What Is Your Menstrual Story? ||| Medhive Weekly Discussion ||| Women Health

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When I first saw this week's medhive weekly prompt, my mind chuckles, I got the feeling of oh, mine what an epic topic for discussion. I think you know why already, every single woman can relate to this, we all have a menstrual story.

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To be honest, my dread for menstruation aka period aka a monthly visitor started even before my time began.

I remember this aunty in my neighborhood while growing up. The kind of pain she does experience whenever she is on her period will make anyone around her wish never to have anything to do with having menstruation.

You will see her rolling on the ground like a baby who lost her candy. Because of her situation, I usually pray mine will be different when my time comes.

I also have this friend whose period comes each month without any form of discomfort at all. I guess she is among the lucky ones. Some of us aren't so lucky I will say.

Fast forward to the day my elder sister called me inside her room to educate me on how to take care of myself when my time comes only that she never mentioned the pains part but of course I knew about menstrual pains from ladies around me. So I can forgive her for that. Not everyone is even lucky enough to have someone to educate them and prepare them for it.

I know it is that time of the month when I start craving food like a thief. Everything that has f-o-o-d in it will start to interest me, this is of course not the dreaded part.

What I don't like is being on the edge during this period, like you better not cross me because I can get mad for any slight thing. Little stuff will get on my nerves and it can be very annoying.

I have learned not to react to things that make me angry during these periods as I know I can overreact so when I'm on I just try to overlook things that will annoy me. This way I will not have to start apologizing after realizing I made mistakes.

My Remedy

For many years, my period will give me stomach cramps, and waist pain, in addition to mood swings. Until one day I met a woman who lectured me on the benefits of adding garlic to my meals or just swallowing some like a pill.

Before this, I hated the smell of garlic to my bones but when I gave it a thought, I weighed its benefits to its smell I ended up choosing the greater good hehe.

Ever since then, I do not feel menstrual pains anymore, and the waist pains have disappeared but I'm still left with mood swings when it's time. And for that, I make sure I watch my reactions to people around me or things that happen to me during that time of the month so that I don't end up always overacting.

IMG_20230314_110516_923~2.jpgThis Image is mine, I always make sure there is honey in one corner of my house.

Taking ginger tea with honey helps as well, it makes me active and makes the flow come very easy. During that time of the month, taking warm water has become my best friend. It helps as well with my stomach. Lastly, cutting out my sugary drinks intake works well with my body system.

Some people say when you start having kids, menstruation becomes less painful. I guess I will find out in the next few months when my period will resume after going on a breastfeeding break.

But hey, I enjoyed this break of mine, going through each month for the first time in many years of my life without this compulsory visitor feels like bliss. But then it is part of me as a woman I have to embrace.

This is my Menstrual story, what is yours? Care to share in the comment section. I would love to hear it.

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There are some women who have seen improvement or absence of menstrual pain after childbirth. I hope this is your case. However, if this is not the case, it would be appropriate for a specialist to inquire in depth about the causes of this pain. There is always an adequate treatment to minimize the symptoms and not feel this adversity month after month.

I can see that you have learned to manage your emotions these days. I admire you for that! because when there is pain sometimes our judgment is clouded.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

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Hi, @chaodietas Thank you very much for your valuable comment.

Yes, I hope that when it comes back in a few months I won't experience mood swings anymore and if i do I will follow your suggestion to investigate further with the help of a professional of course.

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First it's so cool you had your sister train you on menstrual care.

Sorry she left out the pain,maybe she thought something's are better learnt by self.

Your sharing about garlic, that's so helpful, do you know you could crosspost this to the Ladies of Hive, this months prompts are done in collaboration with them.

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Hi @jaydr

Thank you.

Sorry she left out the pain, maybe she thought something is better learned by herself.

Yeah, you may be right.

Your sharing about garlic, that's so helpful, do you know you could crosspost this to the Ladies of Hive, this month's prompts are done in collaboration with them.

Oh, okay I thought using the #ladieofhive tag will do.

I haven't done cross-post before anyways but I think I could try it And see.

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Yeah sure you can, the tag will only attract anyone who searched for it. But since we are joining them, you can Cross it there and they ll see it like a post in their community too. You ll have to have subscribed to the community.

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I learned about menses from my biology teacher before anybody else, sorry about the pain you feel during yours, I guess I am one of the lucky ones who feel no pain, but more cravings.

I think periods get more regulated after weaning a child from my own experience, I use to have longer days of menses but after childbirth, it's now limited to three days.

You are right about the months of bliss, lol 😆

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You have no idea how lucky you are, !lol for people like us it used to be a nightmare.

I'm really looking forward to how my body will react in few months.

Thank you for your comment and do have a beautiful time at your end.

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Hi @funschee, I start this interaction thanking you for your commitment to our community, thank you for being part of those who every day we build and strengthen it. Thank you for always being willing to participate and join our initiatives that are also yours. Thank you very much.

...every single woman can relate to this, we all have a menstrual story.

Your words are very accurate, among us women there are many stories with particularities, full of experiences, wisdom and learning. We all share the same body structure, but we are different, we are unique. That is why one patient will never be the same as another.

Thank you for sharing your experience, during the process of your menstrual cycle, detailing your behaviors, emotions, feelings and what your body experiences.

In particular I am very pleased to learn in these interactive spaces. I was unaware of the use of garlic and ginger to alleviate these pelvic discomforts.

Happy week to you and yours.

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Do you take the garlic before or during menstruation?..
Natural remedy never worked for me

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I use to add garlic to my soups, like stew, rice, and others.

I also use to swallow like about four cloves of garlic twice or once a week.

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