Why your teenager has painful periods

It’s not normal if your teen is experiencing severe pain? (Shutterstock)

In my teen years, I remember thinking of cramps as a normal thing. I’ve had my fair share of experiences with them and I assumed that it’s something that happens to everyone. There was no way of distinguishing what felt normal and what didn’t. If someone mentioned cramps, it was just a passing thing.

Cramps happen because of uterine contractions during ones period. It’s sometimes combined with symptoms like nausea, back pain and fatigue because of the hormonal changes. These are all considered usual as far as menstruation is concerned.