Short notice ways to make period end faster?

[Peanutbutterblood]

This should be in health but posting here for traffic

My period is going to start tomorrow. My periods arent generally stressful but I get one portion which is heavy, super painful and brings on a bout of ibs. just for a few hours but I've realised this month i can expect that on christmas day. I'm doing the cooking and tbh I cant be bothered with it when my family are around.

Anyway, any tips on speeding up a period? I exercise, I'll run 3 miles tomorrow and on thursday and I'll have a walk on wednesday.

I've got raspberry leaf capsules in the house, can they so anything short notice? Or with those should I be taking them from mid month for any effect? They're left over from the end of my pregnancy last year.

Tmi but DH and I will have sex later, the only time we ever have planned sex is when I know my period is coming the next day

Any other suggestions?

You can get norohisterone over the counter at a pharmacy.

My periods shortened by a day or two when I started using a Mooncup. I assume it's the gentle suction.

Thanks both

I'm too late to take norohisterone. Will have a look and see if my local boots or superdrug has moon cups. Been considering trying one for a while

Clary sage essential oil 3/4 drops in a warm bath.

If you have Amazon prime, a number of cups are promising delivery by end of tomorrow.

I was also going to suggest a mooncup, it makes mine shorter too and I don’t know why! Sucking it all out?!

Ibuprofen taken regularly or if you can get it on prescription, naproxen. Won't necessarily shorten, but will lighten.

I came on to say a menstrual cup too. Mine shortens my periods from 5 days to 4, roughly.

If you take a big dose of ibuprofen it will stop/reduce the bleeding. I did it a few years ago, I think you might need to do it from when your period starts though. Have a look on Google, but It def worked for me.

My periods have been shorter for ages! I had no idea mooncup could be the cause! Thanks Mn (and im no help op, just amazed by the fact!)

Multiple orgasms. Not joking. The type you need a buzzing friend for. Like 10+.

The contractions of your womb expel all the stuff. Might take a couple of hours.

I take northisten the day I get my period
It’s stops it pretty much straight away

My periods shortened by a day or two when I started using a Mooncup. I assume it's the gentle suctioN

This. I also think it’s because big clots don’t need to break down, they just come out whole.

I don’t know just speculating as with a mooncup I see about two days of big clots and not so much blood. Tampons/pads lasts longer and hardly any clots.

Possibly as pp said the slight suction of a mooncup means they come out whole rather than sitting in the uterus breaking down more slowly..?

@Peanutbutterblood

Thanks both

I'm too late to take norohisterone. Will have a look and see if my local boots or superdrug has moon cups. Been considering trying one for a while

Agree with the above. I’ve been using a mooncup since the summer although not every period but when I use it it speeds it up big time. A good 1.5 days less I’d say.

”Multiple orgasms. Not joking. The type you need a buzzing friend for. Like 10+. The contractions of your womb expel all the stuff. Might take a couple of hours”
Not sure I’ve read this right.. 10+ orgasms in a couple of hours? Even with an industrial buzzing device I don’t think I could physically have 10 orgasms in such a short space of time!

Thanks all! Unfortunately ibuprofen doesn't agree with me but I'm going to try boots tomorrow and see if I can get a moon cup. Glad you've mentioned the clots and im sorry this is way too much tmi but the heavy bit I was talking about, well my period goes like 2 days of what I'd call normal period, a day of super light/ next to nothing then major pain and then big clots. This lasts for an hour or so then that's it period done. I feel like a little suction might help that process

Very interesting about mooncup shortening your period. I think there might be something in that. I started using one after I had my teen and had a copper coil fitted resulting in long heavy periods and huge clots. I thought it had naturally died down but it ties in with the cup theory. Super heavy for 2 days then light for 4 or 5 days. Before it was more stretched out

Mind blown

I also have ibs/ibuprofen intolerance. The little blue books of panadol are fab painkillers