Girl Talk on Yik Yak | everytime i start my period and have to go into work while in excruciating pain, i think about the fact that if men had periods, they would at least get off of work for the first day of it. like wdym im holding back vomit and gripping the table in pain😭

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everytime i start my period and have to go into work while in excruciating pain, i think about the fact that if men had periods, they would at least get off of work for the first day of it. like wdym im holding back vomit and gripping the table in pain😭

526 upvotes, 31 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Girl Talk. "everytime i start my period and have to go into work while in excruciating pain, i think about the fact that if men had periods, they would at least get off of work for the first day of it. like wdym im holding back vomit and gripping the table in pain😭"

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Anonymous 8w

i’m so convinced if men had periods they would be able to make symptoms less severe. but we’re women so our medical research is like 10% of theirs

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Anonymous 8w

i 100% agree with you but also i would see your gyn, this type of pain isnt normal :(

Anonymous 8w

This literally happened to me. I got my period at work and had to leave because i was in so much pain that i was throwing up. It was awful.

Anonymous 8w

I will die on this hill but if they got periods, they could have their entire period off

Anonymous 8w

I have literally passed out at work because of my period and I still have male coworkers calling dramatic

Anonymous 8w

Hey girl, if you’re vomiting from periods that means something is actually wrong! That’s not normal! I went to my doctor about it for years and they always said “it’s just cus you’re young” but finally when I was 20 they gave me a pill that completely stops all my periods for as long as I take it and I haven’t had one since

Anonymous 8w

me @ work rn

Anonymous 8w

i get the worst pain too on another note does anyone have any tips to deal with them? they hurt so bad for me i almost always cry

Anonymous 8w

Dude I was at work clutching a chair 😭

Anonymous 8w

I have like 1 day during the week of all of my periods now where I get headaches that bother tf out of me the whole day along with shitty cramps the whole week and I can’t call out 😀 I hate it here

Anonymous 8w

The hiring discrimination would be crazy though if u could do this

Anonymous 8w

I’m in pain and nauseous the whole time too. Trying to work during a heat wave and do summer college is BRUTAL.

Anonymous 8w

the fact that a man will never wake up with cramps and need to get to a two hour long 8am exam💔

Anonymous

#2 8w

yes I second this. if the pain is so bad it interferes with your quality of living please say something to your gyn! if they dismiss you find a new doctor 😭

Anonymous

#6 8w

this but i had to leave in the middle of my college course to go throw up in the bathroom. i left for the rest of the day and missed the rest of my classes bc of it.

Anonymous

#9 8w

take like 1-2 ibuprofen a day and use a heating pad for sure. it works wonders

Anonymous

#10 8w

No same. Finished one class, emailed sick to the next. Literally had to return to my dorm and just curl up

Anonymous

#10 8w

i acc do this but take way more than 2 ibuprofen and ive even tried birth control and the pain is still bad

Anonymous

#9 8w

have you seen your gyno about the pain? it may be something more than just period pain if it’s that bad. wishing you all the best

Anonymous

#9 8w

if therer is something that looks like its bulging in your pelvic region, then its a hernia. i had that happen to me once. i had what felt like period pain, and i went to see a doctor bc it was bulging, and it was a hernia so i had to have surgery.

Anonymous

#2 8w

omg my last doctor said that i should just take ibuprofen and id be fine so i assumed it was normal😭 i have a new doctor that’s a woman and i haven’t mentioned it to her but i will next time im there

Anonymous

OP 8w

absolutely not, i have pcos and still have never thrown up from period cramps. i would bring up how extreme the pain is and dont stop until someone sends you for a test/ takes you seriously

Anonymous

#14 8w

Talk to your doctor about norethindrone, “the mini pill”, it’s birth control but without the estrogen in it. It has no placebo week and is way less likely to have negative side effects. I have 0 negative side effects. The estrogen in other types is what causes most of the problems for people.

Anonymous

#14 8w

+ either it’s very good at preventing pregnancy or I’m infertile 😀

Anonymous

#14 8w

i will say the vomiting isn’t so much from the pain as much as i just get nauseous!

Anonymous

#14 8w

i’ll ask my doctor about starting that pill tho, ty!!

Anonymous

#2 8w

All they’re going to do is prescribe you birth control thon so if you wanted something else you have to figure out out yourself 😒

Anonymous

#9 8w

Elix healing elixir is the only thing that actually helps me long term

Anonymous

#16 8w

In all fairness, the only options are really birth control, pain meds, or in really extreme circumstances, a hysterectomy. There could be some lifestyle changes that might help a bit but in cases like this, I doubt they wouldmake an extreme difference. There are plenty of docs that want to help but the issue is that there isn't enough research or available treatment options.

Anonymous

#17 8w

Also forgot to mention that if the issue lies in hormones you might be able to get hrt, but that is often done through hormonal birth control

Anonymous

OP 7w

yeah it was the same way for me, doesn’t make it normal tho LOL, no matter the reason if your period is making you nauseous that is a bad thing. I hope you can find something that works 🖤