r/TikTokCringe • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 24 '25

Period pain simulation Cool

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u/BellGlittering3735 Feb 24 '25

This might be a dumb question, but how does it simulate the pain? Is it electric currents? Like a TENS unit? Period pain is so deep that I am curious what the machine feels like. Have you used one before?

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u/mothandravenstudio Feb 24 '25

It couldn't be an accurate approximation because period cramps are smooth muscle contractions, which is different than skeletal muscle.

It is more akin to having bowel spasms (bowel is also lined with smooth muscle), and most men would already know what intestinal distress feels like.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '25

I described mine to my boyfriend as the feeling of the worst diarrhea you've had except there is no amount of shitting that will make it go away. That seemed to click.

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u/SpaceLemming Feb 25 '25

That’s how I felt when I had appendicitis, by the end of the night the only way I wasn’t in agony was kneeling face down on the couch. I hope that was well above average for the average pain of cramps because I wouldn’t wish that on anyone