Periods

Interesting about Viagra for period pain. Women are dismissed and their pain overlooked or labelled as pyschological. But a man's hard on is such a pressing matter.

Have you ever had a coil like mirena? That can be used to reduce pain and bleeding and can be very effective
I feel like I have a bowling ball in my stomach today, waiting for my period to start

Sympathy.

I used to get floored by my cramps. Keeled over in pain.

It's not so bad these days, 30 years on, but I remember it well.

It sucks.

According to Caroline Criado-Perez, Viagra is amazing for period pains but medical researchers weren't interested as men's erections took priority

Datun was it warm or cold water that helped?

Oh floral, I'm sorry.

That sounds horrific. I second a bath and I even wonder if a tens machine might help? And cocodamol.

For a completely unrelated reason I was reading about vitamin a in developing countries via the WHO (supplementation for breastfeeding mothers, infant outcome etc, I'm breastfeeding and it was one if those late night bfing oooh this is interesting things) and I stumbled across research on how good vitamin a status can help heavy periods. Obviously vit a supplementation is one of those things you need to be careful of but it did make me wonder if it could be something to look into, mine were horrendous after my first child. Prior to that barely noticeable. Dreading their return.

But yes all the above is why when I read some of the self conceited tra feeling like a woman, wanting to be a woman in the context of all the shit that women around the globe have to cope with, I am so fucked off and have zero fucks to give about 'feels.' So offensive.

For me one of the worst things is the lack of sleep on the first day/night before. I wake up dozens of times, have horrible dreams and feel exhausted before I'm even out of bed, and then have a day of cramps etc.

Hence why I'm up at a ridiculous time on Saturday feeling like shit. I wish we could spontaneously change sex sometimes!

I discovered, on holiday, that being in the pool, where the water covered my stomach, was an instant relief. The pain disappeared. And reappeared the instant I got out.

So a full bath, if possible, might well work the same way.

Other than that, paracodal followed eventually by childbirth did the trick.

Feeling for you floral.

You have my sympathy, I've spent many nights unable to sleep because of period pain. I have a couple of related conditions and a full period pain arsenal including opiates but the only thing that gave any relief was a warm bath. Thank God for the endless top ups provided by a combi boiler. I'm peri too and really hoping it's all over. Hope it eases up soon and you manage to get some sleep.

YY periods are shit whichever way you look at them.

Hope you feel better soon.

I suffered , but not as bad as that, latterly and was offered endometrial ablation. It was done as a day patient- in and out in a matter of hours. Instant cure. I never had another period. I must have gone through the menopause but didn't notice it.

That sucks. I had quite bad periods when I was younger, I am so happy I grew out of that, though they've become quite heavy of late.

I guess you've looked into the medical side of things?