I hate taking pills, and especially hate adding more pills to the pills I already take on a daily basis,

My cramps are usually pretty bad. Not as bad as some, though. My mom used to have such horrible cramps she'd throw up. Me, I just get really bad diarrhea and I sometimes lay on the floor because it feels better to be on a flat surface than something squishy.

I feel since I've been using cloth pads my cramps have been a lot more bearable, though.

What I do for cramps usually consists of drinking hot tea and laying down. On occasion when the pain gets really, really bad, I'll take ibuprofen. But otherwise, my go-to is hot tea and sleep.