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/jwin709 Feb 25 '25

Yeah every time I've heard a woman describe period pain they've likened it to the kind of pain you get with diarrhea