Ask Women on Sidechat | If you’re a man and every wonder why period cramps hurt to much, I’ll explain and compare it to something you know. Our uterus creates a lining to prepare for a fetus. If there is no fetus, we have to shed that lining, by sending out “messengers” (pt 1)

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If you’re a man and every wonder why period cramps hurt to much, I’ll explain and compare it to something you know. Our uterus creates a lining to prepare for a fetus. If there is no fetus, we have to shed that lining, by sending out “messengers” (pt 1)

Anonymous 17h

Pt 2: “messengers” called prostaglandins. Some people produce more which makes it worse. Prostaglandins cause our uterus to tighten which cuts off blood flow, which then cuts off oxygen, which causes severe cramps and burning. Think of when you get a calf cramp. Or a Charley horse. That’s what we are getting, but deeper in our bodies and more intense. For 7 days straight. With no relief.

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Anonymous 17h

im no expert but period cramps for 7 days straight?? might not be super normal/ common. that’s interesting tho abt the prostaglandins! didn’t know that

Anonymous 10h

It’s not just cramps, I get pain in my lower back and a super sore crotch which hurts so bad if I’m not sitting on a solid surface (toilet doesn’t help), my breasts get really sensitive and occasionally it feels like little lightning strikes inside them, and I’m prone to headaches and nausea, and none of these are uncommon symptoms

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hellraiser 16h

Yeah you’d be surprised how normalized extreme menstrual pain is. Like to the point where you can’t tell the difference between that and an appendicitis (and it happens every single time) is not normal. People gaslight afabs all the time. My friend had untreated and undiagnosed endometriosis for years and only found out she had it when she needed a pelvic X-ray for something else. Every time somebody talks about menstrual pain this extreme I think the same thing you just said, but I can’t say it

Anonymous

#2 16h

because I don’t menstruate

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Anonymous

hellraiser 16h

So 2 is absolutely right, at least for me. My apendex almost burst when I was about 10/11 and I often liken my period pain to that level. Sometimes it can go beyond that. 1 in 10 women probably have endometriosis but obviously our healthcare is not very good. There’s a lot I can say on this topic but yes cramping can last 7 days. My cramps last about 9-13 days.

Anonymous

hellraiser 16h

Yes unfortunately so. And that’s generous for some people because cramps can go beyond the 7days of a period. People also get cramps during ovulation but not for the same reason.

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Anonymous

strawberry_hair 16h

oh yeah i know the pain can get really intense but cramping the whole time tho for days straight ? it’s that an indicator that something else might be going on ?

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Anonymous

hellraiser 13h

Yes it’s absolutely an indicator that something is wrong. That does not mean it gets taken seriously. I was given birth control and they expected that to fix the problem. And it did mostly! But not enough. They never looked at anything else.

Anonymous

strawberry_hair 10h

I work with a PhD whose then-husband had to sign a consent form for them to get their uterus removed in Texas in 2020. I looked it up, and the consent form was because of a hospital or provider policy, not because of a law. But why isn’t there a law against that?

Anonymous

#2 10h

I can’t imagine ever living in a state that’s more conservative than a swing state. I’ve lived in Massachusetts my whole life except for when I studied abroad in Salamanca. And omg Spain is so much more liberal than the US on average. I was looking into immigrating to Australia or New Zealand, but for what I want to do I’d be making less money while having the same cost of living. So I decided on New Mexico instead.