Period pain simulator tested on 'tough cowboy' vs girl already on her period | SWNS 

Maybe it's just me, but for the first 2- 3 years I didn't have any pain whatsoever (but I was 14 not 12 when I got my first period). Sometimes, especially in the Summer, I have really bad cramps and I can't even walk from the pain.

I was 11, and I always had 10 day periods until I had my first kid. Always heavy and always very painful and crampy, from the very 1st one.

@@shawneeherendeen Whoa, that sounds like a serious medical issue. Taking hormones to get rid of cramps is a solution.

@@giuliab8484 I only had cramps from 11-16, now I’m 37 and I don’t even remember what cramps feel like.

12??? nah dawg my cousin was 9 years old when she got hers

And it's actually not great medically either if you get used to high levels of pain, because when something *else* starts to hurt, your "yeah it's bad but I'll get by" might actually be many people's "something isn't right I need to see a doctor today"

@@trouty7947 Fun fact some women have had an organ rupture, but just assume it was a period cramp bc of this and it's kinda terrifying.

I don't know how true this is, but don't do men have weaker pain receptors than women?

And that’s why they messed up by getting a healthy man that likes to cosplay as a cowboy. Between passing kidney stones and having tumors excused from my abdomen I’ve dealt with major pain and abdomen cramping or spasms for decades. I imagine duder hasn’t dealt with much more than simple sports related styles injuries.

@@M00dtoohard In a sense, yes. Women's bodies go through a lot of constant pain. Men really don't have that pain unless they injure themselves. So women tend to know how to deal with the pain, men don't.

I don't get it in a wave, more of an incline where it progressively gets worse. I take pain killers as soon as I feel it, but those take an hour to start to kick in so I'm in quite a bit of pain by that point. I'll then proceed to take a different pain killer as the first only numbs it somewhat to be bearable pain over tear producing agony. The pain goes gradually down as the meds work. I've had times where I didnt realise I was out of painkiller and had to wait for someone to get some. I've faced at least 2hours of constant agony before where I can only cry and whimper. It never lessoned like a wave. I'd love to try out one of these things to see if they reach the level of pain I experience. Some months aren't as bad as others and it's just the first 2 days.

@@sugarkitty2008 same my cramps start off less bad and progressively get worse until the end lol

Yeah actually reminds of something I had once I believe gallstones is what it’s was called. Came in waves really really bad though I’m a guy but I’m assuming it would be worse than period pain (not trying to put them down) because the woman that have it say it’s probably the worst pain they have ever felt.

True but the waves at least for me are constant. When the wave "pulls back" the pain is dull but still there... Then there is always the fear of how hard the wave will crash. Sometimes it makes you believe we are alright but then BOOM a lot of pain.

Yep It comes on for me at least on the first two days and it happens like every few minutes. It feels really sharp but I don’t know kind of good it’s not that bad honestly. I’ve considered taking pain, killer killers, but I’m like no it’s not that bad for painkillers maybe a five on the pain scale

I also feel lucky to only have mild cramps. I didn't realise how bad they could be until I was at a friend's house when hers started and she sounded like she was dying 😬

My cramps have always been mild, and I've guessed that it may have to do with my diet and my water intake. I once read that drinking a lot of water reduces the cramping. It also helps flush some of it out quicker, it seems like. Or maybe my body is just designed to not have bad cramps. I don't know the reason. I drink water and tea, and I have to use the bathroom more often than usual, but the cramps are very manageable. There have only been a few times where it hurt really really bad, and on those days, I didn't drink enough water. After chugging some, the pain went away shortly.

me 2. There was a time or two when I was under stress and felt a pain of maybe 8 and thought, "wow, this is how other women felt every month" don't know how they did it

i think im like really lucky or hormonally imbalanced cause i get no symptoms of period, it lasts like 4 days or so and it's like once every 50 or so days

@@salamander6014 Women with no period pain are more fertile apparently. We're the lucky ones. No period pain and extremely fertile. I also have frequent period within the normal range

@@mzt2929 Try getting stabbed in the kidney... give me a break with this poor me nonsense. You’d buckle and scream in the first 10 seconds. It's not the bloody pain olympics. Drink more water next time.

​@MZT Not everyone gets kidney stones, and once they are treated, the pain is gone forever. Most people with ovaries get these period pains every ~1 month until they stop menstruating if they are not on birth control that stops periods completely. They are also expected to come into work/school whatever if they're menstruating, if you're in hospital for kidney stones you do not. Big, big difference. Bad comparison.

@@jess-yd7wu I agree with you 💯!!! They act as if they are the only ones who have ever gotten kidney stones ( and I do feel for them because heard it's super painful). We understand kidney stones as heard, are horribly pain, so is appendicitis and other ailments ( God forbid), including giving birth for most can be painful. Why is there someone always out there always changing topic? Right now on this chat, don't people don't seem to understand it's about menstrual cramps? ( We are sure there are other videos on other ailments that people can comment on). For the current topic, it about menstrual pain including cramps, nausea, back pains, anemia so bad- women have had to get blood transfusions. And... how most men would not be able to handle female ailments.

@@jess-yd7wu I've also had kidney stones while on my period. Had to get the stones surgically removed because I couldn't pass them; they were too close to my kidney. I even went to an anime convention with my stones because walking around felt better than sitting or laying down. So some (un)fortunate souls have had both...and simultaneously. >_

@@kristinv223 That sounds horrible. I had to go through months of severe gallbladder attacks & acute pancreatitis due to gallstones while being on my period as well, it was some of the worst pain I've ever felt :(

OMG yes! It takes your breath away and you just stay there frozen till it goes away

YES i was wondering if anyone else had that xD

RIGHT!! I thought it was just me

Omg I have never been able to describe this. I also have endometriosis and cannot describe the pain.

@@iSheree I heard someone describe it as “having your uterus replaced with a red hot brick and then having someone hit it as hard as they can with a sledge hammer.” Most accurate description I’ve ever heard.

Seriously I turned 44 yesterday and also started my period yesterday, I have endometriosis which has gotten more bearable as I've gotten older but I'm still in a ton of pain and debilitated for at least two days.. like when will this end??!! Please God please put me in the menopause 🙏🙏🙏😅

Im 43, I have 6 children, the last two were c-sections, and when I yell you it's almost as painful as when I was 13.. the only difference is that I'm regular now so I can dope up on pain pills in the two days before I know it's coming.. and then I have to STAY doped up, meaning pills every four hours, otherwise the cramps come.. once they come, I'm in a world of trouble for the rest of the day cuz I start throwing up and can't keep a pill down 😩

I'm 41and still salty being lied to that we got our menopause at 40. I've waited impatiently for my 40th bday so i could be free. Wanna yells at my late middle school biology teacher that she is a LIAR.

That's why we ask for more payment

so true

Yeah, I mean, that's chronic pain.. when you're always in pain, you just live with it.

@@Roselyroses bruh, we only felt the need to come up with this device because men have been downplaying menstrual symptoms and telling us to buck up forever. So spare me the ‘don’t turn this into a battle of the sexes’ when the only reason this is even a thing is because men have been denying women’s pain and experiences since the beginning of time.

i can handle extreme extreme pain for a few minutes, and thats what that is. They both handled it well, the dude just has the shock factor, cause he's never experienced it. its the daily grind with a period thats exhausting. cant sleep, cant work, no position makes it feel better.

That’s where the comparison is terrible. He wasn’t downplaying it, she was. Yeah she was feeling the same pain but downplayed it. If the man wanted to down play it he probably could’ve very easily. We often like to focus on the fact that women feel pain therefore have a higher capacity for tolerance than men, but we often forget the absurd lengths men have gone to accomplish tasks while sometimes missing chunks of their body (ww2 is filled with a lot horrific injuries that soldiers have tolerated to get the job done on all sides of the war) just look at John basilone and what he did on Guantanamo bay. He burnt the skin off his hands down to the bone carrying a m1917 mg bc he lost his glove and didn’t have time to complain. Carrying it up and down a hill for 3 days straight and no rest. Also with no boots. Most men can’t do this, but all the women who go on about how tough they are for tolerating period cramps…well they aren’t as tough as they would like to think. Edit: I’m not saying women can’t do any of this. I’m just saying, women tolerate the pain bc they are forced to in their lives. Similarly, when men are forced to tolerate pain they will march through life ending injuries. Both are capable of down playing and ignoring severe pain.

@@zzodysseuszz of course a man has to write a whole essay on this. Stfu

@@zzodysseuszz Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yours is not apples to apples comparison. That sort of thing does not happen day to day in the normal living of life.

@@zzodysseuszz here we fucking go -_-

@@virginiamoss7045 I did not say it happens day to say fool I brought it up as an example. You know, not a comparison. I’m calling out the bad logic in using period cramps as example that women are tough, when there is no real reference point to judge that off of since men don’t get them. Who’re you to say that if men got period cramps too they wouldn’t be able to tolerate them like women do? For all we know there is some alternative reality where men get period cramps and can tolerate them better than women do.

And it still wouldn't be enough. Just FYI, there are many genetic conditions that cause severe, life-altering pain during mentstruation, one is called Endometriosis. It's when the cells that make up the uterus in a developing fetus migrate away from the uterus and implant in other parts of the body. Those uterine cells behave like the uterus, so once a girl begins menstruating, they bleed, just as much as the uterus. As I'm sure you gather, we're not supposed to bleed into our abdomens. So, our bodies produce scar tissue as a result of the bleeding. This happens all throughout our bodies, but particularly, the scar tissue adheres our organs to each other. This bleeding into the abdomen happens every month, for a week at a time, for decades. This is only ONE genetic condition. And the conservative estimate is 10% of all women worldwide. It's an estimate because it can only be diagnosed through surgery. The average age of diagnosis is 36, because women are ignored almost to death in every aspect of medical 'care' in the U.S. and elsewhere. So, yes, it CAN really be that bad, I almost lost a kidney to Endometriosis. The scar tissue knocked one of my 2 ureters out of alignment and caused kidney failure so bad that I was a few days away from total kidney failure before emergency surgery saved me. I had every, single textbook symptom of Endometriosis and even going into surgery, the 2 surgeons suspected everything else but this extremely common condition. This is ONE condition. There are MANY others. So, while your employees will have different experiences, there are far too many women who are forced to work and go to school through the pain, diarrhea, nausea, debilatating pain, fatigue, etc.

@@ALNizhoni and One in Ten females has it!! I can't even imagine how many people that is.

Yes, I have to know what it’s like! Now I’m so curious!

Thank you for being sensitive and understanding to the pain and the dignity of your female employees. It's not just pain. It brings diarrhea and indigestion, gas, bloating. It makes other changes in the body. Embarrassing things can happen visibly and dramatically. And yes it can absolutely be that bad. Most women with whom I've worked, won't ask to leave work just because of the pain alone. When something so very embarrassing and personal and unavoidable happened to me at work, in the eye of my associates and or clients/customers and or boss - I might be so devastated, I would start looking for a new crew, who has never seen me that way.

Your attempt to understand is so appreciated and I'm sure your employees appreciate it even moreso. There should be more of that in this world. Yes my dude, it can really be that bad. Periods vary in severity from woman to woman and even from period to period, but here is what my typical experience is like. Dealing with symptoms takes up two weeks out of every month. Two weeks. No, I'm not exaggerating. It starts with feeling utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally. This is the worst part of it for me personally. It comes with general discomfort and trouble concentrating as well, so that my performance in whatever it is I"m doing, as judged by myself, goes down during this time. Breasts become tender and sore to the touch. There's usually some lower back pain and sometimes some early cramping without blood during this time as well. Then up come the repressed emotions, like anger, sadness, etc. All the emotions that were buried to keep the peace or for whatever other reason come up and have to be dealt with. Then the more acute physical pain starts. Sorry to get graphic here, but there's a feeling like you're being stabbed in the anus and labia with a sharp knitting needle. Some women call this "butt lightning". Cute, eh? Some women experience it during PMS like myself, and some throughout the cycle. Again, this can even vary from period to period. Imagine having to carry on a conversation with your coworkers while you're experiencing getting stabbed in the anus with a sharp object. And it just comes out of nowhere. Then comes the process that gets most of the attention - menstruation. This is usually preceded by lower back pain and migraines that last into the first days of menstruation itself, all accompanied by bleeding that can be shockingly heavy at times, but that usually lightens up after day 2 or 3 and ends around day 5-7. The exhaustion is usually at a high the day before and first day of bleeding. The painful feeling of your uterus lining shredding itself apart (this can be felt separate from cramping), muscle cramping, bloating, overall physical discomfort and tension characterize this time frame. And then you have to deal with the utter mess of it all - toilet bowl filling with blood while you're sitting on it, changing out whatever product you've chosen to deal with the flow, blood stains on clothing, sheets, bath towels. Then there's period poo - which, I think I'll spare you the details of. Things are loosened up down there during this time... I'm sure you can use your imagination. Then, you have to carry on as best you can like none of this is happening. You still have to go to school and/or work, take care of others, and deal with the unfairness of not having extra sick time to deal with this "condition" that the other half of the population doesn't have to. You sometimes have to deal with lack of empathy or understanding from both men and women. You get to experience this month after month, year after year starting from, in my case, the age of nine- until your 50's. Then begins the fun of menopause which is a whole other ball of wax, but by then you can't wait for even that, because you're so tired of having to deal with the pain of a period.

My friend's father actually made it a rule that the women in the house could have two pads each day during their period but no more because he felt it was "not needed."

@@fairedelapeche1300 definition of an a..hole!

@@fairedelapeche1300 well that's just freaking dumb. He shouldn't have a say to begin with.

@@fairedelapeche1300 bruh what, like you legit can't control how much you bleed 😭 2 pads?! I could never, like why is there even a rule about it. A pad lasts like 3.5 hours max? and its just unhygienic to keep it in over that.

my dad`s logic: "it can`t be that bad if women go though it every month". also on childbirth: "it can`t be that bad if women decide to have multiple children" I was like, "I love you, but, just, shut up"

I'm curious if they could make one that feels like being hit in the balls, because I think it would give women a far better idea about what that's like.

​@greywolf7577 women have periods for days every month for 35 years+ Do you get hut in the balls for days straight, every month for 35 years???? Then be expected to "work through it" without complaining? Women can also get hit in the breasts and its extremely painful.

​@@greywolf7577that would only really be useful for the argument "what's more painful in the moment" type deal, but the period and labor simulator would be more for general medical knowledge and have more use While I do agree it would be interesting if they made a simulator for your example, for a purpose such as this it isn't for the sake of comparing pain, just bringing light to what some people go through on the daily

@@Akalim thank you for phrasing it so perfectly well. I’ve seen and heard a lot of guys say that as if it’s any sort of real argument against PMS. Like it’s their equivalent, but just as you said: they don’t go through that daily.

Imma say absolutely to the period pain simulator for high school students (as well as mandatory for gynaecologists imo), but I draw the line at labor simulators, since that’s not really as common and people can choose not to have babies and therefore not deal with it. But I do think that the partner of someone who is expecting should be encouraged to try it. Seems only fair, ya know?

Like, it hurts, but, well, nobody else gives a fuck, so why should I? Yeah. The thing is, that the girls who man that booth actually advocate for it NOT being normal, and against it being so normalized that women are expected to just, ya know, deal with it. Because it damn well shouldn't be normal to feel like someone's repeatedly punching you in the gut.

I hope you one day get endometriosis, and go anemic from the heavy blood loss. then you can be 'unfussy' about that too.

Especially since you dont have time to be a wuss about it, since everyone tells you "it can't be that bad". In some cases, like my school a few years back, if you had P. E and told the teacher the cramps were too bad , she would make your run 5 extra laps and do more workouts. It also wasnt allowed to go home due to cramps so you had to used to it fairly quickly

@@metalhedash2946 that p.e teacher sounds like a sadist. What an awful person, and to be a woman too. Geeze.

@@deanwinchesterinthedarktower She was! Very sexist too. Us girls had to do extremely hard exercises while the boys used to play spccer or football and rest for the period Also, love your name, ive watched supernatural so many times since it was my comfort zone

It’s just a tens unit. They’re made to increase blood flow to painful areas to help with pain. Ironically enough though they can also cause an increase in pain until the oxygen increase kicks in.

"It's going down in my legs..." Um, yeah. Periods do that.

@@mcrchickenluvr Yeah Oxygen does help with pain (on paper - but not often in real life)... But these aren't the exact same as Tens Units. Yes, they work the same but you can't take a regular Tens Unit and use that. These are Tens Units that have been adapted to Levels similar to Period Pain. Then they have some for Labor Pains. But your standard Tens Unit that you get for your Sciatica or your Baseball Shoulder or your Tennis Elbow... You can't go up to a "3" on those and compare it to a "3" on these.

I'm actually quite impressed with the Cowboy and how well he handled it. I used one once (Cramp Simulator) and even "10" wasn't as bad as my Cramps have been. I've also used a "Labor Simulator" but the levels on it were actually somewhat comparable. I'd even go so far as to say that the "Labor Simulator" may be worse than actual Labor. (And no I didn't have any drugs when I had my 3 kids - and they were all 3 large 8- 9lb babies. So I do actually know what L&D feels like all the way up to the end. )

@@inthelandofmorethansmall7582 After years of excruciating pain, I finally found a doctor who would do a hysterectomy. During my pre-op evaluation, I had cramps. And, as I had with every other doctor, I was Lamaze breathing and answering between cramps, applying pressure, trying to find the right nerve to deaden the pain. But she could tell how much pain I was in and that I wasn't able to focus, or speak easily. And she goes "Have you always had contractions with your periods?" And I go. "you mean cramps?" "No no, honey. MOST women get cramps. But you're clearly having contractions. It's rare but some women get contractions with their cycle. You're basically having labor pains every time you're like this." I was 36 and no doctor in my life had ever considered that I wasn't just being a whimp about my cramps or trying to score painkillers or get out of school. So once or twice a year (though all cycles were bad) it'd be so bad I'd go into shock, vomit up my painkillers, and pass out. I'd go to the ER to get IV meds but they'd always grill me and make me take 2-3 drug tests before they'd take me seriously that I was REALLY in the ER for "cramps". Now I know I was in the ER because I was having contractions. Which is a PERFECTLY NORMAL THING for someone having contractions to do!

Same thing. I just want to be home to do my bowel movements in peace in my own toilet.

I used to get weird headaches, too. Sometimes like a regular headache, and sometimes it would go down the back of my neck.

I would like to see a man walk around foe 48-74 hours wearing these machines. Theyget to say ‘enough’, we don’t. I came from a family were both sides had horrible PMS. This is not just about pain. We are expected to go to work, be productive, cheerful, stay silent, then return home and run the house. And the biggest one to get over is to take all the gibes or up downs that are thrown at us.

It's the bowel movements for me... that's the worst part. The pain is bad but at least you can take a painkiller for that. But having to run to the bathroom several times a day and the "ick" feeling in your guts is just ugh...

Yeah it sucks but you don’t have to be in pain constantly when on your period. If you’re able, it’s better to take pain killers. When I know my period is coming up I pop in 2 Advils and my cramps don’t bother me anymore.

@@anastasia-fr1gn congratulations but not everyone's cramps respond easily to a few painkillers.

@@anastasia-fr1gn pain killers don’t work on me and my doctor advised me to not take many at once so I just stopped taking them. I would use muscle pain patches instead. If placed on an area where the muscles aren’t tensed it will leave a burn. I would use 10 at a time on my stomach just to lower the pain. I’m still in horrible amounts of pain, but the nice burning sensation on my stomach makes the pain more bearable. I don’t know why pain killers don’t work on me, but at least the patches do something.

painkillers can make things worse. They do for me. Also using painkillers that regularly for your whole life is not good for you.

@@moonhunter9993 it used for a few days per month they don’t cause any problem.

The day I get my hysterectomy will be the happiest day of my life. I'm glad you survived and have been period free for 44 years!! :)

I haven't had a period in about 15 years (just menopause) and I'm so freaking glad. I work with younger women and they get sweaty, crampy, grumpy and whatnot, and I'm sympathetic, but inside I'm going I'M SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANY MORE'. Just have to deal with arthritis now.

I'm not having my period for 2 years now because of pregnancy and breastfeeding. I don't want it to come back but it is inevitable without a hysterectomy though😭

@@januari6550 breastfeeding is the BEST thing to keep periods away. Omg. Wish there was some medically "natural" way to replicate it. XD (no bc pills are not a option for this route)

I got a hysterectomy last July. I was 32 and had been bleeding non stop for two months, with a year's worth of unexplained random bleeding before that. I didn't want to be alive anymore. The moment I woke up from surgery I was in a lot of pain but I felt SO MUCH BETTER. It's been six months and I have never felt better. Hysterectomies should be an option for all AFAB people who want them.

Just saying, if your job doesn't allow period leave, it ain't a job worth having.

I'm so glad. Thank you for speaking up. I personally feel like I had to fight a lot of battles as a female; just to be seen and heard as a person. Did you know that a woman in America couldn't have a bank card in her own name, until after 1971? I was a youngster; and ever since then I've been watching to see if they try to take that away from females again. They reversed Roe vs Wade. They could reverse this, too. Best wishes.

I'm proud of you guys for finally getting your pains talked about, but at the same time I'd like to point out that you do not use this device or the videos involving it as an excuse to mock men. Lest you give misogynists fuel for their fires, and turn away male allies.

I experienced both of what you and your classmate went through - I had to let myself fall unconscious in the middle of the class at my table because I can't even walk myself out to the infirmary. But the worst couple of times were when I had no choice but to roll around the floor screaming (thankfully not at school).

Once in high school I had a period so bad I fainted. I was sitting in class taking notes praying that it would be over soon when the teacher looked at me and just stopped. I later learned from a classmate that I was so pale that my lips had lost all of their color and were the same as my skin. He asked me if I was alright and then ask someone to escort me to the nurse's office, I made it 3 steps out of the classroom and it was 30 minutes after waking up that I was well enough to be moved. It was miserable. And that's just one of many stories I have.

These are not "normal" periods, it's something worth investigating, it could be endometriosis

@@marinaflorio95 a very good point, i was dealing with the same things then suddenly my period stopped for 6 months, i went to my clinics dr for womens health did a few scans and i had endo, im on meds now and its better but hell i was dying as a teenager with it

That was also me, but only at home. I felt I'd be shamed if I did it at school, but I was in so much pain I couldn't concentrate during class and the hours in the school day would drag on anytime I got my period.

I'm not trying to condone this asshole's behaviour, but with my periods the pain is more manageable when I'm physically active. Is that just me?

Thats just cramps....are you forgetting the constant bleeding? the throwing up? fatigue? nausea? light headedness? even if shown here, some women do not have the same tolerance, they all react differently and cramps sit at different levels. Do we even dare talk about people with endometriosis? Some people might have 7 cramps, they dont think its painful because they're used to it, right. But some days get worse than others and sometimes its a 10, it disrupts daily life and it isnt just "pushing through without complaining." Either you aren't female, or you don't understand how bad cramps can get. and thats just cramps. Just, cramps.

i physically cant push through because i will die but sure

@@peculiarity3111 I highly doubt they would've kept going if most or all the girls were vomiting and getting lightheaded.

My PE teacher was very understanding about it. If you were on your period, you'd just write your name down and skip that week. Nobody minded her knowing if we were on our periods because we got to rest

So glad to read a comment from someone acknowledging that there is more than pain involved. While I like the idea of men trying these machines, I am fully aware that they get to say ‘enough’, we don’t. Don’t really hear too many men having to say ‘I’m having a really bad time period wise. Can I leave work early?” What sympathy would be offered? ❤️🇨🇦

@@maryelizabeth6797 no men say that, because no men have periods. Of course, this guy is feeling that type of pain for the first time in his life, he’s going to feel it far more viscerally than a type of pain he recognises.

Ok

That sounds so bad, do you know why you get them when your anxious?

Oh God, hope you got that checked before it gets worse. I'm praying for you 🥺

Doctor should see you.

Period pain is caused by the uterus. An organ which men don't posses. It's literally impossible to compare anxiety, a mental state that can happen at any time, to a organ performing a monthly function that can range in severity.

Hero move. Well done, friend.

that is amazing omg 🤣

Sometimes they're so blockheaded that you just have to go into mega-graphic detail until you KNOW they'll never ask again.

Hats off to you!!!

Sounds so much like my experience. I don't have a lot of pain, except for dealing with #2, and gas. Besides the swollen abdomen means frequent bathroom trips no matter what.

you are either very young, or very lucky. Cuz my pain got worse and worse as I grew older. Now Its so bad that I actually throw up from pain :')

@@thenameisdream That's very true, I never felt pain the first years. For me the pain started after 20.

my flow was very intense, it lasted about 1 week and 4 days, the injectable contraceptive made me stop menstruating, of course it is one of the many side effects of the medicine but I'm better without menstruating, when I take it late it comes and I just can only lie down because everything hurts intensely, it's unbearable and horrible to change pads more than four times a day, those who have a light flow are very lucky

same, mine only produces a dull ache down there. Reading the comments makes me a little scared, though, because they apparently get worse as you age, and I'm 13

ive always had irregular periods. the first time i had a really heavy flow i felt so dizzy i thought id pass out. crazy weak. idk about cramps but i called home from school so many times bc id just puke my painkillers back up. rn my strategy is to take meds as soon as i see the blood to get through the first day, and then im usually fine. i have no method of comparison tho

I did and they just said "just go on birth control". Hormonal birth control made me extremely violent so I had to go off it. That was their only solution other than "well if you get pregnant it will probably help"

Or sneezing on your period and it feeling like a tropical storm in your underwear

+ terrible mental state

I always get bad skin and mood swings it's so annoying

@roof30 why? she is right im always in a very bad mood and want to cry and fight someone and I get very easily angry

@@ilikemydonutswithjaminthem5606 Apologies - I replied to the wrong video. Comment removed.

was about to call you crazy but then again, I am a dude and you were 13.

Bro you got yours at 13?! I got mine at 11, I’ve heard the earliest is 8 nature gave us the middle finger

​@@morijin5568 I was young and ignorant. I also grew up with three male siblings. The thought of asking them for help was too embarrassing.

@@sunsetanimator4187 I was a late bloomer with everything, haha. 8! Oh god, can't imagine.

Mine was at 10! So glad I'm an adult now and not forced to do PE with period pains and the worry of accidentally leaking. It is humiliating.

Oh my goodness. You were so young, just a Baby. I know it happens that early for some girls but it almost makes me want to cry for them. It's hard enough starting between ages 12 -16. Bless your Heart 💗

it comes in packages of cramps, back pain, headaches and nausea all at once, though ik not everyone experiencing the same thing

And make sure one of the pads get placed on or at least near their sack or perineum. That way they can see what it feels like to be dilating enough for the tissue and blood to come out.

don't forget to make him take laxities add some migraines

@@bunnyboo6295 Yeah, I used to work in a high through put testing lab. It was a stressful place to work so we were always short staffed. The hours were long as a result and I was on my feet for much of the day. No fun at the best of times, hell when you just want to curl up with a hot water bottle!

true

Me, too: all in your head, imagination, overeating, dramatic ....

@@malindaallen718 It is all in your head - but not in the way implied. It's all in your head because you were never taught how to listen to your body and live your life in a way so that you had optimal health. If your body is in balance your period will be easy without pain.

@@babajaiy8246 That's false. Most menstruating primates experience substantial amounts of pain during periods. It's in fact a sign of being healthy, and it is theorised these cramps are preparation for labour pains. As one can see, men when they experience this stimulated pain, they don't handle it well. Women just wave it off, because they've learner to deal with that pain. Not having any pains at all is sign of being unhealthy. Your Uterus has enlarged, is expanding and contracting, ripping off a thick lining of blood on its inside, pushing it out through the vagina; the enlarged uterus is causing pressure on other nerves near the hips and spine, which leads to sore/aching bakcs, hips, legs, arms and constipation/frequent stool; hormone levels are much higher than normal leading to mood swings, nausea, indigestion, gas, etc. If you're going through all this (a natural part of the menstrual cycle that all primates experience) and feel no pain, there's a high chance somethings wrong. If you have no pain or discomfort during your periods, visit a doctor.

@@i10i60 " That's false. Most menstruating primates experience substantial amounts of pain during periods. " It's not false. Animals don't have the capacity to think and be Conscious. Pain is a part of their existence and purpose to learn from. If you're still experiencing pain you're still living life that it is not much more than that of an animal. "If you have no pain or discomfort during your periods, visit a doctor." If you have no pain, your body is in balance and have no need to visit a doctor. Because if you are in balance, the experiences that you do have is that of Bliss, Love, Joy, Ecstasy, etc. which comes from balance and is free of pain. That's what pain is - telling you something is out of whack. So when are you going to gravitate towards that instead of pain?

@@babajaiy8246 We are animals. Homo Sapiens, family Pan. Our Familial relatives include chimps and bonobos. We are primates. All primates, chimps, bonobos, etc. have the capacity to think and be conscious. Many other animal species have the capacity to think and be concious. Animals experience bliss, love, joy, ecstacy, etc. If you're going through a experience (uterine contractions, hormonal fluctuations, uterine enlargement) that mandates pain, but you experience no pain- this means 1) the menstrual process of your body is malfunctioning 2) You have nutritional deficiencies 3) Your body has issues in perception of pain 4) Organ dysfunction Visit a doctor. I like how you had to skip over the biological description of the effects of menstruation I gave. Because you can't "balance" that with your hilariously awful fantasies. Riddle me this, what is joy without sadness? What is dark without light What is healthy without unhealthy? What is love without hate? What is good without bad? Balance means being right in the centre, towards no extreme. Hate and Love are two opposite extremes. Same for Joy and Sad. True "balance" would be feeling neither joy nor sadness, neither hate nor love. Take your factually baseless bullshit elsewhere weirdo.

could it be dangerous on their body anatomy us the reason to place higher

Yes! I always explain that it feels like my back is going to snap in half 🫠😅

Pain in the vagina?? Damn that sucks. I've had some bad ones -- had to get an ablation because of it -- but luckily the vagina itself didn't ever really hurt.

People feel the cramps in different places. And the sensors contract the muscles, which is what causes the cramps.

This! I get cramps in my vagina and my a$$. It hurts to sit on my period so I try to sit on my side if I can.

It doesn't serve women. That is because it is assuming experiencing pain during their period is normal. It's not normal. Being prevalent does not mean normal. It's because for both men and women, as a society we are not taught how to live our lives in terms of optimal health/lifestyle. The reason for the pain is not the cycle but because a body that is out of balance to begin with. It is natural to have an easy period; That is normal and achievable.

@@babajaiy8246 That is "normal and achievable" with MANY major surgeries. If you're lucky enough to be able to get them. And survive them. And afford them. And be diagnosed by a competent doctor. Endometriosis is a genetic condition. It's not about "the body being out of balance." It's in our DNA. And the conservative estimate is 10% of women worldwide. So THAT is "natural." And it's a hell I would ony wish on morons like yourself. What's also natural is that some women are born with Endometriosis. And some are born with the gene for developing Fibroids. And some, like myself, have the genes for BOTH. And the hell we face isn't for someone like you to call "out of balance." When you're born with an uncurable genetic condition that robs you of decades of your life with, then we can talk. Until then, thank your f*cking lucky stars that you're either an idiot, a man, or someone who doesn't have the capacity to understand that 'nature' encompasses disease and conditions beyond anyone's control.

@@ALNizhoni "Endometriosis is a genetic condition. " That's debatable, but also irrelevant to the topic and what is being implied by the topic - Most women and their cycle. "And it's a hell I would ony wish on morons like yourself. " But that so called 'hell' can be reversed 'naturally' - but because of your ignorance, so much 'hell' continues to be propagated. "And the hell we face isn't for someone like you to call "out of balance."" It is because of imbalance. That's how it got that way to start with. So long as you continue to hold you head in the sand - You will continue to suffer of your own choosing. "conditions beyond anyone's control." It's not beyond your control. You've already determined that it is. So it stays that way.

@@babajaiy8246 No. that’s literally not how this works. Changing your diet or exercise will not change how your uterus works. Please stop spreading misinformation. Do you get periods, by any chance?

@@babajaiy8246 the inner lining of our uterus is shedding, its gonna hurt a little. Also some women have incurable problems that cause pain on their period or worse cramps, longer periods ect.

you've been blessed. don't feel bad about it but help the girls who are stricken with the bad stuff. get stuff done and i hope you do well. cheers

You're probably lucky! Bad period pains are more of a sign that something is wrong. I got a horrible combo with endometriosis and PMDD. If my cramps don't make me wanna die my anxiety and depression will :p

My period caused me to have PMDD at such a young age it always get mistaken as bipolar or even schizophrenia it’s a sad violet disorder that could get you strapped down in the mental hospital I don’t wanna say to much to make this long but yeah I encourage more people people to look it up or even get tested for it

Me too! I was in labor and didn't know it because I had period level cramps my whole darn pregnancy. It wasn't until that final stage that I could tell - this is it!!! And it certainly was!

You tell him. Or her. Given the topic i am leaning towards the masculine pronoun for this one...

Just kill me now, honestly.

And that's why I preferred in my younger years a female physician, at least she would definitely understand compared to a male.

That's the worst part! It's rare to find a doctor who thinks it's serious.

My cramps are for one day, and just moderate. I take like one or two Tylenol and am fine. When she said seven days I was like "uuhhh." I don't have heavy bleeding either. I literally thought my hormones were messed up and went to the doctor about it. Nope. I'm fine. But I don't like to mention my light periods to other women, they get pissed. And I would too, if I had seven days of cramps...

My cramps are usually the worse on days 1-2, but the older I get I get the symptoms before or right after. I guess my body wants to keep me guessing

So its something underlying how do you find and fix

Ok

You sure that's all? ;)

@@unknownname8591 wdym?

@@111Kavyasharma I mean that men and women are different even when it comes to how both experience pain, for example the fact that women don't feel as much pain not simply because of how strong they are, it has much to do with the uterus that's in the same area where the machine is working while the guys lack same uterus, thus making it more painful for them. You could even say if guys had periods it would be way more painful that girl's periods.

@@unknownname8591 actually we don't know about how much is someone feeling ..it also about the tolerance power ..god has made women like and here in this vedio I wanted to say that girl didn't flinched because she has been going through this pain every month for years ..in the starting years it really hard for small girls but then we develope tolerance but still it's not easy for us ..so the guys using this period pain simulator for the first gonna have this reaction for sure .

I’m with you all the way on that one. This is more than a five minute episode we’re you can shout ‘enough’ at anytime and get an reprieve.

Yes I'm gonna watch this video when I'll be on my period to make me feel better

@@tsuyu5103 It actually helps in some way. My meds had finally started to lessen my cramps and I just came on youtube to watch random funny clips for distractions and cheering up and this video was there. It really helps.

@@colenugget1620 I'm glad it helps you ♡ Guess I need share this method with my friend

So glad you threatened them and I’m sorry you went through that. Hope you’re getting better❤

@@ComaLies225 thank you, and you do what you gotta do to get help ❤

@@riardomilos8014 you realize it's very common for them to do it to women because whenever women feel emotions we're "overreacting" or "crazy" was close to get into the psyche ward just because I threatened to sue

Did those bastards at least apologize?

@@hithere5039 nope, they just made excuses and I just told them to get it over with and leave me to go home

Lol you don't know it yet but your comment points out the fact you will be the type of person who will become the dinosaur teacher you ridiculed in your comment. Rotfl

@@marythibault9032 no it doesn't. It was a perfectly legitimate comment. Age has nothing to do with attitude

Sorry to say but he did know. He just didn't care. Which is even worse

because it isn’t just telling women they can still have a baby,it’s preparing the woman’s body to have a baby

If you're working for 8 hours and have to clean, cook, and take care of the kids on your own and you're not a single mom, throw the whole damn man-child away

People laugh when they’re in pain sometimes. Calm down

Get over yourself

Yup. Sometimes I swear I can feel an electrical arc between my uterus and back when I get them cramping simultaneously.

hate mine too. clots, headaches and backaches.

Oh, period poops are a real thing! “Not common” my ass! Every woman I know gets them.

@@tobythomas3413 I've asked many of my female friends and they said they just have mild discomforts like mild food poisoning but not to the point of diarrhea, just a stomachache. That led me to think something was wrong with my body during the first 2 years of having my period.

You OBGYN actually said that?! FFS, I read teen magazines in the 90s that said period poops were very common!

@@nailily I get that so badly D: like I know if I’m about to get my period because I get explosive diarrhoea and constipation multiple times each day and that lasts until the darned period is over - like a week!! I was googling and apparently it’s related to hormonal changes? It’s the hormones affecting the intestines etc or something. I also get heart palpitations and dizzy spells. All from the hormones apparently Y_Y all the symptoms go away as soon as my period finishes. It often feels like food poisoning. Blergh.

insane.. one of my primary symptoms day 1 is the biggest shits of my life.. digestive system interruptions is a huge part of the menstrual cycle as much as it is childbirth! but then again, I have IBS so the diarrhea is not noticeably different for me.. more i have mild constipation for a few days that leads to massive movements that coincide with my worst cramps - usually part of the reason my day 1 cramps are so bad is because of the backup and once I get it all out I feel much better

I started getting similar pains recently. I remember back in late June in the middle of shopping with my dad, everything started to feel so heavy that I was sure I'd fall at some point. Had to hurry back to the truck to get some rest, but later it kept going from there. I was also just white as a sheet a couple months later, sweating, and stuck in bed just throwing up. I couldn't even eat anything for a bit and had to start taking pain killers after that. They weren't lying when they say it is an utter bitch, and I would also give that a go to know what level I'm at now for the pains.

Wow... you unironically sound no better than an incel. Men have said and done sexist shit, but that doesn't give women the right to say the crap you just did.

yeah but the boxer is getting hit in the liver by a fighter. the period just happens to women with out the stepping in a ring with an opponenent

No. He is not. This isn't happening to him in childhood. It's not happening to him every hour on the hour, every day for a week. It's not causing him unlivable nausea. It's not happening every month of his life. It's not happening to him while he's in school. While he's being made to run around a track. While he's taking a test. While he's working. While he's driving home and trying not to pull over because the pain is so bad he can't see. So, no. He is not "a strong man." He's a somewhat good sport for doing something he smiled through for this extremely short amount of time.

@A. L. Nihn Relax, breathe. I am a woman too. I agree with you. I meant in this particular moment. Not in general or his whole life. I am a gay woman with a severe prejudice against men, in genral. He is being strong here, regardless of what you think. Most men get to 2 with these things, and are withouring, sweating, shouting just piles of weakness on the floor. Your personal opinion does not change mine. But you're welcome to continue operating like your opinion is the only one that matters. Doesn't bother me at all 🤷🏽‍♀️

@@ALNizhoni Calm down, no need to get bent outta shape it ain't even that deep

@@ALNizhoni imagine crying about biology

This isn't even walking a step. This isn't happening to him in childhood. It's not happening to him every hour on the hour, every day for a week. It's not causing him unlivable nausea. It's not happening every month of his life. It's not happening to him while he's in school. While he's being made to run around a track. While he's taking a test. While he's working. While he's driving home and trying not to pull over because the pain is so bad he can't see. He's a somewhat good sport for doing something he smiled through for this extremely short amount of time, but this isn't even remotely "well done."

@@ALNizhoni I think the fact he tried it and is supportive is enough. I wouldn't want to put another human being through my period experience lol.

@@ALNizhoni Right, so what does it take to satisfy you?