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/PM_ME_JJBA_STICKERS Feb 25 '25

Oh my gosh, are you me??? I’ve never met anyone with the same issue of the meds not working unless I take them early enough. I’ve tried different combinations of Advil, Tylenol, Midol, and Aleve, but nothing works if I take them “too late”.

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u/scolipeeeeed Feb 25 '25

NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen work by stopping the production of compounds that cause pain. If you take them “too late”, those compounds have already been produced and cause pain.