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Aibu to have a bath every day atm?

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QuestionableMouse · 29/03/2026 16:58

I've just started some new medication and one of the side effects is period changes. For me that means my period has become much more painful. I can't take ibuprofen because of a previous stomach ulcer so I'm left with paracetamol which hasn't helped much.

What is helping is a soak in a good hot bath. I've had four so far this week and mentioned it to a friend who thinks I'm being unreasonable.

I have a heating pad and hot water bottle but they don't help as much.

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Trumpisacunt · 29/03/2026 19:21

Despite having a perfectly powerful shower I have a bath every day and if I'm going out in the evening I may have another one ....

busyd4y · 29/03/2026 19:12

QuestionableMouse · 29/03/2026 17:54

Nothing because I wasn't born until 1985 😆

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😂😂that maybe explains the giving a fuck about what anyone else thinks about the most inconsequential habits 😂

Auroraloves · 29/03/2026 18:31

not unreasonable, especially if it’s helping. Enjoy your baths and hope you feel better soon

Catdoorman · 29/03/2026 18:28

It's not unreasonable, I had surgery a couple of weeks ago, and I was really struggling with the recovery, and pain meds, The only thing that really helped was having a bath. I was worried about costs because I'm frugal, but I realised that my comfort was more of a priority at this time. I was having two lovely soothing baths a day, for nearly two weeks. It got me through.

fost · 29/03/2026 18:19

Absolutely not unreasonable. I can't take ibuprofen either, and what works for me way better than paracetamol is buscopan, so if you've not tried that, give it a go.

scarpa · 29/03/2026 18:05

I have a bath most days, so YANBU!

TulipCat · 29/03/2026 17:59

It's absolutely none of her business. On the wasting water thing, some people take two showers a day, or spend ages in there. Uses just as much water as a bath then.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/03/2026 17:58

Why does a friend even know how often you bath?Confused
Anyway obviously YANBU, you don’t need to justify your bathing habits and anything that helps bad period pain is 100% worth it.

pizzaHeart · 29/03/2026 17:55

YerMotherWasAHamster · 29/03/2026 17:03

Are you dragging a tin bath into your friends living room and soaping up in front of her tv?

Ignore her. Its got fuck all to do with her.

This ^

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QuestionableMouse · 29/03/2026 17:54

busyd4y · 29/03/2026 17:47

Posters on here have a disproportionate number of judgey friends and family and pay a ridiculously disproportionate amount of heed to what they say

The inventors of the internet must be so pleased they came up with a way for grown women to ask the world how often they should have a bath. What would you have done if this had happened in 1980 @QuestionableMouse ?

Nothing because I wasn't born until 1985 😆

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busyd4y · 29/03/2026 17:47

Posters on here have a disproportionate number of judgey friends and family and pay a ridiculously disproportionate amount of heed to what they say

The inventors of the internet must be so pleased they came up with a way for grown women to ask the world how often they should have a bath. What would you have done if this had happened in 1980 @QuestionableMouse ?

Shinyandnew1 · 29/03/2026 17:44

QuestionableMouse · 29/03/2026 17:26

She thinks it's a waste of water. To be fair, she did grow up in an area where they have to be careful how much water they use.

What on earth has it got to do with her?!

Unless she is paying your bills, it’s 100% irrelevant what she thinks!

TheDenimPoet · 29/03/2026 17:44

I fail to see why having a bath daily would be an issue whatever the circumstance, to be honest.

InfoSecInTheCity · 29/03/2026 17:42

Have 6 a day if it helps, it has exactly nothing to do with your friend and she should probably keep such feedback to herself. Yes, Ok it could be considered by some as a waste of water but on the other hand it’s providing relief for your pain that would otherwise require medication which in all likelihood uses water during the production process as well as packaging and travel. So grand scheme of things it’s probably not much different 8n terms of environmental impact.

PekaPeka · 29/03/2026 17:37

Why would it be unreasonable i have a bath every single day and wouldn’t leave the house without one!

PottingBench · 29/03/2026 17:36

If it's helping you feel better then it's not a waste of anything.
Lots of people have a bath every day.

MrsVBS · 29/03/2026 17:27

Tell your friend to kind her own business!

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QuestionableMouse · 29/03/2026 17:26

She thinks it's a waste of water. To be fair, she did grow up in an area where they have to be careful how much water they use.

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Devilsmommy · 29/03/2026 17:23

Get some paracetamol and codeine. Hopefully that would ease it better. And have all the baths you want

hididdlyho · 29/03/2026 17:20

Why does she think YABU? Unless you house share and she pays the bills, it's not really any of her business. She would hate my husband, he has a bath every evening and has a hot tub heated up constantly, so he can go in it whenever he likes.

muddyford · 29/03/2026 17:17

Sounds blissful. My GP gave me codeine for the worst days.

Moveoverdarlin · 29/03/2026 17:14

What? Of course it’s not being unreasonable. Why would it be?

Zippidydoodah · 29/03/2026 17:13

I’m totally baffled that anyone would think, let alone SAY, that this was a problem, unless they are paying your hot water bill/live in your house and you hog all the hot water.

of course you can have as many baths as you want in your own home!

newornotnew · 29/03/2026 17:11

Your friend is unreasonable, what's going on with her?

PlanBFertility26 · 29/03/2026 17:05

I think I’ve had about 10 showers in my whole 39 yesterdays of existence. Baths all the way!