I never want to have a period again. Seriously.

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I don't care how many people tell me it's unhealthy...I don't ever want to go through that kind of pain again. Seriously even when I had a cracked rib from a mountain bike crash it hurt less than this.

How the f**k to lower my body fat that low? I am already like 14% so it shouldn't be that hard. I don't care how unhealthy it is. It can't be as bad as almost going into shock because you are in that much f*****g pain. I thought I was actually going into shock. My skin was really cold, hyper fast but faint pulse and I felt really weak.

Anyone got some advice?

Excessively painful periods are a legit medical problem and there a number of causes, such as ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and endometriosis. To treat your pain properly, you'll need to determine the cause. You should see a doctor, preferably a reproductive endocrinologist. If there is an underlying health problem that is causing your painful periods, being anorexic will only make them worse, as well as cause other serious health problems.

Aside from the debilitating pain I've experienced, I have been hospitalized twice due to ovarian cysts.That's how serious these problems can be, but they are treatable. You just need to know what's actually wrong to treat them effectively.

See a doctor, and if the first one you see just tells you it's normal, demand a referral to endocrinologist.

Might be ovarian, yeah. They seem to swell up and catch in my muscle wall when I move...You know that hard part where the obliques attach? I feel something catch under that part when I move.

I agree with the others. Talk to your doctor.
And I must add something else : we know that pain during period is related about how you live it in your mind, how you live your body, how you live the fact to be a woman, etc. So I can't say if there's a problem for you about that. But if maybe there is one, a psychotherapy could also help.

Mine are bad too. They were bad as a teenager, and then they were better, now they are as bad as when I was a teenager. It takes 2 Aleve and 4 hours to get the pain tolerable, after being woken up in the middle of the night in a fetal position. My boobs kill me worse than my gut and back sometimes, and it almost makes me cry.

If there isn't an issue like the poster said above, I do know that birth control pills reduce symptoms pretty significantly, at least for me they did. I can't take them, otherwise I would for this very reason. Exercise helps too, but if you have that low of body fat you probably already do that.

I get what you're saying. I'm waiting anxiously for menopause and I don't know what's keeping it from coming.

What in the name of poop do you mean???????

Why starve yourself when you can get rid of them by taking the pill?

Seriously - see a gynecologist. Try to find one who is not an obstetrician as well, they are out there - obstetricians don't like to talk about permanent measures with anybody they see as possibly able to have children in the future - but sometimes that's worth discussing. Lowering your body fat to the point that you don't have periods is really dangerous - your body stops menstruation as a response to starvation.

I have had endometriosis for most of my adult life (and probably most of my adolescence, it took a cyst the size of a grapefruit and surgery to convince my doctor something was wrong) There are all kinds of conditions that can cause the symptoms you describe, and most can be treated. I am intolerant of birth control pills (a common prescription for my condition,) they make me nauseous, but there are other medications that can help - some without weight side effects, check the side effects carefully for anything you're prescribed. I was also helped by surgery, which can be indicated in certain extreme situations.

You can also help yourself right now by applying a hot pad to your stomach, taking over-the-counter medications as indicated (NSAIDS are a good idea because they also help with inflammation.) Essentially, your uterus is a muscle, and it cramps like any other muscle when it's overworked.