps knocking the wind out of me and  causing me to be doubled over and unbearably uncomfortable for a week, I would have "bad" cramps and occationally a shooting "knock the wind out of me" feeling. 
It's worth asking your DR about it.

When I switched my birth control to Seasonale it got A LOT better.

Dysmenorrhea??

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