Eating healthily is always better for you, but consuming more fruits and vegetables than normal can lighten your period and make it easier on you. 1  Green beans in particular have been shown to help lighten or stop your period. 2  Some women also find that sucking on a piece of lemon can temporarily stop their period.or most women, this will help mitigate the pain of a period, and can reduce flow by about 50%. However, some women find that ibuprofen stops their period altogether. 1  While Ibuprofen has very few side effects, it is possible to overdose.