u/Infamous-Routine2314

So hello, I am 17 F and I have terrible period cramps which leaves me on the bed feeling like throwing up. I always cried on my first day of the period due to pain.

And actually I am quite sheltered, so I rarely have other female friends to talk about it. All my siblings are boys. My mother doesn't get that type of period (though she's supportive but genuinely doesn't know what to do for me).

Other people tell me to just endure it by sleeping it off. But it's truly so bad that I can't sleep.

So please can you give me advice? Like what should I do? Any food? Remedies? Tablets? (Which tablets?)

Thank you for reading.