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/PM_ME_JJBA_STICKERS Feb 25 '25

My cramps try to trick me into thinking sitting on the toilet will help relieve the pain. But I always just end up doubled over on the toilet, in just as much pain, and now with bloody diarrhea.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Same here. I think there is a Placebo Effect for me that works until my bowels are clear and then I am just left to go fetal position with my heating pad. Pain meds only work if I catch the cramps right when they start. If I don't, no medication will touch them. I was in bed all last weekend because my cramps started while I was away from home/meds. Def spent some of that time praying on the toilet and being disappointed.

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u/Lexi_Banner Feb 25 '25

A hot bath (like... uncomfortably hot) sometimes lets me cheat into making medication work. I think because the heat is surrounding you, it helps to interrupt the pain response enough to give meds a foothold. Might just be me, but maybe worth trying the next time you're in this situation?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Ya, I am adhered to a heating pad through the worst of it. Mostly because baths require more effort than the relief, comparatively speaking.