No girls, it’s not normal to have pain when you have your period!

Ah, the rules. That long-awaited moment of the month when you feel as good as the first day of acute gastroenteritis or the day after getting drunk on Long Island. But there’s no reason to complain: let’s grit our teeth and attack our day as if nothing had happened! We’ve been told so much that pain during our periods is “normal” that many of us have come to accept it or even ignore the pain completely. But today I shout it loud and clear: this is NOT normal! If you are being tortured every cycle, it’s time to change that.

Accepting to live with suffering

Since when is pain or discomfort a clear sign that… something is simply wrong? Despite everything, since adolescence, we have been convinced that it is normal to stay in bed for three days. Start with small observations like: “It’s nothing! Take a Spasfon, it will pass. » I remember a high school PE teacher who forced me to do 2 hours of resistance training while I was literally bent over, under the guise that “It’s all cinema! ». Result? We end up accepting the idea that these pains, experienced in silence, are inevitable. Spoiler: it’s not inevitable, it’s a problem! Pain is never trivial and can even indicate serious medical conditions such as endometriosis.

What is endometriosis?

To save you several hours of Googling and deciphering scientific jargon, I have drawn a quick (hardly burdensome) portrait of this (rotting) gynecological disease that still affects 10-15% of women of reproductive age. Yes, like many chronic diseases, it is very subtle. It can therefore appear during puberty or decide to appear later in life. Concretely it is characterized by the proliferation of tissues similar to the endometrium (the mucosa that lines the uterus) outside the uterine cavity. These tissues – which, let’s remember, were never invited there – are then found in the ovaries, abdomen, intestines or even in the bladder. Every month it is as if several organs, in addition to the uterus, menstruate at the same time, causing inflammation and intense pain. TOTAL fun.

Why is it important to talk about pain?

In addition to endometriosis, you should know that 20 to 40% of women suffer from it, sooner or later in their life, menstrual discomfort manifests itself with discomfort number 1: the famous menstrual pain. It’s just too much! By ignoring our pain, we contribute to trivializing it. This can lead not only to a late diagnosis (on average 7 years for endometriosis), but also to often insufficient treatment. It’s simple, as long as your pain is cyclical, intense and resistant to analgesics: go and consult.

Relieves menstrual pain and discomfort

Luckily, things have changed a lot since the days when we were automatically given birth control pills to relieve pain. Since then we have known that a healthy lifestyle can really make a difference. But sometimes, let’s be honest, stopping drinking Big Macs and doing yoga every week isn’t enough. If, like me, you have an all-consuming passion for nutritional supplements: the following revelation will make you cheer.

An effective and natural innovation

It’s so beautiful, so warm! There are natural food supplements (yes, ma’am!) specially formulated to soothe premenstrual and menstrual pain. I think of ENDOMELIA, from ISN, which tested its vegan and gluten-free capsules, with 100% natural ingredients, on more than 100 women for several months. The verdict is final: 85% of them noticed a significant reduction in discomfort in all symptoms (reduction in pain, headaches, fatigue, mood swings and irritability, etc.). And the benefits don’t end there: the effects are increasing and are felt from the first cycle. We agree, these solutions do not replace medical care in the most serious cases, but frankly, what a relief to finally have it a natural option to no longer suffer from your period, month after month.