horrible menstrual cramps, any ideas?

Hey all,
I'm the kind of gal that has usually to take prescription level doses of IBU profin (doctor approved) to get through the first day or two of my period. Needless to say, I started my period today and in a lot of pain. I have family events to attend, so I can't stay home and curl up with a book all day. I know the IBU is out of the question considering I can't have milk or food, but is there anything else I can do? Perhaps extra strength tylenol? Any tips are greatly appreciated - pretty miserable over here.

another question - the tea works well for me; when i take it in the evening I wake up 7 hours later and have 2-3 bowel movements that morning. Do I still need to do the salt water flush if I've already eliminated 2-3 times before fully being up? I find that after the movements i feel dry and need water and lemonade more than anything - salt might just dehydrate too much after that. Opinions welcome! Thanks for all the support! i'm on day 4 1/2 after a really rough, desperately wanting to eat day 3 1/2 yesterday. Hanging in there, just need relieve from these bloody cramps!
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