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It’s the most normal thing in the world. But goddammit, why does menstruating hurt us so bad?
We’re grown up, strong women so of course we can handle it.
But we’re always hoping for a time when getting your period doesn’t feel like you’re passing a thousand knives through your uterus.
It’s not a completely helpless situation though. There are things we can do to ease our pain, ladies.
Here are nine things you should definitely do on your period to get through the time of the month.
1) Bananas. And lots of veg
Thanks to shedding a lot of liquid in only a few days, you might find yourself becoming more dehydrated.
When your body thinks it’s not going to get enough water, it starts retaining. Thus the horrific bloating.
Any fruit that has a high magnesium content helps with water retention, such as bananas.
And the good news for vegetarians is that your diet might be going a long way to help with your PMS.
A study by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers
found that a vegetarian diet was associated with less pain during your period for less time.
And a loss in weight. That’s got to help when you’re feeling bloated.
2) Avoid sugary foods
Put down the ice cream. Even if this is the time you’ll want Ben and Jerry’s most of all.
Before your period, you’re more sensitive to sharp rise and falls in blood sugar levels caused by high GI foods.
These include fizzy drinks, pastries, cakes and chocolate, which absorb into the bloodstream quickly causing a fluctuation of hormones and big highs and drops in your blood sugar.
It’s the latter that’s going to cause you issues, as you’ll be hit with major mood swings once your levels are low.
Who needs more of that on your period?
You’ll also have a better complexion too if you keep to a low-GI diet (we’re talking pasta and granary bread), considering high GI foods’ link to severe acne.
Less sugar, less spots, less period pain. Win-win-win.
3) And dairy. Sorry.
Surely not cheese, you ask?
As a high GI food, sadly, yes. It’s included in those foods you should avoid.
But wait…
Spokesperson for the British Nutrition Foundation Dimple Thakrar says you shouldn’t keep completely away from dairy, as it’s important source of calcium which could actually help with PMS symptoms, improving mood, concentration and bloating.
‘We would recommend 1,000mg a day of calcium through diet, which usually comes through dairy,’ she says.
‘However, if you don’t want to have dairy, then soya products or other alternatives that are low fat and fortified with calcium are fine.’
If you combine it with a low-GI food, like a nice, steaming jacket potato, she says it reduces the total GI of the food.
So you can eat away (some of) your cheddar a bit guilt-free.
4) Have sex
It may be the last thing you feel like doing when all hell is raging in your uterus.
An orgasm or two (or five – because, yay, multiple orgasms) might help though.
It releases chemicals in the brain that alleviate the pain. And a nice rush of endorphins that generally just put you in a better mood.
Believe it or not, that’s one of the many other reasons why you should have sex on your period
. Along with the fact we’re actually hornier on our periods.
And it’s definitely not gross.
5) Or at least masturbate
If getting some isn’t on your agenda, perhaps a little bit of self-love is.
You’ll get the same effects as sex, or maybe even better. You know your body best, after all.
If you’re worried about mess or feel a bit icky about touching yourself while in full flow, then you can always do it in the shower. That’s what they were made for, right?
As well as getting clean. Of course.
6) Lots of vitamin E
It’s likely to not be a wonder drug to rid you of period pain forever. But there’s evidence to suggest vitamin E can help.
This 2005 study found that those who took vitamin E twice a day for four months consecutively reported a lower pain intensity when on their period that they’d had before.
7) Drinks lots of fluids – but not booze
Drinking lots of water can help with that bloating and it encourages your body not to keep in water.
‘Your body retains water when it doesn’t know when it’s next going to get any fluid,’ explains Thakrar. ‘If you drink enough, your body will then get rid of it.’
Sadly, this isn’t an excuse to hit the wine. Your PMS symptoms might get worse and may increase the risk for prolonged cramping
according to the BDA.
8) Don’t buy special period painkillers
Nurofen has got into hot water in Australia
for selling painkillers for more money that essentially do the same thing.
Any difference you notice from taking a pain killer specifically made for periods is likely to be a placebo effect, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Neal Patel, from the RPS, said at the time: ‘Pharmacists know if the active ingredient and formulation (whether it’s a tablet or a liquid) are the same, then the clinical effectiveness will be the same too.
‘However, the well-known “placebo effect” also plays a part in improving pain relief when people believe the medicine they are taking will work for their pain.
‘The placebo effect is one reason why people may choose to buy a more expensive product even though it may be identical to cheaper versions.’
So there you go – stick to the cheap stuff.
9) And finally, often forget when your period is? There’s an app for that!
Sure, you could keep track of it using your phone calendar.
But maybe you don’t want someone getting a glimpse of when Aunt Flo is due a visit when you’re organising a hot date, or a meeting with your boss.
We’re grown up, strong women so of course we can handle it.
But we’re always hoping for a time when getting your period doesn’t feel like you’re passing a thousand knives through your uterus.
It’s not a completely helpless situation though. There are things we can do to ease our pain, ladies.
Here are nine things you should definitely do on your period to get through the time of the month.
1) Bananas. And lots of veg
Thanks to shedding a lot of liquid in only a few days, you might find yourself becoming more dehydrated.
When your body thinks it’s not going to get enough water, it starts retaining. Thus the horrific bloating.
Any fruit that has a high magnesium content helps with water retention, such as bananas.
And the good news for vegetarians is that your diet might be going a long way to help with your PMS.
A study by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers
found that a vegetarian diet was associated with less pain during your period for less time.
And a loss in weight. That’s got to help when you’re feeling bloated.
2) Avoid sugary foods
Put down the ice cream. Even if this is the time you’ll want Ben and Jerry’s most of all.
Before your period, you’re more sensitive to sharp rise and falls in blood sugar levels caused by high GI foods.
These include fizzy drinks, pastries, cakes and chocolate, which absorb into the bloodstream quickly causing a fluctuation of hormones and big highs and drops in your blood sugar.
It’s the latter that’s going to cause you issues, as you’ll be hit with major mood swings once your levels are low.
Who needs more of that on your period?
You’ll also have a better complexion too if you keep to a low-GI diet (we’re talking pasta and granary bread), considering high GI foods’ link to severe acne.
Less sugar, less spots, less period pain. Win-win-win.
3) And dairy. Sorry.
Surely not cheese, you ask?
As a high GI food, sadly, yes. It’s included in those foods you should avoid.
But wait…
Spokesperson for the British Nutrition Foundation Dimple Thakrar says you shouldn’t keep completely away from dairy, as it’s important source of calcium which could actually help with PMS symptoms, improving mood, concentration and bloating.
‘We would recommend 1,000mg a day of calcium through diet, which usually comes through dairy,’ she says.
‘However, if you don’t want to have dairy, then soya products or other alternatives that are low fat and fortified with calcium are fine.’
If you combine it with a low-GI food, like a nice, steaming jacket potato, she says it reduces the total GI of the food.
So you can eat away (some of) your cheddar a bit guilt-free.
4) Have sex
It may be the last thing you feel like doing when all hell is raging in your uterus.
An orgasm or two (or five – because, yay, multiple orgasms) might help though.
It releases chemicals in the brain that alleviate the pain. And a nice rush of endorphins that generally just put you in a better mood.
Believe it or not, that’s one of the many other reasons why you should have sex on your period
. Along with the fact we’re actually hornier on our periods.
And it’s definitely not gross.
5) Or at least masturbate
If getting some isn’t on your agenda, perhaps a little bit of self-love is.
You’ll get the same effects as sex, or maybe even better. You know your body best, after all.
If you’re worried about mess or feel a bit icky about touching yourself while in full flow, then you can always do it in the shower. That’s what they were made for, right?
As well as getting clean. Of course.
6) Lots of vitamin E
It’s likely to not be a wonder drug to rid you of period pain forever. But there’s evidence to suggest vitamin E can help.
This 2005 study found that those who took vitamin E twice a day for four months consecutively reported a lower pain intensity when on their period that they’d had before.
7) Drinks lots of fluids – but not booze
Drinking lots of water can help with that bloating and it encourages your body not to keep in water.
‘Your body retains water when it doesn’t know when it’s next going to get any fluid,’ explains Thakrar. ‘If you drink enough, your body will then get rid of it.’
Sadly, this isn’t an excuse to hit the wine. Your PMS symptoms might get worse and may increase the risk for prolonged cramping
according to the BDA.
8) Don’t buy special period painkillers
Nurofen has got into hot water in Australia
for selling painkillers for more money that essentially do the same thing.
Any difference you notice from taking a pain killer specifically made for periods is likely to be a placebo effect, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Neal Patel, from the RPS, said at the time: ‘Pharmacists know if the active ingredient and formulation (whether it’s a tablet or a liquid) are the same, then the clinical effectiveness will be the same too.
‘However, the well-known “placebo effect” also plays a part in improving pain relief when people believe the medicine they are taking will work for their pain.
‘The placebo effect is one reason why people may choose to buy a more expensive product even though it may be identical to cheaper versions.’
So there you go – stick to the cheap stuff.
9) And finally, often forget when your period is? There’s an app for that!
Sure, you could keep track of it using your phone calendar.
But maybe you don’t want someone getting a glimpse of when Aunt Flo is due a visit when you’re organising a hot date, or a meeting with your boss.
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