Source: Period pain: Simple shopping swap for better pain relief, study reveals – BBC News
Many women may not be using the most effective pain medication for period cramps, according to a big study of supermarket till receipts.
A decade of loyalty card data across 211 million transactions in an unnamed chain of high street stores in England found paracetamol was the most common painkiller bought alongside tampons and sanitary towels.
But experts say ibuprofen could be a better choice for many because it is more effective at dealing with muscle cramps.
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