Q:What do period cramps feel like?

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According to Everyday Health, period cramps cause mild to severe lower oreecare abdominal pain and aches that are intense, causing a female to be uncomfortable. However, some females even experience nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. 

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• Why do I feel nauseated before my period?

• What are signs that you are getting your period?

• How do you relieve period cramps?

• Everyday Health claims that period cramps are caused by the uterus contracting in order to shed the uterine lining. Period cramps can start shortly before a female experiences her period, and the cramps typically subside within a day or two after the period starts. Everyday Health also claims that the intensity 
  oreecare of period cramps peak 24 hours after a period begins, but some women will feel cramps throughout their entire period. There are times where women will feel excruciating pain in the lower abdomen and there are times where women will not experience painful periods at all.

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