Relieve Menstrual Cramps: Best Meds, Foods & Exercises

Relieving menstrual cramps fast can be achieved through ginger tea, magnesium, or targeted pressure points. Learn how caffeine impacts your flow and find out which exercises can help stop period pain while staying active.

How to Get Rid of Menstrual Cramps Fast

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Sara Ipatenco

Menstrual cramps may make the week of your period miserable and uncomfortable. Cramps occur because your uterus contracts in order to expel your uterine lining and can be quite painful, reports Iris F. Litt, author of "Taking Our Pulse: The Health of America's Women."