A warm heating pad placed on your lower abdomen can also help reduce the intensity of the cramps and bring you some relief
. You can get purchased heating pads that you plug in with adjustable heat levels controlled by a small device attached to it. This can help you decide if you need it to be really hot or just mildly so. If you don' t have a heating pad, you can certainly fashion one yourself. You can take a bottle and fill it with hot water then wrap it with a sock. Or you can iron some towels and sheets till they are hot and then place them against your stomach.