Just keep ibuprofen next to the bed. They kick in quick on an empty stomach and enable you to start the day. Dose up regularly. Don't eat much, not that you want to, as that interferes with the drugs. Codeine is also great when you can get it. Tramadol less so as it does knock you for six and it's difficult to work/look after children on that.

As my mum said for years, periods are a part of life. You have to just get on with it and stop moaning about it, your sister doesn't. Try and focus on something else so the pain goes away.


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With all due respect to your mum, it's not possible for some of us to suck it up and get on with it. I couldn't even consider driving a car as I black out standing up - guess I should go to work and hope I don't kill someone in the process. Focussing on something else isn't even possible when I am in that much pain. You can't really understand the pain another person experiences - oh and taking brufen on an empty stomach is a guaranteed way to earn yourself a stomach ulcer.

I was reading some articles on an endo support group site, and it's comments like these that make endo a silent disease for many. People just think you're being a whinging female and you just need to get on with life. If only it were that simple.