(Not sure if this is the right forum or not but here goes).

I am having period pains. A few years ago I use to take a Vitamin B supplement and it basically made my period pains cease to exist.

Just wondering if anyone knows what type of raw food (if any) is good to eat in the lead up to “that time of month” to help reduce pain and cramping.

I must admit the pain has been greatly reduced since I started walking every morning but it is still there.

Hoping for a natural raw equivalent to the Vitamin B supplements.

Can anyone offer any advice?

Though this is quite an 'allopathic'approach to treating period pain. The key is to reduce prostaglandin production through the correct consumption of fats(best on raw food diet). reduce pelvic congestion through exercise, detox and acupunture, Balance hormones through optimal nutrition, stress reduction possibly using maca powder to help with balance. Optimal calcium/magnesium supports uterine contractions-having loads of greens including raspberry leaves and nettles in smoothies would be very beneficial. Also using ginger and tumeric -excellent anti-inflammatory prostaglandin inhibitors. 

Oh, KK, I empathise with you,

I suffer from severe period pain since the first time I had my periods.  Not a pleasant thing to have, is it.

Thanks Beckyji, that's great advice.  I'm certainly going to be trying some things there.  BTW, would things like you mentioned help with endometriosis(sp?)?

I'm certainly onto the ginger and tumeric straightaway.  Thanks.

Luv

Rita

reduce fats intake, and stay hydrated.

one of my friends says she has really bad period pains (she is not raw), but she says drinking kombucha tea helps it out.  I think it has B vitamins in it.

However, I don't believe mushrooms to be optimal health food as they are not a fruit or a veggie, but a fungus.

Good nutritional therapy ie live raw vegan fresh produce works a treat(worked for me:)!

Neety my sweet...are you saying you havent had a period in years?

OK, I'm a little confused.......maybe slow......but does it matter whether we get periods or not?  I mean, I thought periods is the female body's normal reaction to expelling an unfertilised egg and the uterine lining.  So when you don't get a period, what then happens?

Yes, I definitely still get severe cramping pain, but I'm not a hundred percent raw either.  If I go 100% raw, does that mean I'll lose my periods because that is the way God made us.......or is it just something that happens to some girls and not to others?

And if you don't bleed, where do your released unfertilised eggs go??  And what happens to the lining.......oh, maybe I should just look it up. 

But if anyone can answer anything, I'd be interested in knowing.

Luv

Rita

P.S.  Oh, the other thing is........RGG, what freedom you would have......oh, I would personally LOVE to have no more periods.....well, I'd even settle for no period pain!

I still add wheatgerm and brewers yeast(both have iron and b vitamins except b12) to my green smoothies in the morning.