Dysmenorrhoea is the medical word for period pain or menstrual cramps.

It’s basically a fancier way of saying that you’re in serious pain with your time of the month.

Although menstrual cramps normally cause period pain in your stomach, it can also give you lower back pain.

This is because the muscle cramps around your womb can affect your back muscles as well as stomach muscles, especially during particularly heavy periods.

Lower back pain during your period can also be a symptom of a condition called endometriosis, so if you’re worried that this may be affecting you, speak to your doctor as soon as possible.

Sometimes when you take painkillers you find that although they make your headache, backache, or whatever your aches and pains you’re trying to treat a bit better, they don’t quite do the job.

This is when you might consider picking up another painkiller to try to kick that pain to the curb. But how do you know if this is safe? Can you take more than one painkiller at once?

If you’ve ever looked into your medicine cabinet and asked yourself one of these questions then you’ve come to the right place.

We’re here to answer all of your questions about which painkillers you can take together, which you can’t, and which other medicines shouldn’t be taken with your pain relief.

You do not need a prescription for any of these products, however, you will be asked to complete a short medical questionnaire by your Chemist4U pharmacist before we can take your order.

This includes some simple questions that all pharmacies legally are required to ask before supplying this kind of product.

This helps our pharmacy team to be sure that this treatment is the best choice for you.