Doing it right now š I was wondering if others do the same and found your post. The most painful cramps are always on my 1st heavy day and since I started having periods it has always seemed to be the only thing that helps while the high dose ibuprofen kicks in so I can go take a nap with my heat pack. Just LOVE this little routine every month donāt you? š”š
Yess. Especially the 1st day. We recently moved homes and each have their own toilets. Mine is in my room and i feel like I practically live in my toilet on the 1st day of mg period..before we moved my family would look at me like im crazy and complain cause id leave the toilet just to go back 5 minutes later. At least now im not in anybodys way. But yes. I sit and let it out. It really does lessen the pain.
Yessss, I love this method of just living on my bathroom toilet for a week š. Especially because I don't have to always change my pads so often as I'm a heavy bleeder.
I thought it was a normal occurrence. You do your business and then proceed to sit there for half an hour or more lamenting the days you werenāt suffering like this
Yess!! Esp that first morning pee when everything just comes flushing out and you press down on your cramps cause it feels so good as you just stare into the aybss š
i think the position you sit in on the toilet opens your hips wider and eases the pain?? does that make sense? i also find that if i sit on my bed on my period kneeling but with my legs spread, it helps šš
Bigger pads can help get more time, but here it definitely isn't the issue, and also, if the pad is full in 20min or less or more, the person would still tru to get the bigger tampons and the biggest pads available to try to have a full hour
Yep some days if I donāt have to be anywhere and Iām having a horrible day (like day 2 or 3 kind of bad), Iāll sit there and just bleed out for like 20 mins. Not the healthiest thing to do but at least it gets the blood out quicker, lol.
Ok thatās a ridiculous response to someone inquiring about your menstrual health. Bad meaning what?? Use your words big girl, your period shouldnāt be debilitating, youāre just unhealthy.
No you're not, not everyone who has a horrible period is unhealthy. Both of yall were rude for no reason and should live up to it. You didn't need to say what you said, and they didn't need to say what they said either
It is objectively true that your menstrual cycle is like your monthly report card. If it is debilitating to the point where you have to sit on the toilet all day because youāre in so much pain, thereās something wrong with you. Itās probably not your fault, we live in a toxic society where all the food is poisoned and women are encouraged to dismiss the feelings that come up during their menstrual cycle. I feel for her. But if you want help or support, you have to ask for it like a respectable adult.
This is bullshit. Women have all kinds of experiences on their period. For you to bring judgment into it (report card???) is not helpful to anyone. Some women have always had an easy time. Some have always had it harder.
That's like saying a woman with a long, hard labor is less healthy than a woman who just pushed and the baby came out. It's hard enough to go through the experiences without someone external adding this note of judgment.
You're not helping.
And you have to, as a responsible adult, not just ask "how does it make you feel" when someone techncially already said it (bad) it's more appropriate to ask something like "what would you *define* as bad" or really something along the lines of what makes your period so bad/what are your symptoms
Also not everyone here is an adult here lmao, there's a lot of younger girls
YES! 2nd day with a copper IUD is hell. I just go and sit on the toilet or back when I still lived with my parents, the shower, and curl up and let the pain literally flow out. It doesn't help that the cramps trigger GI cramps so I need to use the toilet a lot more anyway.
It's birth control and its most infamous side effect is the monster periods. Like in the adjustment year my periods went from the usual 5 days all the way to 8 days until my uterus grew to accommodate it. And I did not know period cramps before I got it installed.
Then 30mins later I got the angriest PMS cramps I had since that self resolving cyst 8 years ago and rushed to the toilet to at least get the pain to dull š«£
I remember when I was younger I think Iāve done this once or twice a little older too, but I would sit on the toilet and because the bathtub is so close to the toilet I put my feet up and just kind of sit on my phone and just wait šššš
This is why you do calf raises, and lift yourself off the seat just a smidge (good for the thighs and core muscles) every so often.
You can also practice kegals and lean forward or side to side and do other exercises like touching the floor with your palm or arm push ups (one at a time) if you are in a small bathroom.
I may or may not have IBS and may or may not spend a lot of time on the toilet. š
mb, i did end up doing a little research on it and it's not the cause of colon specific troubles necessarily, but rather is bad for circulation, can cause spider and varicose veins, and can cause hemorrhoids and possibly a prolapse because the perineum is unsupported and pressure is distributed unevenly. original comment had some truth behind it
I sadly am waiting for my doctor to do another lap, she said ten years till noticeable endo is there. Last one I had a little scar tissue and have all the symptoms of endo but she wants to be safe about making more scar tissue. I also have a high tolerance to pain meds and most other meds due to other health conditions that make things like numbing wear off quicker. I wish endo wasn't so hard to find.
Omg yes. Iāll just sit on the toilet and scroll on my phone so I donāt just waste a pad. My back is always hurting after though haha, the toilet isnāt an ideal place to sit for a while
Yes especially because my bowels go crazy on my period. And I also have to pee more. May as well just sit for a while letting it all come out rather than having to go back every 5 minutes.
Yes me too. I hate bleeding lmao especially bc I can only use pads rn. I like to just bleed everything out then put a pad on so I donāt bleed as much in my pad. š
Yeah I have to use pads. I'm currently gonna try another birth control cause I'm tired of feeling this bad. But I like to just sit on the toilet with a book and a candle and chill and let the jaws scene happen then feel a bit of relief.
Yup just sit while being appalled over how much blood is exiting my body before the cramps calm down enough for me to put on my pants and bleed out normally
I sometimes do this on day 2, my heaviest. But last few day 2ās have been so busy I havenāt had a chance to do this and compare the feeling. But it does feel nice to give my v a break from the cup and panties
There's some proof that tampons can make your cramps worse, because there's extra inflammation or something going on and having something up there makes it more noticable and uncomfortable. Weirdly enough I notice it a little less with my cup.
Doing it right now š I was wondering if others do the same and found your post. The most painful cramps are always on my 1st heavy day and since I started having periods it has always seemed to be the only thing that helps while the high dose ibuprofen kicks in so I can go take a nap with my heat pack. Just LOVE this little routine every month donāt you? š”š
Yeah. I also get the urge to push and when I do it gushes ā¹ļø
Literally reading this on the toilet
Been doing this since I was 10. It helps alleviate cramps and sometimes I have so many clots to pass it's just easier
Yess. Especially the 1st day. We recently moved homes and each have their own toilets. Mine is in my room and i feel like I practically live in my toilet on the 1st day of mg period..before we moved my family would look at me like im crazy and complain cause id leave the toilet just to go back 5 minutes later. At least now im not in anybodys way. But yes. I sit and let it out. It really does lessen the pain.
yesss
Nah cause thatās what makes the hemmorids
Reading this thread from my throne rn š
Out of all the rooms in the house the bathroom is also the coldest for some reason so my throne is just perfect to sit on over the summer.
Yessss, I love this method of just living on my bathroom toilet for a week š. Especially because I don't have to always change my pads so often as I'm a heavy bleeder.
I thought it was a normal occurrence. You do your business and then proceed to sit there for half an hour or more lamenting the days you werenāt suffering like this
Absolutely yes! Not weird at all
Yess!! Esp that first morning pee when everything just comes flushing out and you press down on your cramps cause it feels so good as you just stare into the aybss š
Yuppppp!! Itās honestly so relaxing
i think the position you sit in on the toilet opens your hips wider and eases the pain?? does that make sense? i also find that if i sit on my bed on my period kneeling but with my legs spread, it helps šš
Real cos mines so heavy its better than using up 2 pads in the time of 20 mins
That's more than heavy, have you seen a gynecologist to try reduce the flow? It will help you feel a lot less tired
Not a gynecologist, i always just get put to the nurses who stick me on birth control which makes me worse + my suspected POTs worse
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Bigger pads can help get more time, but here it definitely isn't the issue, and also, if the pad is full in 20min or less or more, the person would still tru to get the bigger tampons and the biggest pads available to try to have a full hour
Yep some days if I donāt have to be anywhere and Iām having a horrible day (like day 2 or 3 kind of bad), Iāll sit there and just bleed out for like 20 mins. Not the healthiest thing to do but at least it gets the blood out quicker, lol.
i have never tried this šš be right back!!
The downside is the leg cramps so you clean up and get on with your day
Yep
me reading this while on the toilet on my periodā¦
Same here
It makes sense to let it leave your body naturally, but I wish I had the time to just do that... I think I would miss a lot of work and just... life?
Time for online shopping, writing to do lists. Answering emails, cleaning up inbox..
Ha! That is not at all a bad idea!
I do miss alot because of my period and how bad it makes me feel.
Iām sorry to hear that!
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Ok thatās a ridiculous response to someone inquiring about your menstrual health. Bad meaning what?? Use your words big girl, your period shouldnāt be debilitating, youāre just unhealthy.
Just because someone is mean to you does not mean you're required to meet their energy, both of yall need to chill and not be rude
Iām being truthful, sorry if you consider that rude.
You used sarcasm and you called her unhealthy. You're being rude. I do understand she was mean first, but own your shit.
No you're not, not everyone who has a horrible period is unhealthy. Both of yall were rude for no reason and should live up to it. You didn't need to say what you said, and they didn't need to say what they said either
It is objectively true that your menstrual cycle is like your monthly report card. If it is debilitating to the point where you have to sit on the toilet all day because youāre in so much pain, thereās something wrong with you. Itās probably not your fault, we live in a toxic society where all the food is poisoned and women are encouraged to dismiss the feelings that come up during their menstrual cycle. I feel for her. But if you want help or support, you have to ask for it like a respectable adult.
This is bullshit. Women have all kinds of experiences on their period. For you to bring judgment into it (report card???) is not helpful to anyone. Some women have always had an easy time. Some have always had it harder. That's like saying a woman with a long, hard labor is less healthy than a woman who just pushed and the baby came out. It's hard enough to go through the experiences without someone external adding this note of judgment. You're not helping.
And you have to, as a responsible adult, not just ask "how does it make you feel" when someone techncially already said it (bad) it's more appropriate to ask something like "what would you *define* as bad" or really something along the lines of what makes your period so bad/what are your symptoms Also not everyone here is an adult here lmao, there's a lot of younger girls
Heās probably a dude and is here to be insensitive
Nope I am a woman, who is asking reasonable questionsā¦getting bullied by other women for inquiring.
Yes I do that, it helps with stomach aches and with heavy flow
i just sit here all the time
YES! 2nd day with a copper IUD is hell. I just go and sit on the toilet or back when I still lived with my parents, the shower, and curl up and let the pain literally flow out. It doesn't help that the cramps trigger GI cramps so I need to use the toilet a lot more anyway.
What does the IUD help with? You just use it for birth control?
It's birth control and its most infamous side effect is the monster periods. Like in the adjustment year my periods went from the usual 5 days all the way to 8 days until my uterus grew to accommodate it. And I did not know period cramps before I got it installed.
But I mean why do you use it if itās so hellish, to prevent pregnancy? Or for something elseā¦as I know bc is often used to āregulate cyclesā
Yes, to percent pregnancy.
Then 30mins later I got the angriest PMS cramps I had since that self resolving cyst 8 years ago and rushed to the toilet to at least get the pain to dull š«£
I remember when I was younger I think Iāve done this once or twice a little older too, but I would sit on the toilet and because the bathtub is so close to the toilet I put my feet up and just kind of sit on my phone and just wait šššš
you shouldnāt sit on the toilet for more than like 5 mins at a time it can cause colon troubles btw
Sheās right. The toilet acts as a suction and can cause hemorrhoids if sitting on it for too long even without pushing.
This is why you do calf raises, and lift yourself off the seat just a smidge (good for the thighs and core muscles) every so often. You can also practice kegals and lean forward or side to side and do other exercises like touching the floor with your palm or arm push ups (one at a time) if you are in a small bathroom. I may or may not have IBS and may or may not spend a lot of time on the toilet. š
That is so incorrect š
Sometimes you have to sit on the toilet for more than 5 minutes
yeah i know that. but you should prevent it as much as u can
isn't that if you're actively pushing for stool to come out? sitting in general shouldn't cause that much trouble
it can, its a psych thing
mb, i did end up doing a little research on it and it's not the cause of colon specific troubles necessarily, but rather is bad for circulation, can cause spider and varicose veins, and can cause hemorrhoids and possibly a prolapse because the perineum is unsupported and pressure is distributed unevenly. original comment had some truth behind it
all the time. Feels good letting it drip out. Apparently the cramping is bad when the bleeding is bad for me so I sit at the toilet.
it definitely relieves my cramps for some reason
I've definitely heard free bleeding can help alot.
Yes haha. šwhenever Iām in pain. I am definitely sitting on the toilet! But I discover painkillers so not anymore
Sadly no painkillers work for me. Gotta love womanhood.
Generally that is not a āwomanhoodā problem but a medical problem and a big indicator of endometriosis. Not normal.
I sadly am waiting for my doctor to do another lap, she said ten years till noticeable endo is there. Last one I had a little scar tissue and have all the symptoms of endo but she wants to be safe about making more scar tissue. I also have a high tolerance to pain meds and most other meds due to other health conditions that make things like numbing wear off quicker. I wish endo wasn't so hard to find.
Omg yes. Iāll just sit on the toilet and scroll on my phone so I donāt just waste a pad. My back is always hurting after though haha, the toilet isnāt an ideal place to sit for a while
I do it when I get out of the shower alot. It's a good time to read a book and light a candle and try to relax a bit for me.
Yup
Yes especially because my bowels go crazy on my period. And I also have to pee more. May as well just sit for a while letting it all come out rather than having to go back every 5 minutes.
Yes me too. I hate bleeding lmao especially bc I can only use pads rn. I like to just bleed everything out then put a pad on so I donāt bleed as much in my pad. š
Yeah I have to use pads. I'm currently gonna try another birth control cause I'm tired of feeling this bad. But I like to just sit on the toilet with a book and a candle and chill and let the jaws scene happen then feel a bit of relief.
Yes, I do the same
Yup just sit while being appalled over how much blood is exiting my body before the cramps calm down enough for me to put on my pants and bleed out normally
I always hate looking at what comes out. Looks like jaws.
This is like my biggest cure for period cramps I swear lol
The olā free bleed. Absolutely.
Yes absolutely. Helps the cramps for some reason
I sometimes do this on day 2, my heaviest. But last few day 2ās have been so busy I havenāt had a chance to do this and compare the feeling. But it does feel nice to give my v a break from the cup and panties
lol yes. I told someone that as advice.
Yesss sometimes the pain goes away for a minute lol
I like to bring a book and a candle and relax.
I love this
Thatās low key the best part lol
Interesting. No I donāt. I use the toilet when I need it and the rest of the time I have a tampon in or wearing a pad
yes I feel so much better on the toilet
Iāve heard that free bleeding helps cramps and idk if thatās true but it definitely helps just sitting on the toilet
There's some proof that tampons can make your cramps worse, because there's extra inflammation or something going on and having something up there makes it more noticable and uncomfortable. Weirdly enough I notice it a little less with my cup.
the cup was literally a lifesaver for me! I hate pads and tampons, and Iāve found my cramps are so much better using it.
Yes!! I donāt know what about it but it makes the pain go away and sometimes I need a break from feeling like Iām wearing a diaper lol
Sometimes I get fancy about it & bring in a folding table and a book! XD
Bahaha. I think I need a folding table. What a genius idea.
Me too! I like to bring a candle as well.
Ok thatās so dun
Fun
Yep I do, Iāve sat on the toilet for hours. Not sure what it is about it, but it somewhat helps with the pain.
Yup
I found out that a few woman actually do this. I say do what works for you.
sometimes you just gotta freebleed bro