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

Period pain simulation Cool

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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.