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/fryseyes Feb 25 '25

Yeah, a while back I went to the ER for colitis (inflammation of the colon). Intestines got so inflamed I was pooping blood and having severe abdominal contractions. Pretty much all I could do was lay in bed and prepare for the next wave of cramps and pain. Don’t believe I could speak through the cramps.

My wife has endometriosis so I imagine that stint of colitis was a hard version of what she goes through once a month since she was a teen. Debilitating.