Hello there, this is my first post on this site. I'm currently on an extended 7-week vacation in Turkey and have decided to skip my periods while on Ocella for this time. So far, I have successfully skipped one period: I went straight into another pack of Ocella without taking the placebo pills, skipping one period, and am currently one week before the placebo pills on my second pack of Ocella.

The past few days I have been having cramps that feel like period cramps and I would like to know whether they are likely to be period cramps or something entirely new that I haven't yet had experience with... maybe a reaction to some foreign food here?

Yesterday I had some minor spotting. I don't know if that is relevant to a likely diagnosis of my cramping. I would like to know whether I should just let me period arrive in order to stave off cramping... this sounds like it'd be best if the cramping were to otherwise stay for the remainder of my trip (I'd taking having a period over cramping at the beach all the time...)

Thanks very much!